Excerpt from Historical Sketch of the First Congregational Church of Brookfield, Connecticut and of the Town of Brookfield: Written for the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Church The Addendum has been prepared chie y that a record of church and town officials might be quickly available for future reference. In arranging the souvenir I have introduced such features, in the nature of photographs and views, as would make the book more valuable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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