Stanley, J. Byron (1830-1884)

Name:

Stanley, J. Byron (1830-1884)

Other Names:

Stanley, Joseph Byron

Born:

1830

Birthplace:

Enfield, NH

Died:

11/29/1884

Death Location:

Concord, NH

Residence:

Concord, NH -- in Concord by 1850, through end of life (in 1850 census, listed at a Concord boarding house)

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Silversmith and Jeweler

Relations:

Business:
Learned silversmith trade from Amos Sanborn of Lowell, MA.
Worked for Seth Eastman Brown in Concord, NH, 1849/1850.
Partnered with George P. Reed, as Reed & Stanley, c.1850 to 1851; they were burned out by fire in 1851. Stanley learned the jewelry business from Reed.
Stanley worked on his own, 1851-1857.
Partnered with Richard H. Ayer, as Stanley & Ayer, from 1857 through the end of Stanley's life.
Siblings:
Stanley, Horace (of Enfield, NH)
Stanley, E. G. (of Fitchburg, MA)

Spouse:

Stewart, Jane

Notes:

M. Jane Stewart (of Franklin, NH), c. 1857. Jane was the sister of Col. Thomas W. Stewart and John H. Stewart, of Concord, NH.
Death: Died of pneumonia, due to typhoid fever, according to obituary.
SEE ALSO: Artist/Maker field -- Stanley, J. Byron
SEE ALSO (Stanley worked for): Brown, Seth Eastman