Joseph Turpin Bacon

  General notes:

Jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• He was a partner from circa 1844 to 1847 with John Hodges and ? Mason in Wrentham, Bristol, MA as BACON, HODGES & MASON, having taken over the old factory of used at various times by George Washington Shepardson and Hervey Richards.

• He was a partner from circa 1848 to 1850 with John Hodges in Wrentham, Bristol, MA as BACON & HODGES.

• He was a partner from 1850 to 1851 with Josiah Draper and John Tifft in Wrentham, Bristol, MA as DRAPER, TIFFT & BACON.

• He was a partner from 1851 to 1860 with Frank S. Draper, Frank L. Tifft, and James D. Lincoln in Wrentham, Bristol, MA as DRAPER, TIFFT & Co.

• He was a partner from 1860 to 1882 with Frank L. Tifft and James D. Lincoln in Plainville MA as LINCOLN, TIFFT & BACON.

• He appeared on the 1880 census taken at Wrentham MA, listed as a jewelry manufacturer.

Joseph married Emeline Hodges, daughter of Harland Hodges and Mrs. Mary Hodges, on 21 Feb 1849 in Attleboro MA. (Emeline Hodges was born in 1826 in Attleboro MA.)