• Born: 30 Aug 1794, East Haddam CT
• Died: 5 Aug 1873, Gelston Heights MD

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• He was a partner circa 1816-1825 with George I. Welles in Boston MA as GEORGE WELLES & Co and later WELLES & GELSTON, importers of jewelry and military regalia at 56 Cornhill.

• Alternate Mark

• He was a partner in 1816-1821 with James Gould in Baltimore MD as GELSTON & GOULD from shop at corner of Baltimore and South Charles Streets. ³⁰

• He worked in 1822-1824 as a silversmith in Baltimore MD

• Invoice, 6 May 1824
  Winterthur Library
  

• He was a partner circa 1825-1827 with George I. Welles and Horace Porter in Boston MA as WELLES, GELSTON & PORTER.

• Invoice, 18 Oct 1825
  Winterthur Library
  

• He worked in 1825-1833 as a silversmith in Baltimore MD ³⁰

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Baltimore MD, listed as a merchant.