• Born: 22 Sep 1789, Columbia, NY
• Marriage (1): Mary Riggs
• Died: 30 May 1876, Brooklyn NY

  General notes:

Silversmith and jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• He worked circa 1810 as a silversmith in Newark NJ

• He was a partner circa 1810-1815 with Silas Phelps in Newark NJ as DOWNING & PHELPS.

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• He worked after 1815 as a silversmith and jeweler in New York City NY
  Listed in Longworth's 1834 city directory at 96 Reade Street and at 6 Cortlandt in 1843. Listed with his sons in Trow's 1860 Directory at 19 Maiden Lane.

• He was a partner circa 1838 with Samuel Baldwin in Newark NJ as DOWNING & BALDWIN, with a shop at 268 Broad Street.

• Advertised in the Directory of the city of Newark (Newark NJ), 1838,

• Watch paper for DOWNING & BALDWIN, c 1840
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• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Brooklyn NY, listed as a jeweler.

• He appeared on the 1855 census taken at Brooklyn NY, listed as a jeweler.

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Brooklyn NY, listed as a jeweler.

• He appeared on the 1865 census taken at Brooklyn NY, listed as a jeweler.

George married Mary Riggs. (Mary Riggs was born on 9 Feb 1797 in New Jersey and died on 11 May 1888.)