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Mary Ann Wolcott Goodrich
Mary Ann Wolcott Goodrich (1765–1805) was an American socialite in New York (state), New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., moving with her husband Chauncey Goodrich as he served as a United States House of Representatives, Representative and a United States Senate, Senator between 1795 and 1813. Her viewpoints were influential in the affairs of state, business and education. Early life Mary Ann Wolcott was born on February 16, 1765 to Lauren (also Laura) Collins and Oliver Wolcott (1726–1797), a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father. She and her brothers and sister grew up in Litchfield, Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War, War of Independence (1775–1783). Her father signed the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776), and Wolcott helped her brothers Frederick and Oliver Wolcott Jr. and her sister Laura use a melted statue of George III, King George III to make bullets for the war. She was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Earl
Ralph Earl (May 11, 1751 – August 16, 1801) was an American painter known for his portraits, of which at least 183 can be documented. He also painted six landscapes, including a panorama display of Niagara Falls. Early life Ralph Earl was born on May 11, 1751 in either Shrewsbury or Leicester, Massachusetts, the oldest of four children of Ralph Earle and Phebe Whittemore Earl. By 1774, he was working in New Haven, Connecticut as a portrait painter. In the autumn of 1774, Earl returned to Leicester, Massachusetts to marry his cousin, Sarah Gates. A few months later, their daughter Phebe was born in January 1775. Earl left them both with Sarah's parents and returned to New Haven to continue painting portraits. Earl's wife and daughter joined him in New Haven in November 1776, and they lived there until May 1777, when their son, John, was born. Sarah later attested that this six-month period "was all the time we kept house together." Career Like many of the colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
