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Connecticut Glebe House considered birthplace of the American Episcopal Church
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jun 03, 2021, 3:07pm EDT
The Glebe House Museum and Gertrude Jekyll Garden located in historic Woodbury, Connecticut is often referred to as the birthplace of the American Episcopal Church.
The house was built between 1745 and 1750
A glebe is a farm that is given to a minister so that he can support his family.
In the year 1783, the Rev. Samuel Seabury was elected to become the first American bishop for the Episcopal Church in the United States and is why the Glebe House is known as the birthplace of the American Episcopal Church.
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