• Born: 23 Jan 1807, Roxbury MA
• Marriage (1): Jane Bacall about 1830 in Boston MA
• Died: 2 Jun 1876, Boston MA

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed about 1820 to Lewis Carey in Boston MA
  

• He worked in 1830-1850 as a silversmith in Boston MA

• He was a partner circa 1850-1875 with Thomas Bacall in Boston MA as PEAR & BACALL, listed in city directories at 7 Avery Street.

• Alternate Mark

• Tea set by PEAR & BACALL, c 1850
  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  h: 5 7/8" (teapot)
  

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Boston MA, listed as a silversmith.

• He appeared on the 1855 census taken at Boston MA, listed as a silversmith.

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Boston MA, listed as a silversmith.

• He appeared on the 1870 census taken at Cambridge MA, listed as a silversmith.

Edward married Jane Bacall, daughter of Samuel Bacall and Mrs. Elizabeth Bacall, about 1830 in Boston MA. (Jane Bacall was born on 3 Jul 1807 in Boston MA and died on 23 Jun 1875 in Cambridge MA.)