• Born: c 1790, Connecticut
• Marriage (1): Rachel French Jones on 10 Apr 1814 in Boston MA
• Died: 3 Jul 1857, Bedford MA

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker (tentative identification)

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark

• , . Though no family records have been found to substantiate it, he may be the son of Elisha Williams and nephew of the Hartford silversmith Deodat Williams. This would account for the mark attributed to the elder Deodat being found on pieces dating to the 1810-1820s, long after his death.

• Advertised in the Boston Patriot (Boston MA), 1811, announcing his taking over the store of Alfred and George I. Welles. ^4,43

• He was a partner circa 1816 with Joshua Jones in Boston MA as JONES & WILLIAMS.

• He was a partner circa 1818 with Eli Johnson in Boston MA as WILLIAMS & JOHNSON.

Deodat married Rachel French Jones on 10 Apr 1814 in Boston MA. (Rachel French Jones was born on 2 Nov 1790 in Massachusetts and died on 24 Oct 1856 in Bedford MA.)