• Born: 13 Sep 1749, Charlestown MA
• Marriage (1): Eleanor Cutter on 29 Apr 1772 in Medford MA
• Died: Abt 1809, Medford MA

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark.

• He worked circa 1770-1794 as a silversmith in Medford MA ⁹

• Advertised: Boston Evening Post, on 14 Oct 1776, in Boston MA. That his shop was broken into and lists various silver and gold items stolen. ³

• Flynt & Fales: 15 Dec 1778, in Boston MA.
  Apppointed guardian of nephew David Vinton. He gave bond in the sum of £2000 with Joseph Gowen of Sudbury and Thomas Locke of Lexington as sureties. Twenty-six dollars of paper for one of silver was the current rate of depreciation of continental money. At this rate, the amount of the bonds given by David Vinton's administrator was about $260.00. ³

• Example: Shoe buckle, circa 1780-1790, in Yale University. L: 4 1/4"
  wt: 2 oz, 3 dwt ²⁷

William married Eleanor Cutter on 29 Apr 1772 in Medford MA. (Eleanor Cutter was born on 17 Apr 1753 in Medford MA and died in 1826.)