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Griswold, Mary Milford | Marriage Date: 6-18-1851

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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). From 1849-1854, he lived in Wisconsin.

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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). From 1849-1854, he lived in Wisconsin.

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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
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https://books.google.com/books?id=rHEwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA631&lpg=PA631&dq=burr+w.+griswold+new+york+wisconsin+1850&source=bl&ots=VErplJ6o6c&sig=OSsCfPULAuG1xaXaFAdrLgcpVFo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0xb3puuDbAhVM64MKHdJrDD8Q6AEIOTAH#v=onepage&q=burr%20w.%20griswol
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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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ancestry.com
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findagrave.com
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