Geer Terry

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

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• He worked from 1797 to 1814 as a silversmith in Worcester MA ³

• Advertised in the The Massachusetts Spy, 20 May 1801, "Geer Terry, Watchmaker, Silversmith and Jeweler, . . . has removed to the building formerly occupied by the Clerk of the Court, nearly opposite Mr. Waldo's Store; where he ... has for sale; gold beads, rings, earrings, and stone nubs, silver table, tea and salt spoons, buckles, buttons, thimbles, sugar tongs, &c. &c. of his own make, warranted to be good and cheap for Cash. . . . Cash given for old gold and silver." ³

• Sugar tongs, c 1810
Private Collection ¹
l: 5 3/4"

• He was a partner before 1814 with Moses Wing in Worcester MA ³

• He was a partner from 1814 to 1815 with Aaron Willard in Worcester MA
The Worcester Gazette of Jan. 4, 1815 told of dissolution of firm by mutual consent. ³

• He worked from 1816 to 1858 as a silversmith in Enfield CT ³

Geer married Lois Denslow on 10 Nov 1798 in Windsor CT. (Lois Denslow was born on 5 Aug 1777 in Windsor CT.)