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William Daniel Fenno (1797-1870) |
William Daniel Fenno
General notes: Silversmith and jeweler Events in his life were: • Apprenticed c 1810 to Otis Corbett in Worcester MA • He worked from circa 1817 to 1825 as a silversmith, jeweler, and general merchant in Worcester MA • Advertised in the Massachusetts Spy (Worcester MA), 1822-1824, offering an ". . . assortment of fancy goods, silver spoons, ear rings, thimbles, gold watch chains, etc." 3
• He was a partner in 1825 with Joseph Boyden in Worcester MA as BOYDEN & FENNO. 3
• He was a partner from circa 1845 to 1870 with Charles William Fenno in Worcester MA as W. D. FENNO & SON. Listed in the New England Business Directory, 1865 and Mercantile Agency Directory, 1867 as dealers in watches, clocks, and spectacles.
• Advertised in the The Worcester Almanac, Directory, and Business Advertiser (Worcester MA), 1856, for WILLIAM D. FENNO & SON. • Reports of the First Exhibition of the Worcester County Mechanics Association, Sep 1848, Worcester MA. JEWELRY & FANCY GOODS, LAMPS, GIRANDOLES, &c. William married Frances Rounds. (Frances Rounds was born in 1800 in Providence RI.) |
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