• Born: 31 Dec 1785, East Hartford CT
• Marriage (1): Phidelia Burnap on 18 Jun 1810 in Farmington CT
• Died: 17 May 1860, New Haven CT

  General notes:

Silversmith and jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark.

• Apprenticed: Daniel Burnap, about 1798, in Bolton CT. ¹

• He worked in 1808-1826 as a silversmith and jeweler in Farmington CT ³

• He worked after 1826 as a silversmith and jeweler in New Haven CT were he moved to be near brother Dennison, a Yale professor. Shop located on Chapel Street, "four doors east of the bank." ³

• Master: George Olmsted, about 1830, in New Haven CT. ¹

• Partnership: George Olmsted, after 1830, in New Haven CT. As N. OLMSTED & SON, Listed in city directories at 128 Chapel Street (1841) and 37 Olive Street (1847) as jewelers and silversmiths. ³

• Alternate Mark: For N. OLMSTEAD & SON.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in New Haven CT. Listed as a jeweler.

Nathaniel married Phidelia Burnap, daughter of Abner Burnap and Sarah Bingham, on 18 Jun 1810 in Farmington CT. (Phidelia Burnap was born on 3 Mar 1787 in Coventry CT and died on 13 Feb 1870 in New Haven CT.)