Once Upon a House

November 6, 1840

The Seventh-Day Baptists held their first meeting for the purpose of organizing a society at the house of Henry Crandall.

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  • “Seventh-Bay Baptists. — This sect, which has now a large representation in the village of Milton, held their first meeting, for the purpose of organizing a society, at the house of Mr. Henry Crandall, on November 6, 1840, and, on November 12, articles of faith and a constitution were adopted. There were then sixty members, who, for a long time, worshiped in the house of Mr.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 683

    Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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