Ellen Battell Stoeckel

Ellen Battell Stoeckel
Born
Ellen Mills Battell

(1851-03-10)March 10, 1851
Norfolk, Connecticut
DiedMay 5, 1939(1939-05-05) (aged 88)
Whitehouse, Norfolk, Connecticut
OccupationPhilanthropist
Known forFounder of the Litchfield County Choral Union and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
Spouse(s)Frederick Peet Terry, Carl Stoeckel
ChildrenFrederick Battell Terry died at 16
Parents
  • Robbins Battell (father)
  • Ellen Ryerson Mills (mother)
RelativesJoseph Battell, grandfather Gustave J. Stoeckel, father-in-law; John T. Terry, father-in-law; Roderick Terry, brother-in-law

Ellen Battell Stoeckel (1851–1939) was an American arts patron. Stoeckel had a long association with Yale University, music and her hometown of Norfolk, Connecticut. After her death her expansive estate, Whitehouse, was donated to the university to become a center for musical education.

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