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THBRare Folk Art Painted Demorest Family Memorial and Folk Art Demorest Family Related Genealogical Scrapbooks
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LiveJun 20, 2015 - Jun 21, 2015
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- Lot Description
American (Illinois) and Canadian, ca 1880s-1890s. Ten outstanding oil vignettes on wood panel mounted on black velvet decorated with painted floral motifs, surrounding a sepia family photographic portrait of David Lazier Demorest and his wife Elizabeth Leach Demorest, purported to be the artist, all encased in a black, gilt, and glass frame. The folk art vignettes depict various landscapes, including a bird's eye view of Wolcottville, Connecticut, the birthplace of Elizabeth, a bird's eye view of Demorestville, Ontario, Canada, the birthplace of David, two views of Niagara Falls, one from the American side, the other from the Canadian side, two views of Harrington, Ontario, Canada, a village founded by David, and depictions of the four seasons. Each vignette is titled but unsigned; 27 x 23 in. (full frame size).
The lot also includes a voluminous collection of genealogical documents, notably featuring a folk art scrapbook with remarkable family tree drawings relating to the Demorest and Burdett, as well as Leach and Beach families, David and Elizabeth's respective paternal and maternal genealogies, hand-written histories of these families, and hand-written biographies of David, his father and mother, Elizabeth, and their children. Also included are Memorial Books documenting the histories of the Beach and Leach families, and portfolios compiling family letters. Others documents included are additional family tree drawings, newspaper clippings, documents and forms related to the Demarest Family Association, and one tintype.
A United Empire Loyalist, David Lazier Demorest (1814-1900), the son of Gilliam Demorest and Hannah Burdett, was born in Demoretsville, Ontario, Canada. He settled near London, On. in 1842, shortly before marrying Elizabeth Leach Demorest (1818-1900), the daughter of Benoni Leach and Rhoda Beach in 1845. He then founded the community of Harrington, On., in 1848, where he built a gristmill still standing today. In 1866, David, Elizabeth, and their children, moved to Elgin, near Aurora, IL., where they both died, only six weeks apart. The Demorests descended from David Desmarets, a French Huguenot, who settled in the English territory now known as New Jersey in 1677. The spelling of the family name has periodically evolved, at times spelled Demorest, Demarest, or Desmarets (its original spelling).
Please view this lot at cowans.com to see details of the vignettes and some of the family trees from the folk art scrapbook.Excellent original condition except glass of frame, which is a replacement.Condition
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