• Born: 6 Jun 1785, Fairfield CT
• Died: 12 Sep 1828, Rye NY

  General notes:

Silversmith and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark

• Watch paper
  American Antiquarian Society
  

• Apprenticed about 1798 to Isaac Marquand in Savannah GA ¹
  

• He was a partner in 1810-1815 with Isaac Marquand and Cornelius Paulding in Savannah GA as MARQUAND, PAULDING & PENFIELD. Penfield had been an employee of MARQUAND & PAULDING for several years before becoming a partner. The business had three main branches: a New York City office (MARQUAND & PAULDING) run by Marquand, the jewelery store in Savannah run jointly by Paulding and Penfield, and a New Orleans branch run by Paulding as C. PAULDING & Co. The complicated arrangement was finally dissolved by mutual consent on 15 November 1815. ¹⁵

• He was a partner in 1820-1828 with Frederick Marquand and Moses Eastman in Savannah GA as PENFIELD & Co. ⁴

• He was a partner in 1820-1826 with Frederick Marquand in Savannah GA as MARQUAND & PENFIELD. ⁴

• Tablespoon, c 1820-1830
  Savannah GA
  l: 8 1/4"
  wt: 2 oz

• He was a partner in 1826-1828 with Moses Eastman in Savannah GA as EASTMAN & PENFIELD.
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