• Born: 9 Sep 1746, Middletown CT
• Marriage (1): Thankful Ely on 31 Oct 1771 in Middletown CT
• Died: 1 Apr 1801, Providence RI

  General notes:

Pewtersmith

  Events in his life were:

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• Apprenticed about 1760 to Thomas Danforth in Hartford CT ¹¹
  

• He was a partner in 1767-1769 with Benjamin Henshaw in Hartford CT

• He worked in 1771-1774 as a pewtersmith, brazier, and coppersmith in Providence RI from his shop on Long Wharf. ¹¹

• He was a partner in 1774-1781 with Gershom Jones in Providence RI as HAMLIN & JONES. The partnership ended in a law suit between the partners, Jones suing for monies owed and given judgement for £100 15s and costs of suit. ¹¹

• Master to Samuel Ely Hamlin Abt 1787 in Providence RI.

• Tankard, c 1790-1800
  Private Collection
  h: 5 7/8"
  d: 4" (of base)
  Possibly from the shop of Samuel Ely Hamlin, who is known to have used this mark at the beginning of his career.

Samuel married Thankful Ely, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 31 Oct 1771 in Middletown CT. (Thankful Ely was born on 8 Feb 1745 in Providence RI.)