• Born: 15 Jan 1792, Haverhill MA
• Marriage (1): Hannah Smith on 16 Oct 1812 in Augusta ME
• Died: Dec 1867, Augusta ME

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

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• Apprenticed in 1808 to Frederick Wingate in Augusta ME ¹
  

• He worked circa 1815-1840 as a silversmith in Augusta ME

• Master to Moses Moody Swan Abt 1831 in Augusta ME. ¹

• Advertised in the Augusta Currier (Augusta ME), 14 Sep 1831, announcing that he had taken the shop recently occupied by Jacob Hooper, opposite the Post Office. ³

• Advertised in the Kennebec Journal (Augusta ME), 29 Sep 1831, announcing that he had taken the shop recently occupied by Jacob Hooper, opposite the Post Office. ³

• Watch paper, c 1835
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• Master to Charles Frederick Swan Abt 1839 in Augusta ME. ³

• He was a partner circa 1840-1865 with Moses Moody Swan in Augusta ME as B. & M. M. SWAN. ⁴

• Alternate Mark for B. & M. M. SWAN.

• Watch paper for B. & M. M. SWAN, c 1845
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• Advertised in the Kennebec Journal (Augusta ME), 30 Oct 1846, his new location at the corner of Water and Oak Streets. ³

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Augusta ME, listed as a watchmaker.

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Augusta ME, listed as a jeweler.

Benjamin married Hannah Smith on 16 Oct 1812 in Augusta ME. (Hannah Smith was born about 1796 in Hallowell ME.)