• Born: 3 May 1819, Otis MA
• Marriage (1): Mary Mellon Hull on 23 Sep 1841 in Egremont Plain, Berkshire, MA
• Died: 9 Apr 1908, Otis MA

  General notes:

Jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• He worked circa 1840 as a jeweler in Otis MA
  He studied law for a year, decided it wasn't the career for him, and went on the road selling watches, jewelry, silver and silver plate for more than 25 years. At one time he had more than two dozen teams selling goods for him across the eastern seaboard and into the mid-west. Soon after the Civil War, he sold off his wagons and became a successful lumber merchant.

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Otis MA, listed as a merchant.

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Otis MA, listed as a traveling merchant.

Volney married Mary Mellon Hull on 23 Sep 1841 in Egremont Plain, Berkshire, MA. (Mary Mellon Hull was born on 31 Aug 1822 in South Egremont MA and died on 4 Dec 1892.)