• Born: Abt 1778, Dutchess NY
• Died: 10 Mar 1851

  General notes:

Watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He worked circa 1800-1802 as a watchmaker in New York City NY
  Listed in the city directory at 91 Pearl Street. ¹⁵

• He was a partner in 1802-1810 with Isaac Marquand in Savannah GA as MARQUAND & PAULDING. ¹⁵

• He was a partner circa 1805 with Hezekiah Lord and Isaac Marquand in Savannah GA as H. LORD & Co.

• He was a partner in 1810-1815 with Isaac Marquand and Josiah Penfield in Savannah GA as MARQUAND, PAULDING & PENFIELD. Penfield had been an employee of MARQUAND & PAULDING for several years before becoming a partner. The business had three main branches: a New York City office (MARQUAND & PAULDING) run by Marquand, the jewelery store in Savannah run jointly by Paulding and Penfield, and a New Orleans branch run by Paulding as C. PAULDING & Co. The complicated arrangement was finally dissolved by mutual consent on 15 November 1815. ¹⁵

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at New Orleans LA, listed without occupation and real estate valued at $1,500,000.