Canfield, Judson, 1759-1840
Lawyer, of Sharon, Conn.; graduate of Yale, 1782; purchased land in the Western Reserve; state legislator, associate judge, farmer, and landowner. Died in New York City in 1840. Canfield's son, Henry Judson Canfield married Sally Ruth Ferris, daughter of Walter Ferriss and Sarah (Sally) Morgan Ferris. Walter Ferriss, whose papers are also included in the collection, was a farmer who later became a Universalist minister in Charlotte, Vt.
From the description of Judson Canfield papers, 1760-1856. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 729372882
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Connecticut. County Court (Litchfield County). County Court docket, 1798-1800 and undated. | Litchfield Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Flewwelling, Samuel, 1774 or 5-1849. Samuel Flewwelling papers, 1799-1868. | Litchfield Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Canfield, Judson, 1759-1840. Judson Canfield papers, 1760-1856. | Litchfield Historical Society |
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| correspondedWith | Babbit, James, 1769-1849 | person |
| associatedWith | Bostick family. | family |
| associatedWith | Bostwick family. | family |
| associatedWith | Canfield, Henry Judson, 1789-1856 | person |
| associatedWith | Connecticut. County Court (Litchfield County) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Connecticut Land Company. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Ferris, Sarah Morgan, 1772-1850 | person |
| associatedWith | Ferris, Walter, 1768-1806. | person |
| associatedWith | Flewwelling family. | family |
| associatedWith | Flewwelling, Samuel, 1774 or 5-1849. | person |
| associatedWith | Mackay family. | family |
| associatedWith | McKay family. | family |
| associatedWith | Ruggles family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Ruggles, Julia Canfield, 1826-1857 | person |
| associatedWith | Talmadge family. | family |
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| Sharon (Conn.) | |||
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| Western Reserve (Ohio) | |||
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| Connecticut--Sharon |
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| Practice of law |
| Real property |
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Birth 1759
Death 1840
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