Electus Bachus Darwin Litchfield

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Electus B. LITCHFIELD 1, 2 was born 3 calculated 1817 in New York. He married Maria.

   Other marriages:

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Maria 1 was born 2 calculated 1820 in New York. She married Electus B. LITCHFIELD.

They had the following children:

     		M 	i 	William B. LITCHFIELD was born Nov 1839.

     		M 	ii 	

   	Charles T. LITCHFIELD 1, 2 was born 3 calculated 1844 in New York.

     		M 	iii 	

   	Mary E.. LITCHFIELD 1, 2 was born 3 calculated 1847 in New York.

     		M 	iv 	

   	Arthur B. LITCHFIELD 1 was born 2 calculated 1851 in New York.

Edwin Litchfield (1815 – 1885) was born in Delhi, New York, trained as a lawyer, founded the law firm of Litchfield and Tracy in 1848 and moved to 123 Waverly Place in Greenwich Village. He and his two brothers, Electus Litchfield (1817-1888) and Egbert Litchfield (dates unknown), became railroad investors and contractors. By the 1850’s, With the income from his position as treasurer and president of the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroads, Litchfield began buying up large tracks of farm land in Brooklyn. He owned a square mile of land that is currently 1st Street to 9th Street, from the Gowanus Creek to Prospect Park. He planned to develop the land from 4th Avenue to the Park for residential use and the land below 4th Avenue for industrial use.

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