- Date:
- 1870
- Original Format:
- Carte de Visite
- Item#:
- MES15528
- Photographer:
- Partridge
Charity Hallett Barnum
Charity Hallett Barnum was P. T. Barnum's first wife. Charity Hallett grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut, and met Barnum while working as a tailoress in Bethel. The couple married in 1829 and had four daughters.