• Born: 29 Jun 1813, Northfield MA
• Marriage (1): Jane Abigail Thomas on 16 Sep 1850 in Kendall NY
• Died: 25 Nov 1858, Northfield MA

  General notes:

Jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• He was a partner on 30 Oct 1844-17 Dec 1845 with William Foster in Columbus GA as FOSTER & PURPLE, offering watches, jewelry, and silver goods from a shop next door to the Columbus Bank Building. ¹⁵

• Advertised in the Columbus Times (Columbus GA), 1845, the dissolution of FOSTER & PURPLE, the firm to continue as S. B. PURPLE with W. Foster as store manager. ⁴

• He worked on 17 Dec 1845-1856 as a jeweler in Columbus GA
  Though listed in some references as a silversmith, there is no evidence that he was trained to the trade. ¹⁵

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Columbus GA, listed as a jeweler, living next door to his past partner William Foster.

• Advertised in the Columbus Times (Columbus GA), 1847, the opening of a new store at Hungerford Corner stocked with goods from New York and John Ward on hand for all watch work and engraving. ⁴

• He worked circa 1856-1857 as a jeweler in Northfield MA with a stand in the Jones Building. ⁴

Samuel married Jane Abigail Thomas on 16 Sep 1850 in Kendall NY. (Jane Abigail Thomas was born on 25 Dec 1830 in Kendall NY and died on 17 Apr 1857.)