Slumbering Souls: Giles Chittenden, Jr.
So many of the most influential citizens of Cortland County relocated here after starting lives elsewhere, and Giles Chittenden, Jr. is one of them. Chittenden was born in New Milford, Connecticut to Giles Chittenden, Sr. and Lavinia Todd Baldwin. Before young Giles was even born on November 21, 1800, his father died, leaving his mother in a quandary. It was quite rare for a woman to keep her children with her if her husband died because she might not be able to care for them financially. If a woman did not immediately remarry, she might have to move in with one of her siblings, andRead More →