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Leroy Anderson, a popular composer of concert music in the 20th century best known for the instrumental "Sleigh Ride," was a Woodbury resident.
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- 1673 - Two groups, consisting of fifteen families (about fifty people), arrived in Ancient Woodbury, known as “Pomperaug Plantation", early in 1673.
In 1673 the original settlers of Woodbury drew up an agreement called the “Fundamental Articles,” which proclaimed that as many settlers as could be a...Read MORE... 
Glebe House, Woodbury, Conn.
"Site of the first episcopal election in the United States. Built around 1750, Glebe House was the rectory for St. Paul's Church, Woodbury. The Rev. John Rutgers Marshall lived there from 1771 until 1785. On Mar. 25,... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1783 - Protestant Episcopal Church
Meeting of 10 Anglican clergy at Glebe House, Woodbury, leads to consecration of Bishop Samuel Seabury and beginning of Protestant Episcopal Church in...Read MORE... - 1818 - First Congregational Church built in Woodbury
- 1819 - Woodbury
Woodbury is a flourishing post town, situated on the southern border of the county, 36 miles from Hartford, 25 from New-Haven, and 15 from Litchfield;...Read MORE... 
1833 - Robbery
The Post Office at Woodbury, Conn. was broken open on the night of the 28th ult. and robbed of all the letters received, and those deposited the day p...Read MORE...- 1839 - Masonic Temple built in Woodbury
- Great Freshet, Nov. 13, 1853.
This was by far the largest and most destructive freshet that the town has suffered since its first settlement. A continued torrent of water fell for ...Read MORE... - 1854 - Woodbury
Woodbury, a post-township of Litchfield county, Connecticut, about 25 miles N. N. W. from New Haven. It is drained by Pomperaug river and branches, wh...Read MORE... - 1895 - Woodbury
Woodbury, a post-village in Woodbury township, Litchfield co., Conn., in a beautiful valley, on the Pomeraug River, 12 miles W. of Waterbury, and abou...Read MORE... 
Main Street
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First Congregational Church, Established 1670
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Town Hall, Woodbury, Conn.
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Main Street (1905)
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Woodbury, a post-village in Woodbury township (town), Litchfield co., Conn., in a beautiful valley, on the Pomeraug River, 12 miles W. of Waterbury. T...Read MORE... 
Masonic Lodge, 1907
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Park Gate, 1909
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St. Paul's Church
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Scene Near the Old Orton Tavern, Woodbury, Conn. (1917)
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King Salomon Lodge
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Curtis House
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Library and Savings Bank
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Methodist Church
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American Knife and Shear Co., Hotchkissville, Conn.
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Phillips Dairy Cottage
At the top of Sherman Hill
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - Glebe House, Woodbury, Conn.
"Site of the first episcopal election in the United States. Built around 1750, Glebe House was the rectory for St. Paul's Church, Woodbury. The Rev. John Rutgers Marshall lived there from 1771 until 1785. On Mar. 25, 1783, ten clergy met there and selected Samuel Seabury and Jeremiah Leaming as candidates for Bishop of Connecticut. Eventually Glebe House was privately owned. In 1892 three Connecticut clergy bought it for $500 as a gift for their bishop, John Williams. In 1923 Edward C. Acheson, Bishop Coadjutor of Connecticut, formed the Seabury Society for the Preservation of Glebe House. It is now the Glebe House Museum." www.episcopalchurch.org)
Glebe House, Woodbury, Conn.
"Site of the first episcopal election in the United States. Built around 1750, Glebe House was the rectory for St. Paul's Church, Woodbury. The Rev. John Rutgers Marshall lived there from 1771 until 1785. On Mar. 25,... Read MORE...
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - Town Hall, Woodbury, Conn.)
Town Hall, Woodbury, Conn.
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - Main Street)
Main Street
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - First Congregational Church, Established 1670)
First Congregational Church, Established 1670
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - Main Street (1905))
Main Street (1905)
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - Masonic Lodge, 1907)
Masonic Lodge, 1907
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - Park Gate, 1909)
Park Gate, 1909
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - St. Paul's Church)
St. Paul's Church
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - Scene Near the Old Orton Tavern, Woodbury, Conn. (1917))
Scene Near the Old Orton Tavern, Woodbury, Conn. (1917)
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - King Salomon Lodge)
King Salomon Lodge
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - Curtis House)
Curtis House
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - Library and Savings Bank)
Library and Savings Bank
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - Methodist Church)
Methodist Church
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - American Knife and Shear Co., Hotchkissville, Conn.
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American Knife and Shear Co., Hotchkissville, Conn.
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Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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 - Phillips Dairy Cottage
At the top of Sherman Hill)
Phillips Dairy Cottage
At the top of Sherman Hill
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1673 - Two groups, consisting of fifteen families (about fifty people), arrived in Ancient Woodbury, known as “Pomperaug Plantation", early in 1673.
In 1673 the original settlers of Woodbury drew up an agreement called the “Fundamental Articles,” which proclaimed that as many settlers as could be... Read MORE...
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1783 - Protestant Episcopal Church
Meeting of 10 Anglican clergy at Glebe House, Woodbury, leads to consecration of Bishop Samuel Seabury and beginning of Protestant Episcopal Church... Read MORE...
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1818 - First Congregational Church built in Woodbury
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1819 - Woodbury
Woodbury is a flourishing post town, situated on the southern border of the county, 36 miles from Hartford, 25 from New-Haven, and 15 from... Read MORE...
1833 - Robbery
The Post Office at Woodbury, Conn. was broken open on the night of the 28th ult. and robbed of all the letters received, and those deposited the day... Read MORE...
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1839 - Masonic Temple built in Woodbury
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Great Freshet, Nov. 13, 1853.
This was by far the largest and most destructive freshet that the town has suffered since its first settlement. A continued torrent of water fell for ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Woodbury
Woodbury, a post-township of Litchfield county, Connecticut, about 25 miles N. N. W. from New Haven. It is drained by Pomperaug river and branches,... Read MORE...
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1895 - Woodbury
Woodbury, a post-village in Woodbury township, Litchfield co., Conn., in a beautiful valley, on the Pomeraug River, 12 miles W. of Waterbury, and... Read MORE...
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1906
Woodbury, a post-village in Woodbury township (town), Litchfield co., Conn., in a beautiful valley, on the Pomeraug River, 12 miles W. of Waterbury.... Read MORE...
Woodbury, Connecticut, USA Genealogy
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Woodbury, Connecticut Deaths 1678-1898. (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007), (Barnes’ Mortality Record of the Town of Woodbury, from the Settlement of the town of Woodbury in 1672, to the Present Day. Index Edition. Compiled by Leon M. Barnes, Woodbury, Conn., 1898)Index to Land Records Grantor to Grantee, Town Clerk, Town Hall, Woodbury, Connecticut
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