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Thomas Steele (1812-1875) |
Thomas Steele
General notes: Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker Events in his life were: • He worked in 1837 as a silversmith in Boston MA 4 • He was a partner from 1841 to 1844 with Horace B. Crocker in Hartford CT as STEELE & CROCKER. 4 • He worked from 1844 to 1866 as a silversmith, watchmaker, and jeweler in Hartford CT as THOMAS STEELE & Co, with a shop at 195 Main Street. 4 • Advertised in the Geer's City Directory (Hartford CT), 1845, • 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 from 1866 to 1875 with Thomas Sedgwick Steele in Hartford CT as THOMAS STEELE & SON, listed in the 1875 city directory at 340 Main Street. 4 Thomas married Mary Ritter on 29 Aug 1837 in Hartford CT. (Mary Ritter was born about 1816 in Hartford CT.) |
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