Meriva M. Carpenter
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Meriva M. Carpenter, born April 28, 1802 in Ellington, Connecticut
, was a noted Nineteenth Century painter of landscapes and miniature portraits.
, in an area that came to be called Carpenterville, now East River, New York. Eli was a successful miller
and dyer
, and they were prosperous enough to build a fine house which they filled with art treasures. The artist Sanford Thayer painted portraits of Eli (displayed in the Phillips Library in Homer) and son Volney Carpenter. One of their children, daughter Marciana Melvina Carpenter, born December 2, 1820, was also an artist, and a taxidermist. Meriva Carpenter is interred in Glenwood Cemetery, Homer, NY, the same cemetery where noted artist Francis Bicknell Carpenter
, a distant cousin, portraitist of President Abraham Lincoln, is interred. Many of Meriva M. Carpenter’s works reportedly survive in the Homer community.
Ellington, Connecticut
Ellington is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. Ellington was incorporated in May, 1786, from East Windsor. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 12,921...
, was a noted Nineteenth Century painter of landscapes and miniature portraits.
Personal
Meriva Carpenter was a daughter of Dr. Ruggles and Juliana (Pierce) Carpenter. On 27 February 1820 she married a cousin, Eli Carpenter, son of Dr. Eli and Abigail (Baker) Carpenter. They settled near the town of Homer, New YorkHomer, New York
Homer, New York may refer to either:*Homer , New York, located in Cortland County*Homer , New York, located within the Town of Homer...
, in an area that came to be called Carpenterville, now East River, New York. Eli was a successful miller
Miller
A miller usually refers to a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world...
and dyer
Dyer
Dyer may refer to:*A person who works with dyes as an occupationPlacesIn the United States:* Dyer, Arkansas, a village* Dyer, Indiana, a village* Dyer, Nevada, a village* Dyer, Tennessee, a villagePeople* Dyer -See also:...
, and they were prosperous enough to build a fine house which they filled with art treasures. The artist Sanford Thayer painted portraits of Eli (displayed in the Phillips Library in Homer) and son Volney Carpenter. One of their children, daughter Marciana Melvina Carpenter, born December 2, 1820, was also an artist, and a taxidermist. Meriva Carpenter is interred in Glenwood Cemetery, Homer, NY, the same cemetery where noted artist Francis Bicknell Carpenter
Francis Bicknell Carpenter
Francis Bicknell Carpenter was an American painter born in Homer, New York. Carpenter is best known for his painting First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln, which is hanging in the United States Capitol...
, a distant cousin, portraitist of President Abraham Lincoln, is interred. Many of Meriva M. Carpenter’s works reportedly survive in the Homer community.