Farnam, Rufus (1766-1863)
- Name:
- Farnam, Rufus (1766-1863)
- Other Names:
- Farham / Farnum
- Born:
- 03/06/1766
- Birthplace:
- Canterbury, CT
- Died:
- 09/24/1863
- Death Location:
- Acushnet, MA
- Residence:
- Boston, MA, 1796-1830
Norwich, CT, c. 1810
Hanover, MA, c.1833+ - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Silversmith
Goldsmith
Jeweler 1796-1833 - Father:
- Farnam, Zebediah
- Mother:
- Hebard, Mary
- Relations:
- Partnership, Rufus & Henry Farnam, Boston, 1804-1807
- Spouse:
- (1) Loisa Cady Read, 1798
(2) Elizabeth Kelly, 1811
(3) Priscilla - Children:
- Thomas, born 1800; died 1845
- Notes:
- Henry N. Flynt and Martha Gandy Fales, The Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver, With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. (Old Deerfield, Massachusetts: The Heritage Foundation, 1968), 217.
Boston Directories 1796-1806.
"Watches, Clock, Silver-plate, Plated and Britannia Wares...," Columbian Centinel, Boston, MA, May 23, 1804.
"Dissolution of Copartnership," Columbian Centinel, Boston, MA, February 11, 1807.
Vital Records, Town of Acushnet, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1863.
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