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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt:...TRUMBULL (1710-1785), of Lebanon, Connecticut, Governor of Connecticut during the revolutionary war, and the only one of the twelve colonial governors holding office under the crown who chose to remain loyal to his native land rather than to his king. BUNCE, EDWARD MERRILL. (No. 683. Admitted Sept. 13, 1892.) Of Hartford, Con-necticut; secretary of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company; born at Hartford. Great-great-grandson of BENJAMIN KIMBALL (1741-1779), of Plaistow, New Hampshire, a Lieutenant in Captain Samuel Oilman's company, in Colonel Enoch Poor's regiment from May 25 to August 1, 1775. In September, 1776, he was commissioned Captain and Paymaster in the 1st New Hampshire regiment commanded by Colonel John Stark, afterwards commanded by Colonel Joseph Cilley, and continued faithfully to serve his country until he was killed by an accidental shot, August 23, 1779. Commissary Joseph Leigh wrote from Newburg to Nathaniel Peabody, a member of congress, under date of October 14, 1779, as follows: "You undoubtedly have heard of the Death of Cap' Benjamin Kimball. Poor man! he unfortunately lost his life by the accidental discharge of a Soldiers Musquet--I conceived him to have been a valuable member of society, and the publick, in my opinion, has lost a faithful Servant." BUNCE, JOHN LEE. (No. 684. Admitted Sept. 13, 1892.) Of Hartford, Connecticut; born at Hartford. Great-great-great-grandson of BENJAMIN KIMBALL. See Bunce, Edward Merrill. BURBANK, JAMES BRATTLE. (No. 177. Admitted Feb. 4, 1890.) Of Austin, Texas; Captain and Brevet-Major in the 3d United States artillery; born at Hartford, Connecticut. Grandson of WILLIAM BRATTLE, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a Lieutenant of Massachusetts militia, who participated in the battle of Be...