William Cario

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed about 1748 to William Cario in Boston MA ⁷

• He worked from circa 1756 to 1759 as a silversmith in Boston MA ⁷

• He worked from circa 1760 to 1774 as a silversmith in Portsmouth NH ⁷

• He worked from circa 1775 to 1808 as a silversmith in Newmarket NH ⁷

• Obituary printed in the Portsmouth Gazette on 1 Aug 1809
“Died — At Newmarket on the 20th of July very suddenly. Mr. William Cario, formerly of Portsmouth, aged 75, leaving a wife and one child to mourn the loss. To highly paint the character of a deceased friend appears superflous; suffice it to say Mr. Cario has been the kind husband, indulgent parent and affectionate friend to his numerous acquaintances, which, with many other pleasing traits in his character, rendered him worthy of imitation.”

William married Abigail Peavey on 31 Oct 1759 in Boston MA. (Abigail Peavey was born in 1725 in Portsmouth NH and died in 1767 in Portsmouth NH.)