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title: 'History of Bedford Church'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Charles Washington Baird'
date: 1882-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
scriptures:
- 'Ecclesiastes 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/baird-1882-history-of-bedford-church
---

# History of Bedford Church

Charles W. Baird&#039;s 1881 historical discourse for Bedford Presbyterian Church&#039;s 200th anniversary recounts its 1681 Puritan founding, early settlers, land purchases, and colonial context.

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