Chittenden family papers, 1785-1981.

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Chittenden family papers, 1785-1981.

Chiefly correspondence; together with journals, writings, deeds, legal and business papers, memorabilia, photos, and other papers, of several generations of a Connecticut shore line family descended from Samuel Chittenden (1777-1845) and Amanda (Kelsey) Chittenden (1784-1811).

6 ft. (ca. 2400 items)

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Badger, Clarissa Munger, 1806-1889

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Chittenden, Amanda Kelsey, 1784-1811

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Chittenden, Samuel C. (Samuel Conklin), 1811-1886

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Munger, George, 1781-1825

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Chittenden, George B.

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George Benjamin Chittenden was born in Conn. in Dec. 1849. A graduate of Yale University, he worked as a topographer for the U. S. Geological and Geographic Survey of the Territories conducted by Ferdinand V. Hayden in Colo. and Wyo. (1873-1877). Known as the Hayden Survey, the surveys helped define the Western U. S. during expansion after the American Civil War. Chittenden died in 1939. From the description of George B. Chittenden papers, 1873-1877 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Libra...

Chittenden family.

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Residents of East River (part of Madison), Conn. From the description of Chittenden family papers, 1785-1981. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 466168224 ...

Washburn family.

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Chittenden, Amanda Anne Munger, 1813-1901

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Chittenden, Samuel, 1777-1846

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Washburn, Joseph, 1766-1805

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Joseph Washburn was born on May 13, 1766, in Middletown, Connecticut. He was prepared for college by the Reverend Enoch Huntington and was the oldest member of his Yale College class. After graduation, he studied for the ministry, again with Huntington. In June, 1794, he was licensed to preach and the following year, he was ordained and installed as pastor of a Farmington, Connecticut church. He was married on August 18, 1795, to Sarah Boardman, with whom he had four children. He di...

Chittenden, Samuel H.

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Samuel H. Chittenden was employed as a survey engineer during construction of the Union Pacific transcontinental rail line in 1868. During this time he wrote many letters to his family in East River, Connecticut, describing his life and conditions and events in the construction camps. From the guide to the Samuel Chittenden papers, 1868, 1874, 1983-1985, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.) Samuel H. Chittenden was employed as a survey engineer during the const...

Delano, Elmira Spencer

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Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887

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Geologist who began his career as a teacher in Oberlin, Ohio. From the description of Ferdinand V. Hayden papers, 1846-1865. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18376030 Surveyor and geologist. From the description of Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570213 F. V. Hayden (1829-1887) was a physician turned geologist, explorer, and naturalist; originally of Westfield,...

Munger, Caroline, 1808-1892

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Chittenden, Ella Spencer Delano, 1855-1929

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Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)

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