Rev. Henry Whitfield

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About Rev. Henry Whitfield

Rev. Henry Whitfield was born in England about 1590. He was ordained a minister of the Church of England in 1618. That same year he married Dorothy Sheafe. They had 9 children.

The Henry Whitfield House is a historic house located at 248 Old Whitfield Street in Guilford, Connecticut, down the street from the town green. This house dates from 1639, having been built just before the town of Guilford was settled. It is the oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England. The house, with its massive stone walls, also served as a fort to protect the community. Henry Whitfield, for whom the house was built, was a Puritan minister who had come from England to flee religious persecution. The house was remodeled in 1868 and opened to the public in 1899 as the first museum of the State of Connecticut, the Henry Whitfield State Museum. The house was restored in 1902-04 and in the 1930s and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997. It was named a State Archeological Preserve in 2006.

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Rev. Henry Whitfield's Timeline

1590
1590
Dover, England (United Kingdom)
1619
March 25, 1619
Ockley, Surrey, England
1619
Ockley, England (United Kingdom)
1620
November 1, 1620
Ockley, Surrey, England
1620
Ockley, England (United Kingdom)
1622
1622
Oackley, Surrey, England
1622
Ockley, England (United Kingdom)