• Born: 8 Oct 1822, Colrain MA
• Marriage (1): Abby Sophia Wheeler on 26 Jun 1851 in Brattleboro VT
• Died: 14 Jan 1895, Brattleboro VT

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark.

• Apprenticed: Daniel B. Thompson, in 1836, in Brattleboro VT. ⁸

• Partnership: Daniel B. Thompson, in 1843-1876, in Brattleboro VT. As THOMPSON & RANGER. ⁸

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Brattleboro VT. Listed as a merchant.

• Example: Watch paper, circa 1850, in American Antiquarian Society.

• Advertised: Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, on 18 May 1861, in Bangor ME. As part of a group endorsement of the Waltham Watch Company.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Brattleboro VT. Listed as a jeweler.

• Partnership: Henry H. Thompson, in 1876-1895, in Brattleboro VT. As RANGER & THOMPSON at 79 Main Street. ⁸

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Brattleboro VT. Listed as a jeweler.

Bethuel married Abby Sophia Wheeler on 26 Jun 1851 in Brattleboro VT. (Abby Sophia Wheeler was born on 3 Sep 1827 in Broome Sherbrooke Quebec and died on 8 Jan 1916 in Brattleboro VT.)