George Baker

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark

• Alternate Mark

• 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

• Apprenticed about 1803 to Jabez Baldwin in Salem MA

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