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Westbrook Center in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Jude

Witness Stone

 
 
Jude Witness Stone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 24, 2024
1. Jude Witness Stone
Inscription.
Enslaved in
Lyme & Westbrook
Baptized & worshiped here
Spouse of Toby
Died 1826
Parent, grandparent, ancestor

 
Erected 2024 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT207.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.
 
Location. 41° 17.176′ N, 72° 26.997′ W. Marker is in Westbrook in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is in Westbrook Center. It is at the intersection of Old Clinton Road and Boston Post Road (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north on Old Clinton Road. The marker lies near the Westbrook Congregational Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1166 Boston Post Rd, Westbrook CT 06498, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley and on the Connecticut Shoreline. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Middlesex County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Toby Bardo (here, next to this marker); Rev. Worthington & Rev. Devotion (within shouting distance of this marker); Westbrook (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Westbrook Honor Roll Vietnam Conflict (about 500 feet away); Westbrook’s Civil War Soldiers (about 500 feet away); Westbrook Honor Roll
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(about 500 feet away); Westbrook World War II Monument (about 500 feet away); Westbrook Honor Roll Korean Conflict (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westbrook.
 
Jude Witness Stone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 24, 2024
2. Jude Witness Stone
Westbrook Congregational Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 24, 2024
3. Westbrook Congregational Church
(where Jude Bardo worshipped)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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