• Born: 6 Mar 1798, East Hartford CT
• Marriage (1): Catherine Gartley on 8 Apr 1823 in Philadelphia PA
• Died: 28 Dec 1881, Philadelphia PA

  General notes:

Gold beater

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed about 1812 to Marcus Bull in Hartford CT
  

• He worked circa 1824-1840 as a gold beater in Philadelphia PA as the supervisor of the works of Marcus Bull.

• He was a partner circa 1840-1846 with Marcus Bull in Philadelphia PA

• He was a partner in 1850-1861 with William Russell Abbey in Philadelphia PA as CHARLES ABBEY & SON. The name was changed in 1855 to & SONS, when Charles Olmstead and George Phelps Abbey joined the firm.

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Philadelphia PA, listed as a gold beater.

• He appeared on the 1870 census taken at Philadelphia PA, listed as a gold foil manufacturer.

Charles married Catherine Gartley on 8 Apr 1823 in Philadelphia PA. (Catherine Gartley was born on 3 Dec 1799 in Philadelphia PA and died on 1 Jan 1873.)