George Baker

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark

• Alternate Mark

• Apprenticed about 1803 to Jabez Baldwin in Salem MA

• He worked from 1811 to 1840 as a silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker in Providence RI
Listed in the 1824 and 1836 city directories at 61 Cheapside.

• Advertised in the Providence Gazette (Providence RI), 23 Nov 1811, announcing the opening of a watch and goldsmith shop in part of Pittman's Store opposite the Baptist Meetinghouse. ³

• Creamer, c 1830
Private Collection
h: 5 5/8"
d: 3¾"
wt: 8.4 oz

• Active in local militia and served in Rhode Island House of Representatives. ³

George married Edna Hale on 13 Sep 1814 in Providence RI. (Edna Hale was born on 14 Jul 1792 in Newbury MA.)