• Born: 27 Feb 1817, Boston MA
• Died: 13 Dec 1898, Boston MA

  General notes:

Instrument maker

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed in 1830 to Gedney King in Boston MA
  

• He worked in 1839-1858 as an instrument maker in Boston MA

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Boston MA, listed as an instrument maker.

• He appeared on the 1855 census taken at Boston MA, listed as an mathmatical instrument maker.

• Boston MA, 1857-1864: he was repeatedly elected mayor.

• He was a partner in 1858-1883 with Charles C. Hutchinson in Boston MA as F. W. LINCOLN & Co.

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Boston MA, listed as a Mayor of Boston and instrument maker.

• He appeared on the 1870 census taken at Boston MA, listed as a dealer in nautical instruments.