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five before him in England, by ihe name of John Woodbridge. who had been through as many successive generations. Rev. John Woodbridge, of the seventh generation. son 0f the first mentioned. was settled at kil- lingw orih in l66e, at WeatheTsfeld in 1879 and died tn 1897. His son, the Rev. John Woodbridge ofthe eighth generation, was the first minister at West Springfield; he was or dained in 1898, and died I74S. Rev John Woodbridge of the ninth generation. son of the las. mentioned. was the first minister of South Hadley. He was horn in l7O2. gradu- ted at Yale in l726, settled at UtguanDuck, (WiDsOr) in 1729. installed at South Hadley in l842, and died in 1783. The line of min isters was interrupted in the tenth generation but there are three now in the ministry of the eleventh generation, grands"qs of Rev. Benj R. Woodbridge, of Norwich. John Wood bridge. D. D. of Hadley, and Rev. Sylvester Woodbridge, of Greenville, N. Y.--Hamp. GGz.

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