William Stoddard Nichols
- Born: 27 Oct 1785, Newport RI
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth Pitman on 1 Apr 1815 in Newport RI
- Died: 1871, Newport RI
General notes:
Silversmith and jeweler
Events in his life were:
- He worked circa 1808-1850 as a silversmith in Newport RI after several moves, his shop was at 155 Thames St. in 1842. 3
- Advertised: Newport Mercury, on 10 Sep 1808, in Newport RI. Advertised ". . . all orders for gold and silver punctually attended to." Similar ads ran 25 Nov 1809, 23 June 1810, and 19 Oct 1811. 3
• Letter: to Allen, in Private Collection.
Newport Feb. 3d 1845 Messers Matthewson & Allen Gentlemen Please send me by the bearer two gold pencils of the size I had at $3 each -- Also two gold bracelet clasps of the size and pattern I had of you at $1.87 each, for which I will pay when I am in Providence – Respectfully yours Wm S Nichols Matheson & Allen
Providence Please recollect that the clasps had glass tops for putting hair under |
- Advertised: Newport Daily News, on 20 Aug 1857, in Newport RI. As a silversmith with a shop at 94 Thames.
- He appeared on the census in 1850 in Newport RI. Listed as a silversmith.
- Advertised: The Handbook of Newport and Rhode Island, in 1852. As a "Manufacturer and Dealer in Standard Silverware, Jewelry, Plated Britannia and Japanned Ware"
- Master: Henry Newton, circa 1859, in Newport RI.
Newton is listed in Nichol's household as a 17 year old jeweler's apprentice in the 1860 census.
- He appeared on the census in 1860 in Newport RI. Listed as a jeweler.
William married Elizabeth Pitman on 1 Apr 1815 in Newport RI. (Elizabeth Pitman was born on 28 Jul 1792 in Newport RI.)
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