Oliver Gerrish

  General notes:

Silversmith and jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed in 1810 to John Gaines in Portsmouth NH ¹

• He worked from 1817 to 1819 as a goldsmith and jeweler in Boston MA as a journeyman for various firms. ³

• Portland ME, 1819-1888: president of Portland Savings Bank, Secretary and Treasurer of Relief Fire Society, a prominent Mason, and active in a large number of charitable and philanthropic organizations. ³

• He worked from 1819 to 1857 as a silversmith and jeweler in Portland ME taking the stand formerly occupied by Joshua Tolford at 6 Jones Row, Exchange Street. ³

• Master to Abner Lowell c 1825 in Portland ME.

• Master to William Senter abt 1828 in Portland ME.

• Master to Nathaniel Pearson abt 1840 in Portland ME. ⁶

• He was a partner from 1858 to 1877 with Nathaniel Pearson in Portland ME as GERRISH & PEARSON with shop at 74 Exchange Street. ³

• He worked from 1877 to 1880 as a silversmith and jeweler in Portland ME

• He appeared on the 1880 census taken at Portland ME, listed as a jeweler.

Oliver married Sarah Little, daughter of Paul Little and Sarah Reddington, on 6 Jan 1825 in Portland ME. (Sarah Little was born on 20 Mar 1802 in Newburyport MA.)