Ebenezer Austin

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark

• Boston MA, 1745: following the death of his father, Austin became the ward of silversmith Samuel Edwards. It is possible that Austin served his apprenticeship with him, though he may have trained under his cousin, Josiah. ⁷

• Apprenticed about 1746 to Josiah Austin or Samuel Edwards in Charlestown MA ¹

• He worked before 1761 in Charlestown MA ³

• He worked from 1761 to 1788 in Hartford CT ³

• Ladle, c 1760
Private Collection ¹¹
l: 14½"

• Advertised in the Connecticut Courant (Hartford CT), 16 Jul 1782, "Tools and contents of Shop, for sale cheap, for cash." ¹⁵

• He worked from circa May 1789 to 1800 as a silversmith in Charlestown MA from a shop "Near to the Square." ⁷