Christopher Giffing

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark

• He worked from 1814 to 1816 as a silversmith in New York City NY
Listed at 40 Chapel Street in 1814-15, 64 Partition Street in 1816, and back at 40 Chapel Street from 1817 until 1834. ⁴

• He was a partner in 1816 with Henry Hebard in New York City NY as GIFFING & HEBARD. ⁴

• He worked from 1817 to 1860 as a silversmith in New York City NY
Listed in Longworth's 1834 city directory at 40 Chapel Street. ⁴

• Sword hilt, c 1830
Private Collection

Christopher married Catherine Van Dyck Cortelyou on 2 Mar 1814 in New York City NY. (Catherine Van Dyck Cortelyou was born on 13 Dec 1795 in Three Mile Run NJ, christened on 24 Jan 1796 in New Brunswick NJ and died on 20 Dec 1869.)