• Born: 21 May 1818, Attleboro MA
• Marriage (1): Emeline Hodges on 21 Feb 1849 in Attleboro MA

  General notes:

Jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• Partnership: John Harland Hodges and ? Mason, circa 1844-1847, in Wrentham MA. As BACON, HODGES & MASON, having taken over the old factory of used at various times by George Washington Shepardson and Hervey Richards.

• Partnership: John Harland Hodges, circa 1848-1850, in Wrentham MA. As BACON & HODGES.

• Partnership: Josiah Draper and John Tifft, in 1850-1851, in Wrentham MA. As DRAPER, TIFFT & BACON.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Wrentham MA. Listed as a jewelry manufacturerer.

• Partnership: Francis Samuel Draper, Frank L. Tifft, and James Danielson Lincoln, in 1851-1860, in Wrentham MA. As DRAPER, TIFFT & Co.

• He appeared on the census in 1855 in Wrentham MA. Listed as a jeweler.

• Partnership: Frank L. Tifft and James Danielson Lincoln, in 1860-1882, in Plainville MA. As LINCOLN, TIFFT & BACON.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Wrentham MA. Listed as a jewelry manufacturerer.

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Wrentham MA. Listed as a jewelry manufacturer.

Joseph married Emeline Hodges, daughter of Harland Hodges and Mrs. Mary Hodges, on 21 Feb 1849 in Attleboro MA. (Emeline Hodges was born in 1826 in Attleboro MA.)