• Born: 19 Jul 1713, Boston MA
• Died: 1761, Boston MA

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed: William Cowell, about 1726, in Boston MA. ³

• He worked in 1734-1761 as a silversmith in Boston MA believed to have taken over his father's business on his retirement. ³

• Advertised: Boston Weekly News-Letter, in 1741. ³

• Example: Cup, circa 1745, in Yale University. H: 4 3/4"
  d: 3 1/4" (base)
  wt: 7 oz, 11 dwt
  Engraved The Gift of the Honeble; Samuel Partridge Esqr; / to the CHURCH OF CHRIST / IN / HATFIELD / 1745. The donor was considered one of the most important men of the colonies. By his will, proved in 1741, he directed his son, Edward, to pay to the church £10 with which this cup was bought. ¹³

• Advertised: Boston-Gazette, in 1761. ³

• Advertised: Boston Weekly News-Letter, on 10 Jun 1762. The settlement of his estate with Hannah Simpson and Rebecca Cowles as administrators.
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