Jedediah Dewey (1794-1864), (painting).

Jedediah Dewey (1794-1864), (painting).

Dalee, Justus, painter. (attributed to)

Jedediah Dewey (1794-1864), (painting).

Watercolor and pencil on paper.

2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.

Miniature profile portrait of Jedediah Dewey facing to the right. He has dark hair combed forward. He wears a black suit with a white shirt and a black tie.

Portrait male -- Dewey, Jedediah -- Waist length

Portrait male -- Dewey, Jedediah -- Profile

Restricted Owner, Bennington, Vermont

Jedediah Dewey, the son of Eldad and Mary (Tilden) Dewey, was born on Nov. 23, 1794 and died on March 31, 1864 at the age of sixty-nine. He married Hannah Waldbridge, the daughter of William and Hannah Waldbridge of Randolph, Vermont, on Sept. 22, 1825.s

National Society of Colonial Dames, Vermont, 1992.

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