Martin Parry Kennard

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• He worked from 1845 to 1847 as a clerk in Boston MA for the firm of LOW, BALL & Co.

• He was a partner from 1847 to 1863 with John Bigelow, Alanson Bigelow, Abraham Bigelow, and William Kennard in Boston MA as BIGELOW BROS. & KENNARD, listed in the 1855 city directory at 121 Washington Street. ⁴

• He was a partner from 1869 to 1891 with Abraham Bigelow, William Kennard, F. T. Bemis, and Alanson Bigelow, Jr. in Boston MA as BIGELOW, KENNARD & Co. ⁴

• Tradecard, c 1860
Private Collection

• He appeared on the 1880 census taken at Brookline MA, listed as an Asssistant United States Treasurer.

• He was a partner from 1870 to 1880 with Alanson & Abraham Bigelow, Francis Bemis, and William Kennard in Boston MA as BIGELOW BROS. & KENNARD, listed in the 1870 city directory at 331 Washington Street. ³

Martin married Carolina Augusta Smith in 1847. (Carolina Augusta Smith was born on 15 Jan 1827 in Portsmouth NH and died on 24 Oct 1907.)