• Born: 29 Mar 1768, Norwich CT
• Marriage (1): Abigail Jones on 18 Apr 1791 in Norwich CT
• Died: 1849, Rochester NY

  General notes:

Silversmith and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed: Thomas Harland, about 1781, in Norwich CT. ¹

• Master: Jabez Baldwin, about 1790, in Northampton MA.

• Master: Zalmon Aspinwall, about 1790, in Northampton MA.

• Partnership: Samuel Stiles, in 1791-1792, in Northampton MA. As STILES & BALDWIN, ³

• Alternate Mark.

• Alternate Mark.

• Advertised: Hampshire Gazette, on 6 Jul 1791. Offering his services as a goldsmith. ³

• Partnership: Nathan Storrs, in 1792-7 Jan 1794, in Hanover NH. As BALDWIN & STORRS. ³

• Advertised: Spooner's Journal, on 7 Oct 1793, in New Hampshire. Informing the public that he had ". . . served a regular apprenticeship making and repairing watches and clocks, together with plate and jewelry, and begged to inform the public of Hanover and towns adjacent that he proposed carrying on business near Dartmouth College, a few rods South of printing office." He also offered "the highest price given for old gold, silver, brass, copper, and pewter.." ³

• He worked in 1794-1811 as a silversmith and watchmaker in Hanover NH ³

• Appointed: Postmaster, in 1796-1811, in Hanover NH. ³

• He worked 1811-bef 1818 as a silversmith in Fairfield, NY ³

• He worked in 1818-1820 as a silversmith and watchmaker in Morrisville NY ³

• He worked in 1834 as a silversmith and watchmaker in Rochester NY
  Listed in the 1838 city directory on Washington Street. ³

Jedediah married Abigail Jones, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 18 Apr 1791 in Norwich CT. (Abigail Jones was born on 26 Jun 1772 in Norwich CT.)