• Born: 31 Oct 1791, Sandgate VT
• Marriage (1): Hope House on 10 Oct 1827
• Died: 27 Jan 1850, Utica NY

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed: Joseph Barton, in 1804, in Utica NY. ¹⁸

• He worked circa 1810-1822 as a silversmith in Utica NY ⁴

• Partnership: Elon Andrews, in 1822-1826, in Utica NY. As MURDOCK & ANDREWS. ¹⁸

• Alternate Mark. For MURDOCK & ANDREWS.

• Partnership: Elon Andrews and Julius Augustus Spencer, in 1826-1838, in Utica NY. As JAMES MURDOCK & Co. ¹⁸

• Example: Watchpaper, circa 1830, in American Antiquarian Society.

• Partnership: Elon Andrews, in 1838-1849, in Utica NY. As MURDOCK & ANDREWS. ¹⁸

• Partnership: Selden Collins, in 1849-1850, in Utica NY. As MURDOCK & COLLINS. ¹⁸

James married Hope House on 10 Oct 1827. (Hope House was born on 2 Mar 1804 in Houseville Lewis NY.)