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Legend of church bell fascinates East Haddam congregation
In East Haddam Connecticut the St Stephen's bell is famed as possibly the oldest in the New World or Christendom with legends tying it to Spain Napoleon and Wellington. Historians caution that the date 815 may refer to monastery founding rather than casting and that the true age remains uncertain.
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East Haddam
Conn
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Christendom
New World
Spain
Napoleon
Duke of Wellington
Georgiana Costa
Connecticut River
St Stephen's
Kelly
St Stephens Church
Wellington
America
Rome
William Willys Pratt
Oliver Attwood
New York
St Stephen's Church
St. Stephen's Church
Don Miguel Villa
Joseph Estevan
Corales
New York Sun
New York Herald
G W. Griffith
J. Smits van Waesberghe