Wow, that does seem a totally uncalled-for response. But I don't think there's anything to be gained by confronting him--it was due to his defensiveness and wasn't an implication of anything against you or your husband.
Chalk it up to his living a lifetime of slights and suspicions that he still is responding to. Don't take it personally.
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