Clock Makers
On January 13, 1795, Simon Jr. was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He served his first clock apprenticeship to his father, Simon. Sometime during 1810-1812, he went to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to train in the art of watchmaking under the stewardship of John Pond. In 1813, Simon Jr entered West… read more
Aaron Willard Jr. was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on June 29, 1783. He had the good fortune of being born into America's leading clockmaking family. His father, Aaron, and uncle Simon had recently moved from the rural community of Grafton and began a productive career manufacturing high-quality… read more
Simon Jr., was born January 13,1795 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He served his clock apprenticeship to his father Simon and in 1810-1812 to his brother in law John Pond who was a Watchmaker working in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In 1826-27 he lived in New York City in order to trained as a chronometer… read more
David Williams was born in Rochester, Massachusetts, on March 29, 1769. His parents were John Williams (b. 1731- ) and Mary (Peckham) Williams of Middletown, RI (b. 1733-). David was a Quaker. It is not clear who trained David as a clockmaker. It is thought that he was at work in Newport by 1800.… read more
Moses Wing was born on April 25, 1760, the son of Samuel and Joannah (Haskell) Wing. He served in the Revolutionary War and was present at the retreat from New York. In 1777, He enlisted as a private for service at Peekskill in Capt Edward Griswold's company of the Conn militia. End ended his… read more
Frederick Wingate, silversmith, watch, and clockmaker, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on January 11th, 1782, and died in Augusta, Maine, on November 16th, 1864. His parents were William Wingate (1745-1821) and Mehitable (Bradley) Wingate (1747-1796). He had an older brother, Paine Wingate (… read more
Paine Wingate was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1767. His parents were William Wingate (1745-1821) and Mehitable Bradley (1747-1796). He had a younger brother, Frederick Wingate (1782-1862), who he may have trained. Frederick becomes one of Maine's most prolific clockmakers.… read more
Jonathan Winslow was born in south eastern Massachusetts in the town of Rochester on August 15, 1765. He was the son of Shubael and Azubah (Blogett) Winslow. He is recorded as having moved and worked in several Massachusetts towns including New Salem, Worcester, Brookfield in 1795, Palmer and… read more
David Wood was born the son of John Wood (1727-1805) and Eunice (Fellows) Wood (1737-1801) in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on July 5, 1766. It is thought that he may have been apprenticed to either Daniel Balch Senior or to one of the members Mulliken family. All of whom were prominent Clockmakers… read more
Josiah Wood of New Bedford, Massachusetts. A gunsmith, Clockmaker, watchmaker, goldsmith, silversmith and jeweler.
Josiah Wood was born in New Bedford on February 21, 1774. Currently, his parents are not known. Josiah was first recorded as a “Dartmouth Gunsmith” when he sold five acres of land in… read more
Robert Wood and James S. and or or Jacob S. Taylor were cabinetmakers who first worked independently in New York City during the period of 1808-1810. In 1810, they both fled the city during a smallpox epidemic. It is recorded that in 1810, they settled for a short period of time in the small… read more
The clockmakers John Wood Sr., Peter Stretch and Joseph Wills are considered the three most significant Pennsylvania clocks makers of the first half of the 1700's. For John Wood, no birth dates are currently known. We do know that he was at work as early as 1729 and died in 1760-61. John Wood Sr.… read more
It is reported that David Young was most likely born on July 13, 1746 in Kingston, New Hampshire. In 1773, he married Sarah Eastman of Concord. Together they had two children. He may have been in Hopkington, New Hampshire as soon as 1776. By 1800, he is taxed for stock and trade in that town. In… read more