Isaac Thompson

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• He was a partner from 1796 to 1805 with Samuel Shethar in Litchfield CT as SHETHAR & THOMPSON in the "Red Shop," a little west of the meetinghouse. ³

• Master to Anson Dickinson about 1797 in Litchfield CT.

• He worked from 1805 to 1811 as a silversmith in Litchfield CT ³

• Advertised in the Litchfield Gazette (Litchfield CT), 11 May 1808, "Gold and Silversmith. Makes all kinds of Tea and Tablespoons in the most workmanlike manner and plated work of all kinds. Watches carefully repaired. Cash paid for old Gold and Silver." ³

• He worked from 1811 to 1817 as a silversmith in Brattleboro VT in a one-story wooden building on the east side of Main Street, opposite the Tavern. The busines was continued by his son, Daniel B. Thompson. ³

Isaac married Nancy Burnham, daughter of George Burnham and Nancy Bigelow, c 1795. (Nancy Burnham was born on 4 Jan 1778 in Hartford CT.)