Abel Stowell

  General notes:

Silversmith and clockmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He worked from circa 1772 to 1818 as a clockmaker in Worcester MA
Though he advertised himself as a silversmith, it appears that he worked strictly as a clockmaker. ⁷

• Advertised in the The Massachusetts Spy (Worcester MA), 20 Nov 1799-5 Feb 1800, as "Abel Stowell -- Silver, clock and watchmaker." ³

• Worcester MA, 1800: made tower clock for Worcester's first church, The Old South. ³

Abel married Relief Jennison on 22 Nov 1781 in Worcester MA. (Relief Jennison was born on 7 Nov 1754 in Worcester MA and died on 14 Apr 1817.)