• Born: 26 Sep 1798, Dennis MA
• Marriage (1): Nancy Simmons on 20 Jan 1823
• Died: 14 Dec 1895, New Bedford MA

  General notes:

Jeweler, clock- and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed: Allen Kelley, about 1810, in Providence RI.

• Partnership: Nathaniel Shepherd, in 1820-1823, in Dartmouth MA. As KELLEY & SHEPARD

• Example: Tall case clock, in 1822, in Yale University. H: 93 3/4"
  w: 22"
  d: 10 1/4"

• Partnership: Nathaniel Shepherd, in 1833-1835, in Dartmouth MA. As KELLEY & SHEPARD

• Partnership: Stephen Howland, in 1837-1841, in New Bedford MA. As KELLEY & HOWLAND.

• Partnership: George S. Kelley, circa 1850, in New Bedford MA. As E. KELLEY & SON, with a shop at 78 Third Street.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in New Bedford MA. Listed as a clock and watchmaker.

• General: 1852, in New Bedford MA.
  Listed in the city directory as KELLEY & SON, watch and clockmakers.

• He appeared on the census in 1855 in New Bedford MA. Listed as a watchmaker.

• Master: William Laban Kelley, in 1860-1862, in Attleboro MA.

• He appeared on the census in 1865 in New Bedford MA. Listed as a watchmaker.

Ezra married Nancy Simmons on 20 Jan 1823. (Nancy Simmons was born on 18 Feb 1802 in Hingham MA and died on 18 Sep 1873 in New Bedford MA.)