Joel and Rachel (Tapscott) Hutchin

Ancient Faces

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There was no date on this photo but his outfit looks like it's from the late 1700s?

Oct 04, 2019 ·

Charles Justice

Definitely NOT 1700s. Probably a daguerreotype, 1840s or '50s. No photography prior to 1839.

Oct 04, 2019 on

AncientFaces

Of course not 1700's - no photos then. Just commenting on the fashion. :)

Oct 04, 2019 on

Joanne Fonseca

Charles Justice they are old and wearing old fashioned clothes....lol!!

Oct 04, 2019 on

Dennis Mcavena

Charles Justice I agree

Oct 06, 2019 on

Puente Diane

Mid 1800s? Great pic!

Oct 04, 2019 on

Barbara Langel Feinblatt

I wonder their age. Could be late 30’s even though they look much older. Could be a minister and his wife as he may be holding a bible.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Sherry Richmond

Barbara Langel Feinblatt, Quakers didn’t have ministers as we think of them. Anyone, including women could speak at meetings, although some Quakers were known to be skilled preachers.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Barbara Langel Feinblatt

Didn’t know that. 🙂

Oct 04, 2019 on

Sherry Richmond

I read up on Quakers a few years ago when researching my family tree on Ancestry.com after I discovered that I have 3 lines of Quakers on my tree--the Fitzrandolphs, the Capens & the Hannums. I started out by reading Wikipedia, then I read a book or two, but don’t remember the names.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Barbara Langel Feinblatt

Here’s dates

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Oct 04, 2019 on

AncientFaces

So Joel (the man in the photo) was born in 1795? That would fit . . . he would be late 40s or so?

Oct 04, 2019 on

Barbara Langel Feinblatt

Yes I guess I was wrong about their age. Late 40’s seems about right.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Nola Rains

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AncientFaces He died in 1858 and she passed in 1861.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Todd Garrison

There are two people with those names who lived 1795-1858 (Joel) and (1791-1861) Rachel, listed on the linked page as the parents of Mary Elizabeth Hutchins. If it's them, I'd agree with Charles - the picture was probably taken in the 1840s or even 50s.

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Oct 04, 2019 on

Patsy Clymer

Great picture.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Daniel Wagar

Carpe Diem!

Oct 04, 2019 on

Annie Sweeney

he seems to be a preacher maybe

Oct 04, 2019 on

Linda Beron

He looks deceased, maybe a post mortem photo? She seems to be holding him up with her arm and she has a very sad expression.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Jackie Young Lenarz

Linda Beron good catch. I think you are right

Oct 04, 2019 on

Todd Garrison

It’s not one of those Victorian era postmortem photos. They exist, but most of the pictures people claim are postmortem aren’t. General rule, if the person is standing or sitting up and their eyes are open, they were alive when the picture was taken.

Oct 05, 2019 on

Nancy Deal

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I think he is deceased or very ill. His hands look fixed. His fingers are clubbed. Lung cancer?

Oct 05, 2019 on

Linda Beron

Todd Garrison I've seen many post mortem photos with deceased children or adults with their eyes still open. They tried to make the deceased look as normal as possible for their last family photo together before the funeral.

Oct 06, 2019 on

Todd Garrison

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Oct 07, 2019 on

Todd Garrison

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Oct 07, 2019 on

Brigitte Cherubini

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There were no cameras in the 1700s.

Oct 04, 2019 on

AncientFaces

Outfit, not photo. Yes, first recorded photo of person was in 1839.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Shynoor Zindagy Shynoor

Yes old time people fucus on dress and dress so beautiful .

Oct 04, 2019 on

Linda Woody

He was a business man and educated as indicated by having a book on his lap. His wife was industrious as signified by her needlework sitting on her lap.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Nola Rains

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Just read about this couple on Ancestry.com. They were Quakers, lived in Ohio, then moved to Iowa. Interesting people!

Oct 04, 2019 on

Sherry Richmond

Nola Schieferstein-Rains I have 3 lines of Quakers in my family, so I bet some of my ancestors looked like this. Some of them moved from Ohio to Indiana.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Karen Bledsoe

Not a lot of detail on her clothing, but from the waistline and what I can see of the shape, I'm guessing 1840s or so. Pre-hoop-skirt, but waistline at a natural level.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Sherry Richmond

1700s is too early. His trousers are full-length, not knee breeches. To me his neck scarf is from the early 19th C., so I’d say about 1840.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Debby Sprouse Abad

Maybe 1890s?

Oct 04, 2019 on

Scilla Webb Robison

I was looking at his finger nails!

Oct 04, 2019 on

MaryJo Heibel Regier

Couldn’t stop looking at his hands/nails. Peculiar!

Oct 04, 2019 on

Janet Messmer

I would say right about 1850. Based on their ages, the cut of his suit, what we can see of her clothing.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Cathy Liles Hooper

Quakers?

Oct 04, 2019 on

Sharon Burns

They could be plain folk, Quakers or Mennonites. Their clothing would be similar, especially her bonnet.

Oct 04, 2019 on

AncientFaces

If the background info link that someone else added, they may have belonged to the Society of Friends.

Oct 04, 2019 on

David Phelps

1700?? No. But much Later late 1850 maybe. It would have very Expense to have this done..

Oct 04, 2019 on

Melanie Viselli

I found this link....

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Oct 04, 2019 on

Melanie Viselli

And according to findagrave, this would have had to been taken sometime in early 1858 or before that, 1858 is the year that Joel Hutchin died.

Oct 04, 2019 on

Jim Keilman

They were born in the 1700's!

Oct 04, 2019 on

Eileen Darcy

1700!!!

Oct 04, 2019 on

Gina Estrada Nevarez

He has this "I know everything look", and she has a "He thinks he knows everything look".

Oct 04, 2019 on

Joanne Jacobellis

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His hands and finger nails are very peculiar looking.

Oct 05, 2019 on

Sherry Richmond

Joanne Latham Jacobellis I agree about his hands too. They are similar to the hands of Amish farm workers I've seen in Indiana--wide & perhaps muscular, or swollen.

Oct 05, 2019 on

Breanne Bennett

Joanne Latham Jacobellis Clubbed fingers.

Oct 05, 2019 on

Nancy Deal

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Is he deceased?

Oct 05, 2019 on

Suzanne Laflamme

Nancy W. Deal he is now

Oct 08, 2019 on

Linda Beron

I still think this is a post mortem photo.

Oct 08, 2019 on

Alesia Lachenauer

Photography wasn't invented till maybe the 1840's and became more complex by 1860's. This pic is from that time approximately.

Oct 05, 2019 on

Pat Parker

Rachel 1798-1861
Joel 1795-1858
They were probably Quakers

Oct 05, 2019 on

Alana Wills

Not earlier than about 1840. No photography before then!

Oct 05, 2019 on

Angie Harader

1840s-1850s for sure.

Oct 10, 2019 on

AncientFaces

He coulda' been a congressman - she couldn't even vote! :)

Oct 04, 2019 on

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