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Charles Samuel Putnam
Gender:
Male
Born:
June 24, 1796
Died:
February 14, 1837
Home Town:
New Brunswick Canada
Later Residences:
Worcester, MA
Marriage(s):
Eleanor Millidge Putnam (unknown)
Biographical Notes:
Charles Samuel Putnam was the grandson of James Putnam, a prominent Worcester lawyer who trained John Adams for more than two years. His parents were Ebeneezer and Elizabeth (Chandler) Putnam. His father had been a loyalist who had moved to New Brunswick, Canada in 1776 to escape the Revolution. When his father died in 1798, his mother returned to Worcester, MA and resided with her sister-in-law Mrs. Staunton.
After receiving his master's degree, Putnam then went to Canada where he worked as a lawyer at St. John and Frederickton, New Brunswick. He and his wife had three children. Putnam later died in Frederickton, New Brunswick, Canada.
After receiving his master's degree, Putnam then went to Canada where he worked as a lawyer at St. John and Frederickton, New Brunswick. He and his wife had three children. Putnam later died in Frederickton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Education
Years at LLS:
1814
Other Education:
He graduated from Harvard College in 1814 and received his Masters Degree from Harvard in 1817.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer
Training with Other Lawyers:
He read the law in the office of the Gov. Lincoln in Worcester, MA.
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Eleanor Millidge Putnam
Wife - Elizabeth Chandler Putnam
Mother - Ebeneezer Putnam
Father
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CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Litchfield County Bar Association Records, 1814, Litchfield Historical Society, Helga J. Ingraham Memorial Library.
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School (Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849), 13.
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School (Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849), 13.
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