• Born: 4 Mar 1809, Bristol RI
• Marriage (1): Charity Sprague on 27 Aug 1830 in Boston MA
• Died: 9 Sep 1897, Bristol RI

  General notes:

Silversmith and jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed: Henry Gooding, in 1826-1828, in Boston MA.

• He worked circa 1830-1850 as a silversmith and jeweler in Bristol RI

• General: 1831-1832, in New York City NY. This may be the James M. Gooding, who was in the short-lived partnership with John Reed as GOODING & REED with a shop at 55 Chatham Street.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Bristol RI. Listed as a jeweler.

James married Charity Sprague on 27 Aug 1830 in Boston MA. (Charity Sprague was born on 7 May 1810 in Boston MA and died on 8 Apr 1884 in Bristol RI.)