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Rev Philo Shelton

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Rev Philo Shelton

Birth
Huntington, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
27 Feb 1825 (aged 70)
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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He graduated from Yale College in 1775. He was the first Episcopal minister ordained by Bishop Samuel Seabury at Middletown on August 3, 1785.

He became the rector of Trinity Church, Fairfield and St. John's Church Bridgeport, Conn., where he remained for forty years until his death on February 27, 1825.
He graduated from Yale College in 1775. He was the first Episcopal minister ordained by Bishop Samuel Seabury at Middletown on August 3, 1785.

He became the rector of Trinity Church, Fairfield and St. John's Church Bridgeport, Conn., where he remained for forty years until his death on February 27, 1825.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105697827/philo-shelton: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Philo Shelton (4 May 1754–27 Feb 1825), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105697827, citing Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Member#47194125 (contributor 47194125).