• Born: 18 May 1703, Stratford CT
• Marriage (1): Anne Curtis on 18 May 1730 in Stratford CT
• Died: 26 Nov 1794, Pawling NY

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark.

• He worked circa 1725-1747 as a gold- and silversmith in Durham CT ³

• Example: Sword hilt, circa 1730, in Metropolitan Museum of Art.

• Appointed: Representitive in General Assembly, in 1739-1745, in Durham CT. ³

• Appointed: Auditor of the Colony, in 1740, in Durham CT. ³

• Appointed: Captain of Artillery Company, in 1745, in Durham CT. ³

• Example: Chafing dish, circa 1745-1755, in Yale University. H: 3 15/16"
  d: 5 7/8" (of lip)
  l: 11 11/16" (including handle)
  wt: 10 oz, 19 dwt
  According to tradition, made for William Samuel Johnson. ¹³

• He worked in 1747-1767 as a gold- and silversmith in Stratford CT ³

• Example: Basting spoon, circa 1755, in Private Collection. L: 15 3/8"
  wt: 6 oz, 10 dwt
  Engraved CI for Charity (Floyd) Johnson.

• He worked 1767- c 1790 as a gold- and silversmith in New Haven CT ³

• Advertised: New Haven Gazette, on 24 Jan 1767, in New Haven CT. As goldsmith and jeweler; that he had set up business there near the north side of College Yard. ³

• Advertised: New Haven Gazette, on 7 Feb 1767, in New Haven CT. As a gold- and silversmith. ³

• Example: Beaker, circa 1773, in Yale University. H: 5 5/8"
  Engraved The Gift of Widow Han^h / Fowler to the / Church of / Christ in Durham / 1773
  Hannah Baldwin married Josiah Fowler, 1723. Her brothers Ezra and Noah also gave silver to this church and to the Plymouth Congregational Church at Milford CT. ¹⁴

• Advertised: New Haven Gazette, in Apr 1774, in New Haven CT. Shop at new location at southwest corner of Church and Chapel Streetss. near the southeast corner of the Green. ³

• Advertised: New Haven Gazette, in 1779, in New Haven CT. That he had few hogsheads of choice West India rum.
  ³

• Flynt & Fales: 1784, in New Haven CT. Opened house of entertainment with new stable. ³

Robert married Anne Curtis on 18 May 1730 in Stratford CT. (Anne Curtis was born on 31 Aug 1711 in Stratford CT and died on 29 Aug 1796.)