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        <issuerName>CONNECTICUT BANCSHARES INC/DE</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CONNECTICUT BANCSHARES INC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>923 MAIN STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MANCHESTER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06040</rptOwnerZipCode>
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			<officerTitle>Senior Vice President</officerTitle>
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	<footnotes>
		<footnote id="F1">Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Connecticut Bancshares, Inc. 2000 Stock-Based Incentive Plan, which vest in five annual installments commencing on January 2, 2002.</footnote>
		<footnote id="F2">Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Connecticut Bancshares, Inc. 2002 Equity Compensation Plan, which vest in five annual installments commencing on October 21, 2003.</footnote>
		<footnote id="F3">Stock Options granted pursuant to the Connecticut Bancshares, Inc. 2000 Stock-Based Incentive Plan, which vest in five annual installments commencing on December 15, 2001.</footnote>
		<footnote id="F4">Stock Options granted pursuant to the Connecticut Bancshares, Inc. 2002 Equity Compensation Plan, which vest in five annual installments commencing on October 21, 2003.</footnote>
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	<remarks>
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	<ownerSignature>
		<signatureName>By: /s/ Roger A. Somerville</signatureName>
		<signatureDate>2003-08-20</signatureDate>
	</ownerSignature>
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