• Born: 1 Mar 1812, Fairfield NY
• Marriage (1): Alpha Lovett Dowse on 27 Jan 1844 in Middleville Herkimer NY
• Died: 8 Nov 1902, Graton CA

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He worked circa 1835-1860 as a silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker in New York City NY
  Listed in Longworth's 1839 City Directory at 66 Fulton Street. By 1860, he had set aside his trade and, in 1862, moved his family to California, where he took up farming. ¹⁸

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Fairfield NY, listed as a jeweler.

Amasa married Alpha Lovett Dowse on 27 Jan 1844 in Middleville Herkimer NY. (Alpha Lovett Dowse was born on 9 Mar 1826 in Charlton NY and died on 6 Oct 1899 in Graton CA.)