Skip to main content

Ethel Mary Cheney

Close
Refine Results
Artist / Maker / Culture
Classification(s)
Date
to
Department
Artist Info
Ethel Mary CheneyAmerican, 1878 - 1937

Ethel Mary Cheney was born Mary Eliza Lee, the fourth and youngest child of Charles and Mary Katherine Molette Lee. Her mother died on March 15, 1878, six days after her birth (March 9, 1878). She was adopted by friends of the Lee family, Arthur Cheney (1837-1878) and Emeline Lewis Cheney (1841-1915). The adoption was completed on October 28, 1878, two weeks after Arthur's death. Ethel Mary (her adoptive name) was raised by Emeline Lewis Cheney. She married Samuel Binkerhoff Thorne (1874-1963) in 1903. She died on April 28, 1937.

For more information on Ethel's life see the book, "Joy is a Banner: The Life of Ethel M. Cheney Thorne" by Olive Floyd and Samuel Thorne.

Sort:
Filters
3 results
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.142, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Ethel Mary Cheney
1878
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.143, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Ethel Mary Cheney
1879
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.144, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Ethel Mary Cheney
about 1889