Griswold, Burr W.

  • Posted on: 12 November 2014
  • By: slorent
Primary Name
First Name: 
Burr
Middle Name: 
W.
Surname: 
Griswold
Alternate Names
Fuller Form of Name: 
Burr Wakeman Griswold
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
September
Birth Day: 
5
Birth Year: 
1823
Citation for Birth Info: 
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=burr+wakeman&gsln=griswold&mswpn__ftp=rhode+island&msbdy=1824&uidh=if4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=1537151&recoff=5+6+7&db=USpassports&indiv=1&ml_rpos=5
Title of Webpage: 
ancestry.com
Website Viewing Date: 
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 10:30
Website Last Modified Date: 
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 10:30
Death Info
Death Month: 
June
Death Day: 
1
Death Year: 
1886
Citation for Death Info: 
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59707813
Title of Webpage: 
findagrave.com
Website Viewing Date: 
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 10:30
Website Last Modified Date: 
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 10:30
Relationships
Marriage Information: 
Marriage and Children Info
Spouse: 
Griswold, Mary Milford
Marriage Month: 
June
Marriage Day: 
18
Marriage Year: 
1851
Biographical Information
Seward Context: 
Official/Professional
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 

Burr W. Griswold was a lawyer and business partner of Clarence A. Seward. With Clarence A. Seward and Samuel Blatchford (18200309-18930707), he formed the law firm Blatchford, Seward & Griswold in New York City, which came to represent many prominent inventors and their patents. Burr's first wife was Mary Milford Blatchford, sister of Samuel Blatchford. Burr's second wife was Martha Elizabeth Paine Griswold (18340000-18840118).

Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Event
Chapter Title: 
Obituaries, American.
Publisher Location: 
New York
Publisher Name: 
D. Appleton & Company
Year: 
1894
Start Page: 
542
End Page: 
542
Citation Notes: 
Can be found in google books here: http://books.google.com/books?id=NWZBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA542&lpg=PA542&dq=burr+w.+griswold+new+york+city+1860&source=bl&ots=3jkE5V1ACR&sig=6DX3RsO2LGKx4vYjlWik0tDhbLM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WXtjVKzpHJD2yQSrm4HICw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=burr%20w.%20griswold%20new%20york%20city%201860&f=false Additional information here on BS&G firm: http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/blatchford/
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Editorial Information
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