Matthias Rice Langton

• Born: abt 1786
• Died: 30 Apr 1869, Pittsfield MA

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He worked from 1805 to 1815 as a silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker in Pittsfield MA ³

• Advertised in the Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield MA), Mar 1808-Dec 1811, numerous times, offering his services as a clock- and watchmaker, silversmith, and jeweler. ³

• Advertised in the Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield MA), Dec 1811, noting "Strayed! Apprentice Jonathan Chappell!" ³

• Advertised in the Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield MA), May 1812, offering his shop and tools to let. He is noted in Pittsfield records of this time as an attorney-at-law, indicating that he had changed professions. He continued to run similar ads until 1815. ³