Introduction
THE DEMING FAMILY came to Litchfield in 1781 when Julius Deming settled here with his wife, Dorothy Champion. Deming was a Revolutionary War veteran who later made his fortune in trade. He remained a source of pride for the family, which created or commissioned objects with his name and likeness well into the 20th century. Some descendants remain in Connecticut today, and others retain ties to the area.

RELATED NAMES include: Brainard, Champion, Gleason, Perkins and Quincy.

People

More information

• Trowbridge, F.B. The Champion Genealogy. New Haven, 1891.
  
• Deming, J.K. Genealogy of the Descendants of John Deming of Wethersfield, Conn. Dubuque, 1904.

From the collections
Manuscripts:

• Adelaide Deming Collection
  Mainly correspondence received by the artist.
  
• Deming-Perkins Family Papers
  1737-1910. Includes personal letters, diaries, business papers and land records. Some indexed.
  
• Deming-Perkins Business Papers
  1800-1900
  
• Mary Perkins Quincy Collection
  1782-1936. Letters, memoirs, photographs, diaries and other materials. Mostly uncatalogued.
  
  Note: See pages for individual family members for descriptions.

Objects:
Below are a selection of objects related to the Deming family. To see a larger view of each portrait and read a description from Highlights of the Collections, click on the image

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