• Born: 31 Mar 1812, Salisbury NH
• Marriage (1): Emily Nichols on 12 Dec 1836
• Died: 10 Jun 1872, Lowell MA

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark

• He worked circa 1848-1866 as a silversmith in Lowell MA
  Listed in the 1861 city directory at the corner of Central and Middle Street. ⁴

• Master to Henry W. Marston c 1848 in Lowell MA.

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Lowell MA, listed as a jeweler.

• Token, c 1855
  Private Collection
  

• Advertised in the Adam's Lowell Directory (Lowell MA), 1855,
  SILVER SPOON & JEWELRY MANUFACTORY,
  
  POST OFFICE CORNER,
  Corner of Central and Middle Streets.
  
  The only Jewelry Store in Lowell, or in the County of Middlesex, where Silver
  Spoons or Silver Ware are manufactured.
  
  WARRANTED MADE OF COIN,
  
  and where may be found at all times a larger assortment than at all the other
  Jewellers in Lowell ; such as Tea and Table Spoons, Ladles, Tea and Dining
  Forks, Butter and Tea Knives, Napkin Rings, Silver Tea Sets, Cups, Goblets and
  Pitchers.
  Also, a large assortment of Gold and Silver Watches of my own Importation, and warranted Time Keepers.
  A large assortment of all kinds of fashionable Jewelry, Plated and Britannia Ware, in large and choice variety. Pocket and Table Cutlery, &c., &c.
  
  ALL OF THE ABOVE WILL BE SOLD CHEAP FOR CASH.
  
  OLD SILVER MADE OVER INTO SPOONS, MEDALS, BADGES, &c., AT SHORT NOTICE.
  
  Engraving done in better style than at any other store in Lowell.
  
  Watches and Jewelry carefully repaired and warranted

• Advertised in the A Hand Book of Business in Lowell (Lowell MA), 1856,

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Lowell MA, listed as a jeweler.

• Advertised in the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Bangor ME), 18 May 1861, as part of a group endorsement of the Waltham Watch Company.

• He appeared on the 1865 census taken at Lowell MA, listed as a jeweler.

• He was a partner in 1866-1875 with Horace Baldwin Bacon in Lowell MA as A. SANBORN & Co. Joined, after 1874, by Henry McCobb Bacon. ⁴

• He appeared on the 1870 census taken at Lowell MA, listed as a jeweler.

• Advertised in the Lowell City Directory (Lowell MA), 1870,

Amos married Emily Nichols, daughter of Stephen Nichols and Fanny Pike, on 12 Dec 1836. (Emily Nichols was born on 25 Feb 1813 in Unity NH and died on 16 May 1885 in Lowell MA.)