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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.154, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Gravestone of Thomas K. Brace and Mary J. Buel in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.154, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Gravestone of Thomas K. Brace and Mary J. Buel in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford

PhotographerPhotographed by Unknown
Date1935
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 2 11/16in. (10.2 x 6.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 3 3/8in. (11.7 x 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionCloseup view of a funerary monument. The base is inscribed in relief with the word "BRACE"; the surface of the monument is incised with the inscription: "THOMAS K. BRACE / BORN OCT. 14 1825 / DIED MARCH 6 1870 / MARY J. BUEL / HIS WIFE / BORN DEC. 11 1827 / DIED MARCH 2 1884"
Object number2011.63.154
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, upper right, "Monument in/Cedar Hill Cemetery / Hartford Conn / grandparents of Emily Collins Scranton"; lower left, "1935"; lower right, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Thomas K. Brace attended the Litchfield Law School and was a lawyer, judge, and representative from Hartford. He served as Mayor of Hartford from 1840 to 1843. Mary Jane Buel was his wife and the mother of Mary, Emily, and Julia Brace. After her husband died of consumption (tuberculosis) in 1870, Mrs. Brace raised her daughters as a single mother. (Ruocco, 03/24/12)
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Mrs. Josephine Tilney, 1977.7.15, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
    Thomas K. Brace
    Unknown
    about 1855
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2023.85.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, N…
    Mary Jane Buel Brace
    Mary Jane Buel
    c. 1853
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.155, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Thomas K. Brace
    Unknown
    early 20th century
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.201.49 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
    Canaan Valley Cemetery, North Canaan
    Unknown
    1909
    Museum purchase, 1995.36.1502 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Goodwin Tombstone at Cedar Hill Cemetery
    William G. Dudley
    1916-1927
    The Presidents of the United States.
    The Presidents of the United States.
    E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
    1856-1857
    The Presidents of the United States.
    The Presidents of the United States.
    Elijah Chapman Kellogg
    1853
    The Presidents of the United States.
    The Presidents of the United States.
    E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
    1862
    Museum purchase, 1987.38.0 Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2009 The Connecticut Historical …
    Memorial Picture
    Sophia Ellsworth
    1812
    Gift of Dr. Sidney R. Kennedy, Jr., 1965.49.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyrig…
    Thomas Kimberley Brace
    Thomas Kimberly Brace
    The Nation's Friend.
    The Nation's Friend.
    E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
    1865-1867
    The Presidents of the United States.
    The Presidents of the United States.
    Kelloggs & Thayer
    1845
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