• Born: 1 Jun 1721, Boston MA
• Marriage (1): Hannah Welch on 24 Jan 1744 in Boston MA
• Died: 20 Jul 1758, Boston MA

  General notes:

Silversmith and jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• He worked in 1740-1758 as a silversmith and jeweler in Boston MA ⁹

• Master to John Welch Abt 1744 in Boston MA.

• Receipt, 23 Mar 1752
  Winterthur Library
  

• Advertised in the Boston Gazette (Boston MA), 5 Mar 1754, announcing that he would exhibit "Electrical Experiments" near the Old Meeting House. His interest in electricity resulted in several more public demonstrations. ⁹

Joseph married Hannah Welch, daughter of Thomas Welch and Elizabeth Hurd, on 24 Jan 1744 in Boston MA. (Hannah Welch was born on 17 Jul 1720 in Cambridge MA and died in Dec 1774 in Boston MA.)