• Born: 7 Apr 1814, Wallingford CT
• Marriage (1): Martha Deette Benham on 6 Jul 1835 in Wallingford CT
• Died: 7 Apr 1894, Wallingford CT

  General notes:

Pewtersmith and silverplater

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed: Charles and Hiram Yale, on 1 Apr 1829-1834, in Meriden CT.
  He remained with his masters as a journeyman and, after saving enough capital, bought out their business.

• Partnership: Morris Benham, in 1840-1842, in Wallingford CT. As SIMPSON & BENHAM.

• Partnership: Darius Benham, in 1843-1847, in New York City NY. As SIMPSON & BENHAM

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Wallingford CT. Listed as a comb manufacturer and farmer.

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Wallingford CT. Listed as a manufacturer.

• Partnership: Almer Ives Hall, Gurdon W. Hull, Charles Dwight Yale, and Friend Miller, in 1866-1898, in Wallingford CT. As SIMPSON, HALL, MILLER & Co. The firm became, in 1898, one of the founding members of International Silver. ¹²

• Example: Britannia and German silver works, circa 1870.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Wallingford CT. Listed as a manufacturer of britannia.

• Partnership: Egbert William Sperry, Albert Sperry, Abner Sperry, and R. L. McChristie, in 1871-1898, in Wallingford CT. As SIMPSON NICKEL SILVER Co, manufacturers of flatware blanks for Simpson, Hall, & Miller. ¹²

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Wallingford CT. Listed as a manufacturer of britannia.

• Advertised: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review, in 1893.

Samuel married Martha Deette Benham on 6 Jul 1835 in Wallingford CT. (Martha Deette Benham was born on 16 Aug 1816 in Cheshire CT and died on 5 Aug 1897 in Wallingford CT.)