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Josiah Buckingham Battell

Gender:
Male
Born:
March 1, 1776
Died:
May 7, 1843
Home Town:
Woodbury, CT
Later Residences:
Torrington, CT
Marriage(s):
Sarah Gillette Battell (unknown)
Biographical Notes:
Josiah Battell, son of William Battell and Sarah Buckingham Battell, was born in Woodbury, Connecticut on March 1, 1776. He attended the Litchfield Law School in 1798 and was admitted to the bar the next year. He married Sarah Gillette of Torrington, with whom he had three daughters. He died in Torrington, Connecticut on May 7, 1843.
Education
Years at LLS:
1798
Profession / Service
Admitted To Bar:
1799
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:
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany, and Company, 1849, 3.
Secondary Sources:
Cothren, William. History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut from the First Indian Deed in 1659 to 1879. Woodbury, CT: Published by William Cothren, 1879.
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