Samuel Hamlin

  General notes:

Pewtersmith

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed about 1760 to Thomas Danforth in Hartford CT ⁹

• He was a partner from 1767 to 1769 with Benjamin Henshaw in Hartford CT

• He worked from 1771 to 1774 as a pewtersmith, brazier, and coppersmith in Providence RI from his shop on Long Wharf. ⁹

• He was a partner from 1774 to 1781 with Gershom Jones in Providence RI as HAMLIN & JONES. The partnership ended in a law suit between the partners, Jones suing for monies owed and given judgement for £100 15s and costs of suit. ⁹

Samuel married Thankful Ely on 31 Oct 1771 in Middletown CT. (Thankful Ely was born on 8 Feb 1745 in Providence RI.)