• Born: 9 Apr 1809, Connecticut
• Marriage (1): Adeline Deming on 2 May 1838 in Hartford CT
• Died: 1 May 1882, Brooklyn NY

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark attributed by Winterthur.

• He worked in 1835-1846 as a silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker in Cleveland OH first with a shop at 41 Superior Street, then by 1837, at 117. In 1845, he had moved to 49 Huron. He sold his business to John Coon in 1846. ⁸

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Sacramento CA, listed as a watchmaker.

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Hartford CT, listed as a furniture dealer.

• He appeared on the 1880 census taken at Brooklyn NY, listed as a watchmaker.

Benjamin married Adeline Deming on 2 May 1838 in Hartford CT. (Adeline Deming was born on 4 Mar 1814 in Wethersfield CT and died on 6 Mar 1905.)