William Greenleaf

• Born: 12 Dec 1778, Coventry CT
• Marriage: Mary Williams about 1803 in Hartford CT
• Died: aft 1858, Stockbridge MA

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed about 1791 to David Greenleaf in Coventry CT ¹
  

• He worked from 1804 to 1810 as a silversmith in Hartford CT

• Advertised in the American Mercury (Hartford CT), 8 Feb 1804, "William Greenleaf, goldsmith, with his shop at the head of Ferry St., in Hartford." ³

• He worked from circa 1810 to 1854 as a silversmith in Stockbridge MA

• Advertised in the Farmer's Herald (Stockbridge MA), 28 Jul 1810, "William Greenleaf has this day commenced the gold and silversmith business at new shop nearly opposite Mr. Willard's Inn, where he keeps constantly on hand a small assortment of gold and silver work of every kind. He flatters himself that his long experience and strict attention to business, will enable him to give general satisfaction to all those who will please to favor him with their custom." ³

William married Mary Williams about 1803 in Hartford CT. (Mary Williams was born about 1782 in Hartford CT.)