• Born: 9 Nov 1818, Meriden CT
• Died: 3 Oct 1883, Glen Cove NY

  General notes:

Silverplater

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed in 1832 to Ashbel Griswold in Meriden CT
  

• He worked in 1841-1846 as a hardware merchant in New York City NY

• He was a partner in 1842-1847 with Samuel Simpson in New York City NY as SIMPSON & BENHAM, silverplaters on Pearl Street.

• He was a partner in 1847-1880 with Moses R. Whitney in New York City NY as BENHAM & WHITNEY, listed in the 1859 city directory as hardware and fancy goods merchants at 272 Pearl Street.

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Brooklyn NY, listed as a merchant.