• Born: 6 Jun 1817, Mansfield Center CT
• Marriage (1): Celia Ann Spaulding on 16 Oct 1839
• Died: 4 Mar 1907, Brooklyn CT

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• He worked circa 1840-1870 as a silversmith in Brooklyn CT
  His occupation is given in the Windham County Record of his son Julius' birth in 1848. After 30 years at his trade, he set it aside and became a horticulturist.

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Brooklyn CT, listed as a silversmith.

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Brooklyn CT, listed as a spectacle maker.

• He appeared on the 1870 census taken at Brooklyn CT, listed as a gardener.

Richard married Celia Ann Spaulding on 16 Oct 1839. (Celia Ann Spaulding was born on 9 Aug 1820 in Killingly CT and died on 10 Sep 1854.)