Anna MacDowell

Name/Title

Anna MacDowell

Entry/Object ID

2025.215.3

Description

Anna McDowell was born May 28, 1901 in Stonington, the daughter of Samuel McDowell and Alma Minnig. She graduated from Stonington High School in the class of 1919. She married Elias Clay on January 18, 1923 in Hartford. Elias was born in Stonington, and served in World War I. After their marriage, the couple settled in Manchester. Together they had three children: Richard, Wayne, and Marjorie. Anna worked as a Registered Nurse for the Manchester Board of Education for twenty years, and was a student nurse at Hartford Hospital. She retired in 1977. Her husband, Elias died in 1967. Anna died May 19, 1989. They are buried together in Stonington Cemetery.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Tingley, Geo. E.

Role

Photographer

Date made

1919

Time Period

20th Century