• Born: 24 Jan 1805, Southbury CT
• Marriage (1): Hannah Amidon on 20 Feb 1827 in Southbridge MA
• Died: 10 Jan 1893, Southbridge MA

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He worked in 1826-1860 as a silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker in Southbridge MA
  Along with a general stock of jewelry and watches, he specialized in silver frame spectacle manufacturing.

• Master: Billings Stowell Farrington, circa 1826, in Southbridge MA.

• Master: Robert Henry Cole, about 1833, in Southbridge MA.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Southbridge MA. Listed as a jeweler.

• He appeared on the census in 1855 in Southbridge MA. Listed as a spectacle manufacturer.

• Partnership: Robert H. And E. Merritt Cole, in 1860-1862, in Southbridge MA. As BEECHER & COLE.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Southbridge MA. Listed as a retired merchant.

William married Hannah Amidon, daughter of Luther Amidon and Hannah Hovey, on 20 Feb 1827 in Southbridge MA. (Hannah Amidon was born on 18 Jan 1806 in Southbridge MA and died on 28 Mar 1861.)