American Silversmiths

Francis Swan
(1751-After 1792)
Abigail Elliott
(1757-1840)
Benjamin Moody Swan
(1792-1867)
Hannah Smith
(Abt 1796-)
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Moses Moody Swan
(1818-1885)

 

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Spouses/Children:

1. Nancy S. Norcross

Moses Moody Swan
  • Born: 26 Feb 1818, Augusta ME
  • Marriage (1): Nancy S. Norcross on 18 Nov 1841 in Augusta ME
  • Died: 30 Mar 1885, Augusta ME

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

  • Apprenticed about 1831 to Benjamin Moody Swan in Augusta ME 1

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  • He was a partner circa 1840-1865 with Benjamin Moody Swan in Augusta ME as B. & M. M. SWAN. 1

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  • Alternate Mark for B. & M. M. SWAN.

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  • Watch paper for B. & M. M. SWAN, c 1845
    American Antiquarian Society
  • He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Augusta ME, listed as a watchmaker.
  • He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Augusta ME, listed as a jeweler.
  • Advertised in the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Bangor ME), 18 May 1861, as part of a group endorsement of the Waltham Watch Company.
  • He appeared on the 1870 census taken at Augusta ME, listed as a jeweler.
  • He appeared on the 1880 census taken at Boston MA, listed as a retired jewelry dealer.

Moses married Nancy S. Norcross on 18 Nov 1841 in Augusta ME. (Nancy S. Norcross was born on 2 Mar 1816 in Augusta ME and died on 13 Nov 1888 in Augusta ME.)




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