Capt. David Mitchell

Photograph

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Groton Public Library

Capt. David Mitchell

Name/Title

Capt. David Mitchell

Entry/Object ID

2026.045.021

Description

Portrait (miniature silhouette) of Capt. David Mitchell taken by R.S De Lamater, Hartford, Conn. c. 1860s. Handwritten note on back reads: "Capt. David Mitchell, Father of Lucy Hannah, Frank Mitchell, Eben & Colby & Peter. Groton, CT. Capt. David Mitchell from miniature taken when he was 22 years. He married Lucy Avery & was the father of 11 children. Mrs. John Henry Brown of Dallas, Texas." Photograph from the album of Caroline Latham Mitchell. David Mitchell was born in Groton on October 12, 1776, the son of Francis and Mary Leeds Mitchell. He married Lucy Avery in Groton on October 10, 1802. He made his living as a sea captain, died in Groton on November 24, 1835 and is buried in Colonel Ledyard Cemetery.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carte de Visite

Subject Person or Organization

Mitchell, David

Collection

Beckett Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.045

Source or Donor

Beckett, Amie

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Carte-de-visite

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Provenance

Notes

From the photograph album of Mrs. Caroline Latham Mitchell (1815-1896), which was given to "cousin" Lizzie C. Brown (1853-1936, granddaughter of Lucy Avery Mitchell) during a visit to Groton in August 1907. The album was passed down through several generations of the family before it was donated to the Groton Public Library in October 2026.