William Hazen Rogers

  General notes:

Silversmith and plater

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed from 1820 to 1825 to Joseph Church in Hartford CT ¹

• He was a partner from 1825 to 1836 with Joseph Church and Joseph Rogers in Hartford CT as CHURCH & ROGERS. ³

• He was a partner from 1832 to 1838 with Asa Rogers in Hartford CT as ASA ROGERS, JR. & Co. while still associated with CHURCH & ROGERS. ³

• Master to George C. White 1836-1845 in Hartford CT. ⁵

• Master to Justus Francis 13 Dec 1838 in Hartford CT. "Francis, Justus, with approval of his guardian John Francis of Hartford County, binds himself to William Rogers of Hartford County, until age 21, which will be on 07 Jan. 1845, to learn the trade of silversmith."

• He was a partner from 1845 to 1846 with Asa Rogers and J. O. Mead in Hartford CT as ROGERS & MEAD. ³

• Advertised in the Geer's Hartford City Directory (Hartford CT), 1845,
William Rogers & Co. Watch Makers, Silver Smiths and Jewelers, No. 4 State St., keep constantly on hand for sale, Wholesale and Retail, Fine Gold and Silver Watches, of every description, Silver Spoons, Forks, &c. made only of Dollars; Jewelry, Silver Plated Goods, Britanma Ware, Fine Table and Pock­et Cutlery, R. Hemingway's and Law's Fine Nee­dles, Gold Pens, Gold and Silver Pencils, Thimbles, &c, at the lowest prices.

• He was a partner from 1847 to 1853 with Simeon and Asa Rogers in Hartford CT as ROGERS BROS. ³

• He was a partner from 1857 to 1861 with William Henry Rogers in Hartford CT as WILLIAM ROGERS & SON ³

• He was a partner from 1857 to 1862 with George W. Smith in Hartford CT as ROGERS, SMITH & Co. ³

• Advertised in the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Bangor ME), 18 May 1861, as part of a group endorsement of the Waltham Watch Company.

• Beginning in 1862 portions of the Rogers brothers' enterprises became part of the MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO. which executives were active in the formation in 1898 of INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO. of Meriden, Connecticut. William Rogers was connected with the former company until his death in 1873, as were his brothers, Asa and Simeon. ³

• He was a partner from 1865 to 1869 with William Henry Rogers, William Henry Watrous, Thomas Birch, and William J. Pierce, in Hartford CT as WILLIAM ROGERS MANUFACTURING Co. ³

• Package label, c 1865
Private Collection

• He was a partner from 1869 to 1873 with William Henry Rogers in Hartford CT as WILLIAM ROGERS & SON.

William married Parthenia Tyler about 1826 in Hartford CT. (Parthenia Tyler was born in 1804 in Hartford CT and died on 3 Jan 1831.)

William next married Nancy Wilson on 7 Dec 1831 in Hartford CT. (Nancy Wilson was born on 3 Jan 1811 in Golden Bridge NY and died on 5 Sep 1876 in Hartford CT.)