Benjamin Platt, born 3 Jan 1757, died 15 Aug 1833
American Silversmiths

Ebenezer Platt
(1708-1764)
Mary Hickock
(1719-)
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Benjamin Platt
(1757-1833)

 

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Adah Fairchild

Benjamin Platt

  • Born: 3 Jan 1757, Danbury CT
  • Marriage: Adah Fairchild on 31 Mar 1776
  • Died: 15 Aug 1833, Columbus OH

  General notes:

Silversmith, engraver, and maker of compasses and mathmatical instruments.

  Events in his life were:

  • He worked before 1790 as a silversmith and instrument maker in Lanesborough MA
  • He worked from circa 1790 to 1800 as a silversmith and instrument maker in Fredrickson, Dutchess, NY
  • He appeared on the 1800 census taken at Salem NY, listed as a worker in gold and silver.
  • He worked from circa 1800 to 1816 as a silversmith and instrument maker in Salem NY
  • He worked from circa 1802 to 1817 as a silversmith, engraver, and instrument maker in New Milford CT
  • He worked from 1817 to 1833 as a silversmith, engraver, and instrument maker in Columbus OH

Benjamin married Adah Fairchild on 31 Mar 1776. (Adah Fairchild was born on 28 Sep 1758 in Danbury CT and died on 17 Jul 1825 in Columbus OH.)




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