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Daniel Robert

Gender:
Male
Born:
October 2, 1792
Died:
August 21, 1878
Home Town:
Brookhaven, NY
Later Residences:
New York, NY
New Utrecht, NY
Marriage(s):
Jane Cowenhoven Robert (June 7, 1827)
Biographical Notes:
Daniel Robert was the son of Dr. Daniel and Mary (Smith) Robert. He and his wife Jane Cowenhoven had three sons and two daughters. In 1836, he retired to his farm in New Utrecht (on Long Island) due to his poor health and financial reverses. He later died there at the age of eighty-six.
Education
Years at LLS:
1811
Other Education:
Prepared for college with the Rev. Herman Daggett and graduated from Yale College in 1810.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer; Political Office; Agriculture
Admitted To Bar:
1815
State Posts:
Judge Advocate General of the First Brigade Artillery in the State Militia (NY) 1819
help The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation.

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CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
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