Virtual Presentation!
Faith Trumbull Huntington (1742/43-1775) was an extremely well-educated young colonial woman from Lebanon, CT. Obsessively pious as well as artistically gifted, she was the eldest daughter of merchant, and future wartime governor, Jonathan Trumbull. Trumbull’s investment in her education paid off as she married wealthy merchant Jedediah Huntington (1743-1818) from Norwich, CT.
In this virtual talk, Maggie Meahl will explore Faith’s education, including her exceptional needlework, marriage, and early death, and analyze it in the context of the Revolutionary War era merchant class. Please note that depression and suicide will be discussed in this presentation.
This virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link.
Questions? Contact Jen Busa, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org.
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About the Speaker: Maggie Meahl is an independent researcher with an MAT in History from Salem State University. She has been published in numerous magazines and journals. She is currently writing a book on the rise and fall of the Huntington merchant family of Norwich, CT. Maggie’s article on Norwich, CT as a military supply depot during 1776 is scheduled to be published in the Connecticut History Review’s “1776 in Connecticut” edition.
Image: Overmantel, made by Faith Trumbull, 1761, Embroidery, 1925.1.3, Connecticut Museum collection
