• Born: 9 Nov 1818, Meriden CT
• Died: 3 Oct 1883, Glen Cove NY

  General notes:

Silverplater

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed: Ashbel Griswold, in 1832, in Meriden CT.

• He worked in 1841-1846 as a hardware merchant in New York City NY

• Partnership: Samuel Simpson, in 1842-1847, in New York City NY. As SIMPSON & BENHAM, silverplaters on Pearl Street.

• Partnership: Moses R. Whitney, in 1847-1880, in New York City NY. As BENHAM & WHITNEY, listed in the 1859 city directory as hardware and fancy goods merchants at 272 Pearl Street.

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Brooklyn NY. Listed as a merchant.