• Born: 18 Sep 1812, Plainfield CT
• Marriage (1): Mary Ritter on 29 Aug 1837 in Hartford CT
• Died: 24 Nov 1875, Hartford CT

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He worked in 1836 as a silversmith in Boston MA ⁴

• He was a partner in 1841-1843 with Horace B. Crocker in Hartford CT as STEELE & CROCKER (not to be confused with STEELE & CROCKER of Syracuse NY). The firm ended with the death of Crocker on 29 Nov 1843. ⁴

• Watchpaper, c 1842
  American Antiquarian Society
  

• He worked in 1844-1866 as a silversmith, watchmaker, and jeweler in Hartford CT as THOMAS STEELE & Co, with a shop at 195 Main Street. ⁴

• Watchpaper, c 1845
  American Antiquarian Society
  

• Advertised in the Geer's City Directory (Hartford CT), 1845,
  Thomas Steele, (late Steele & Crocker,) Dealer in Watches, Jewelry, Gold and Silver Spectacles, Silver Spoons, Plated and Britannia Ware. Exchange Buildings, 195 Main St. Watches of all kinds carefully repaired by experienced workmen, and warranted.

• Receipt, 1846
  Historic New England
  

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Hartford CT, listed as a jeweler.

• Advertised in the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Bangor ME), 18 May 1861, as part of a group endorsement of the Waltham Watch Company.

• He was a partner in 1866-1875 with Thomas Sedgwick Steele in Hartford CT as THOMAS STEELE & SON, listed in the 1875 city directory at 340 Main Street. The firm also had an outlet at 50 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. ⁴

• He appeared on the 1870 census taken at Hartford CT, listed as a jeweler.

• Tradecard, c 1870
  Private Collection
  

• Tradecard, c 1870
  Private Collection
  

• Tradecard, c 1870
  Private Collection
  

Thomas married Mary Ritter on 29 Aug 1837 in Hartford CT. (Mary Ritter was born in 1814 in Hartford CT.)