Everard Benjamin
- Born: 5 Jun 1807, Milford CT
- Marriage: Esther B. Merwin on 21 May 1833 in Orange CT
- Died: 20 Aug 1873
General notes:
Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker
Events in his life were:
- He worked from 1829 to 1864 as a silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker in New Haven CT as E. BENJAMIN & Co, taking over his father's shop at 98 Chapel Street. 3
- Alternate Mark for E. BENJAMIN & Co.
- C 1834: He was an early disciple of John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Perfectionist utopia, The Onieda Community.
- Watch paper, c 1840
American Antiquarian Society
- Letter to Cornelius & Company in Philadelphia
Private Collection
New Haven June 5 1846 Mssr Cornelius & Co Gentlemen by sending my goods by first opportunity you will greatly oblidge your Obt Sert -- E Benjamin NB Please let me know whether Brown & Kirby of this city have had Lamps Etc of you E. B. |
- He appeared on the 1850 census taken at New Haven CT, listed as a jeweler.
- Advertised in the Beckwith's Almanac (New Haven CT), 1857,
- Advertised in the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Bangor ME), 18 May 1861, as part of a group endorsement of the Waltham Watch Company.
- He was a partner from circa 1865 to 1873 with George Hare Ford in New Haven CT as BENJAMIN & FORD. 4
- Advertised in the Yale Literary Magazine (New Haven CT), Jul 1868,
- Tradecard, c 1870
Private Collection
- Tradecard, c 1870
Private Collection
- Tradecard, c 1870
Private Collection
- Tradecard, c 1870
Private Collection
- Tradecard, c 1870
Private Collection
- He appeared on the 1870 census taken at New Haven CT, listed as a jeweler.
Everard married Esther B. Merwin on 21 May 1833 in Orange CT. (Esther B. Merwin was born on 16 Feb 1811 in Orange CT and died on 13 Jun 1885.)
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