Henry Clay Quinby, born 24 Apr 1831, died 1908
American Silversmiths

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Henry Clay Quinby
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Henry Clay Quinby

  • Born: 24 Apr 1831, Westbrook ME
  • Died: 1908, Monterey, CA

  General notes:

Jeweler and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

  • He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Portland ME, listed as a jeweler's apprentice in the home of Abner Lowell.
  • He worked from circa 1853 to 1855 as a jeweler and watchmaker in Boston MA
  • He was a partner from 1855 to 1856 with Jonathan Ambrose Merrill in Portland ME as MERRILL & QUINBY, with a shop at 131 Middle Street. He later left the firm and took up dentistry, set up a practice in London, and amassed a fortune.

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  • Advertised in the The Maine Register, and Business Directory, 1856, for MERRILL & QUINBY
  • He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Grafton MA, listed as a jeweler.



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