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| Elizabeth Harris | |||
| Born: 29 Mar 1727 New London, CT
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Florence Griswold Museum in Lyme CT "Ralph Earl 1751 - 1801 Mrs. Guy Richards of New London 1793 Oil on Canvas Gift of the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Earl depicted Elizabeth Harris Richards (1727-1793) the year that she died. Although training in England had taught the American born artist to stress elegance and refinement in his portraits, his American patron called instead for an emphasis on the elderly woman's forceful character. Richards holds a copy of Philip Dodderidge's "Family Expositor, or a Paraphrase and Version of the New Testament," a popular guide for Family Worship. Eyeglasses in hand, she appears ready to instruct the viewer, at whoim she gazes intently. Behind her, a window provides a glimpse of her husband's wharf on the Thames River, looking beyond Fort Griswold. Those who knew Richards would have been reminded of the death of her son at the fort at the hands of British forces led by Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War battle of Groton Heights." |
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| Married: 18 Jan 1745-46 New London, CT
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| Died: either May or March 25 1793 Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery New London, CT |
.jpg) Elizabeth Sacred to the Memory of Elizabeth Richards Relict of Guy Richards Esq who departed this life May (or March) 25 1793 From the blowups of the tombstone of Elizabeth Harris Richards, it appears she died either May or March 25, 1793 |
FATHER
MOTHER
HUSBAND
CHILDREN
1. Guy Richards b. 1747
2. Esther Richards b. 14 Nov 1751
3. Peter Richards b. 11 Feb 1754
4. Nathaniel Richards b. 25 May 1756
5. Mary Richards b. 03 Dec 1758
6. Benjamin Richards b. 24 Jan 1765
7. Alexander Richards b. 23 Jan 1767
8. Hannah Richards b. 03 Dec 1769