• Born: 21 May 1818, Attleboro MA
• Marriage (1): Emeline Hodges on 21 Feb 1849 in Attleboro MA

  General notes:

Jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• He was a partner circa 1844-1847 with John Harland Hodges and ? Mason in Wrentham MA as BACON, HODGES & MASON, having taken over the old factory of used at various times by George Washington Shepardson and Hervey Richards.

• He was a partner circa 1848-1850 with John Harland Hodges in Wrentham MA as BACON & HODGES.

• He was a partner in 1850-1851 with Josiah Draper and John Tifft in Wrentham MA as DRAPER, TIFFT & BACON.

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Wrentham MA, listed as a jewelry manufacturerer.

• He was a partner in 1851-1860 with Francis Samuel Draper, Frank L. Tifft, and James Danielson Lincoln in Wrentham MA as DRAPER, TIFFT & Co.

• He appeared on the 1855 census taken at Wrentham MA, listed as a jeweler.

• He was a partner in 1860-1882 with Frank L. Tifft and James Danielson Lincoln in Plainville MA as LINCOLN, TIFFT & BACON.

• He appeared on the 1870 census taken at Wrentham MA, listed as a jewelry manufacturerer.

• He appeared on the 1880 census taken at Wrentham MA, listed as a jewelry manufacturer.

Joseph married Emeline Hodges, daughter of Harland Hodges and Mrs. Mary Hodges, on 21 Feb 1849 in Attleboro MA. (Emeline Hodges was born in 1826 in Attleboro MA.)