American Silversmiths

Ebenezer Pierpont
(1694-)
Ann Hilton
(Abt 1698-1754)
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Benjamin Pierpont
(1730-Bef 1797)

 

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Spouses/Children:

1. Elizabeth Shepard

Benjamin Pierpont
  • Born: 22 Nov 1730, Roxbury MA
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Shepard on 29 Mar 1759 in Boston MA
  • Died: Bef 13 Jun 1797, Boston MA

  General notes:

Silversmith and jeweler

  Events in his life were:

  • He worked circa 1750 as a silversmith in Roxbury MA

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  • Receipt, 20 May 1752
    Winterthur Library
  • He worked in 1760-1790 as a silversmith in Boston MA listed in the 1789 city directory with a shop at 33 Newbury Street. 3
  • Appointed in 1766 as Clerk of the Market in Boston MA 3

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  • Cann, c 1770
    Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture
    h: 5 1/8"
  • Advertised in the The Boston Weekly News-letter (Boston MA), 31 Oct 1771, reporting the loss of four silver tablespoons, two London made and two unmarked, but made by himself. 3

Benjamin married Elizabeth Shepard on 29 Mar 1759 in Boston MA. (Elizabeth Shepard was born on 10 Oct 1739 in Boston MA and died before 1797 in Boston MA.)




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