Steward, Joseph (1753-1822)
- Name:
- Steward, Joseph (1753-1822)
- Born:
- 07/06/1753
- Birthplace:
- Upton, MA
- Died:
- 04/15/1822
- Death Location:
- Hartford, CT
- Residence:
- Upton, MA
Hanover, NH
New Haven, CT
Newport, RI
Hampton, CT
Hartford, CT 1796-1822 - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Clergyman
Artist - Father:
- Steward, Joseph
- Mother:
- Wilson, Jane
- Relations:
- Instructed John Brewster, Jr. in painting, c. 1791.
- Spouse:
- Married Sarah Moseley, May 11, 1789
- Children:
- Sarah, born 1790
Joseph, born 1792
Mariah, born 1796
Anna J., born 1799 - Notes:
- Establishes a museum in the Hartford State House in 1797 to exhibit his "paintings, waxworks, natural and artificial curiosities."
"Joseph Steward, Cornish," List of Letters Remaining in the Post-Office, Windsor, October 1st, 1793, Spooner's Vermont Journal, Windsor, Vermont, November 4, 1793.
Thompson R. Harlow, "The Life and Trials of Joseph Steward," The Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin 46 (October 1981)4, 97-164.
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