Ziba Blakeslee
- Born: 9 Jul 1768, Waterbury CT
- Marriage: Mehitabel Botsford on 3 May 1792 in Newtown CT
- Died: 9 Nov 1834, Newtown CT
General notes:
Silversmith and instrument maker
Events in his life were:
- He worked from 1784 to 1791 as a clockmaker in Plymouth MA 3
- He worked from circa 1791 to 1830 as a silversmith and clockmaker in Newtown CT shop located north of meetinghouse, behind Trinity Church Parsonage
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- Made freeman of Newtown CT, aft 1791. 3
- Advertised in the Farmer's Journal, 22 Dec 1792, announcing that he carried on business, at the head of the Street in Newtown, the goldsmiths business in all its branches; cast bells for Churches, made and repaired surveyors instruments, church clocks and clocks of all kinds.
- Compass
Private Collection
d: 5 1/2" (dial)
Ziba married Mehitabel Botsford on 3 May 1792 in Newtown CT. (Mehitabel Botsford was born on 25 May 1769 in Waterbury CT and died on 12 May 1838.)
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