• Born: 29 Mar 1835, Philadelphia PA
• Marriage (1): Catharine Goddard Weaver on 1 Sep 1857 in Newport RI
• Died: 2 Feb 1918, Philadelphia PA

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed: Bailey & Co, in 1851, in Philadelphia PA. Joining the firm as a partner in 1856. ¹²

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Newport RI. Listed as a wholesale jewelry dealer.

• Partnership: George Washington Banks and Samuel Biddle, in 1878, in Philadelphia PA. As BAILEY, BANKS & BIDDLE. ¹²

• Alternate Mark.

• Example: Tradecard, in 1879, in Private Collection.

• Example: Tradecard, in 1879, in Private Collection.

• Example: Tradecard, circa 1880, in Private Collection.

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Philadelphia PA. Listed as a jewelry merchant.

Joseph married Catharine Goddard Weaver, daughter of Joseph Briggs Weaver and Abby Dyer Marsh, on 1 Sep 1857 in Newport RI. (Catharine Goddard Weaver was born on 21 Mar 1835 in Newport RI and died on 16 Jan 1902.)