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First Presbyterian Church
Woodbridge, Middlesex County

In 1667, Puritans from Newbury, Massachusetts purchased land in Woodbridge; they were granted a charter in 1669, and laid out the town. By 1675 or so, they had erected their first meetinghouse. Their charter stipulated that they could elect a town government and might call a minister, who would be supported by local taxes. By 1803 they had moved from a Congregational form of church organization to an affiliation with the Presbyterian church, and they had outgrown their earlier buildings and built a new church, much like the Presbyterian church in Springfield. That served until 1971 when the congregation decided to restore the building. Obviously, in doing so, they changed the character completely.

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