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Gift of Mrs. Carl Stoeckel, 1931.3.5  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Joseph Battell Sr.
Gift of Mrs. Carl Stoeckel, 1931.3.5 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Joseph Battell Sr.

1774 - 1841
BiographyJoseph Battell was born in Milford, Connecticut on 21 July 1774, the son of William and Sarah (Buckingham) Battell. At age eighteen he moved to Norfolk, Connecticut where he became a successful merchant. In 1805, he married Sarah Robbins (1779-1855), daughter of the Reverand Ammi Ruhamah Robbins. He died on 30 November 1841.
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