Micah Williams (1782–1837) was a
New Jersey folk art painter.
Biography
He was most likely born near
Hempstead, New York or
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is located in the northeastern part of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 863,728, making it the state's second-most populous county, behind Bergen and Middlesex Counties. in 1782.
[ From 1829 to 1833 he worked in New York City. He also worked as a portrait artist in and around New Brunswick and Monmouth County, New Jersey. The earliest work attributed to him is from around 1790. In 1806 he married in ]New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat, seat of government of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[Van Liew Cemetery
The Van Liew Cemetery is located at 585 Georges Road in North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. It also has an entrance from Pine Street. The cemetery is one of the oldest in the township.
Around 1966, Alfred Yorston removed 520 bodies f ...]
in North Brunswick, New Jersey.
References
1782 births
1837 deaths
19th-century American painters
19th-century American male artists
American male painters
People from Essex County, New Jersey
People from Monmouth County, New Jersey
Artists from New Brunswick, New Jersey
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