John Lent

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• He worked from circa 1787 to 1800 as a goldsmith and jeweler in New York City NY at 61 Beekman Street until 1791, afterwards at 69 Maiden Lane. ⁶

• Advertised in the Impartial Gazetteer (New York City NY), 2 Aug 1788, "Goldsmith, silversmith, and jeweller . . . carries on the above business in all its branches, in the newest and most fashionable manner, 61 Beekman Street." ⁶

John married Sarah Ogilvie on 27 Aug 1786 in New York City NY. (Sarah Ogilvie was born about 1770 in Tarrytown NY.)