• Born: 11 May 1746, Hingham MA
• Died: 10 Dec 1801, Boston MA

  General notes:

Silversmith and jeweler

  Events in his life were:

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  Tentative identification; The mark is given to Beal by Ensko, but Winterthur's example, on a pointed end teaspoon c 1790, is listed as unknown maker.

• Apprenticed: Benjamin Loring, about 1760-1767, in Boston MA. (tentative) ⁹

• Example: Brass ring measures, in 1769, in Private Collection. L: 3 1/4" (tag)

• He worked circa 1775-1781 as a silversmith and jeweler in Hingham MA ⁸

• Example: Salt bowl, circa 1780, in Private Collection. Wt: 2 oz
  Engraved "C over B S" on underside.

• He worked circa 1781-1800 as a silversmith and jeweler in Boston MA purchased property in Boston in 1781. Listed in city directories as a gold- and silversmith and in 1800 as a jeweler with a shop on Ann Street. ⁸