Anthony Davenport
- Born: 24 Jun 1802, Newburyport MA
- Marriage (1): Sarah Jackson Little on 10 May 1824 in Portland ME
- Died: 5 Sep 1885
General notes:
Silversmith and instrument maker
Events in his life were:
- He worked in 1825 as a silversmith in Portland ME from a shop "At the Sign of the Quadrant and Compass" in Jones Row on Exchange Street, which he took Oct. 18, 1825. It had been occupied by Henry Sleeper Pearson. Davenport was also a watch- and clockmaker and made mathematical and nautical instruments. 3
- Compass, c 1825
Smithsonian Institute
- He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Newburyport MA, listed as a mathmatical instrument maker.
Anthony married Sarah Jackson Little on 10 May 1824 in Portland ME. (Sarah Jackson Little was born on 13 Sep 1801 in Portland ME and died on 22 Jan 1888 in Newburyport MA.)
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