Dunham, Rufus (1815-1893)

Name:

Dunham, Rufus (1815-1893)

Born:

1816

Birthplace:

Biddeford, ME

Died:

09/20/1893

Death Location:

Deering, ME

Residence:

Biddeford, ME
Boston, MA
Poughkeepsie, NY
Westbrook, ME, 1837-1861
Portland, ME,1863-1877
Deering, ME

Occupation:

Britannia manufacturer and silver plater

Father:

Dunham, John (1782-1845)

Mother:

Dunham, Hannah Emery (1765-1872)

Relations:

Several of his sons worked with him in the Britannia business.

Spouse:

1) Emeline Stevens, 2) Emma B.

Children:

Dunham, Lyman (1838-1845; b.d. Deering, ME)
Dunham, Emeline C. (1840-1841; b.d. Deering, ME)
Dunham, Joseph S. (c.1852-; works with father in Britannia Ware)
Dunham, Fred... (c. 1854-; works with father in Britannia Ware)
Dunham, Horace W. (c.1860-)
Dunham, Alice M. (c.1861-)
Dunham, Emma A. (c.1869-)

Notes:

M1. Emeline Stevens (1811-1841), 1838. b. Falmouth, ME
M2. Emma B. (c.1827-). b. NH
Parents both born in Westbrook, ME
SEE ALSO: Artist/Maker field

Charles F. Montgomery, A History of American Pewter, 1973, 221.