• Born: Abt 1812, New York
• Marriage (1): Delia Maria Dimon on 5 May 1836 in New York City NY
• Died: 4 May 1873

  General notes:

Jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed: Isaac Marquand, circa 1825, in New York City NY.

• He worked in 1837-1839 as a jeweler in New York City NY wtih a shop at 37 Lispenard Street.

• Partnership: Henry Ball and Erastus Osborne Tompkins, in 1839-1851, in New York City NY. As BALL, TOMPKINS, & BLACK, successors to MARQUAND & Co. ⁴

• Alternate Mark: For BALL, TOMPKINS, & BLACK.

• Alternate Mark: For BALL, TOMPKINS, & BLACK.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in New York City NY. Listed as a jeweler.

• Partnership: Henry Ball, in 1851-1873, in New York City NY. As BALL, BLACK & Co, successors to BALL, TOMPKINS, & BLACK.

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William married Delia Maria Dimon on 5 May 1836 in New York City NY. (Delia Maria Dimon was born on 14 Sep 1810 in Southport CT and died on 20 Sep 1878.)