• Born: 1778, Granby MA
• Marriage (1): Polly Chapin on 30 Sep 1801 in West Springfield MA
• Died: 2 Mar 1851, Auburn NY

  General notes:

Silversmith and clockmaker

  Events in his life were:

• Example: Shelf clock, in Private Collection.

• He worked circa 1810 as a silversmith in Herkimer NY ⁸

• Partnership: J. H. Benedict, circa 1818-1820, in Auburn NY. As MUNGER & BENEDICT.

• Alternate Mark. For MUNGER & BENEDICT

• He worked circa 1820-1833 as a silversmith and clockmaker in Auburn NY ¹

• Example: Receipt, on 13 Jun 1826, in Winterthur Library.

• He worked in 1833-1839 as a clockmaker in Auburn NY

• Partnership: Thaddeus Benedict, in May 1833-Nov 1833, in Auburn NY. As MUNGER & BENEDICT. The firm obtained a contract with the state of New York to use prison labor at Auburn State Prison to construct their clocks.

• Partnership: Austin Erastus Munger, circa 1840, in Auburn NY. As A. MUNGER & SON.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Auburn NY. Listed as a clockmaker.

Asa married Polly Chapin, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 30 Sep 1801 in West Springfield MA. (Polly Chapin was born on 21 Jun 1778 in West Springfield MA and died on 6 Jul 1855 in Union Springs, Cayuga, NY.)