Rembrandt Peale1

#23269, (22 February 1778 - 4 October 1860)

Family 1

Eleanor Short b. c 1798

Family 2

Harriet Cany b. c 1800, d. 1869
Birth*22 February 1778He was born on 22 February 1778 at Bucks Co., PennsylvaniaG.1 
Marriage*circa 1798He married Eleanor Short circa 1798 at St. Joseph Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*circa 1840He married Harriet Cany, daughter of Charles Cany and Mary C _____, circa 1840.2 
13 June 1860He and Harriet Cany appeared on the census of 13 June 1860 at Tenth Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; (nei. Mary Canny, age 87, mother of Harriet Cany. The Whelans in Rembrandt's household are the children of his wife's deceased sister.)3 
Death*4 October 1860He died on 4 October 1860 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 82.4,5 

Citations

  1. [S2046] American Art Gallery, online AmericanArtGallery.org, http://americanartgallery.org/artist/readmore/id/140
  2. [S520] VWH.
  3. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Rembrandt (82), b. PA, portrait painter, personal estate $5000; Harriet (61), b. PA. Also servants Sally Keeny (age 25, b. Ireland) and Eliza McGline (age 22, b. Ireland).
  4. [S1582] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915, online FamilySearch.com, Film 4009953, img. 407/446. Return of Death, Physician's Certificate. Rembrandt Peale, res. 1505 Vine St., married, artist; d. 4 Oct 1860, age 83, dropsy of pericardium; bur. St. Andrew's, 8th St., 6 Oct 1860. Physician P. Neidhard, M.D., res. 124 S. 9th St.
  5. [S2046] American Art Gallery, online AmericanArtGallery.org, http://americanartgallery.org/artist/readmore/id/140, which has 3 Oct 1860.