Gerould, James H. (1798-1871)

Name:

Gerould, James H. (1798-1871)

Title:

Postmaster, Keene, 1841-

Other Names:

Gerould, J. H.

Born:

12/02/1798

Birthplace:

Wrentham, MA

Died:

06/14/1871

Death Location:

Worcester, MA

Residence:

Wrentham, MA
Keene, NH 1825-1845
Worcester, MA 1845-1871

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Merchant
Silversmith
Jeweler, Keene, 1827-1845
Gentleman, Worcester, MA 1845-1871

Father:

Gerould, Theodore (1761-1848)

Mother:

Bowditch, Ruth (1767-1861)

Relations:

S.A. & J.H. Gerould (James Harvey Gerould) -- 1825.
S. & H. Gerould (believed to be James Harvey Gerould) -- 1830-1844; 1831 Keene Sentinel ad, says "in the shop of Messrs Goddards".
Siblings:
Gerould, Rebecca (Rebakah) (1788-; b. Wrentham, MA)
Gerould, Mary (1791-1874; b. Wrentham, MA)
Gerould, Samuel Allen (1793-1887; b. Wrentham, MA; m. Deborah Dean; silversmith & jeweler; children; res. Keene
Gerould, Susannah (1795-1819; b. Wrentham, MA)
Gerould, Joseph Byram (1801-; b. Wrentham, MA)
Gerould, Jerusha Mann (1803-; b. Wrentham, MA)
Gerould, Elizabeth Rowe (1806-; b. Wrentham, MA)
Grandparents: Rebecca Byrum (1732-1817) & Samuel Bowditch (1729-1803); Jerusha Mann (1724-1762) & Gamaliel Gerould (1719-1795) of Wrentham, MA, married 1751.

Spouse:

1) Dean, Elizabeth (1801-1867), June 26, 1827
2) Greenleaf, Dolly Ann, 1868

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, 1958), 225.

The Genealogy of the Family of Gamaliel Gerould, Son of Dr. Jacques (or James) Jerauld, of the Province of Languedoc, France. (Bristol, New Hampshire: Enterprise Power Press, 1885), 10-11.

Simon G. Griffin, A History of the Town of Keene, From 1732, When the Township was Granted by Massachusetts, to 1784, When it Became a City. (Keene, New Hampshire: Sentinel Printing Company, 1904), 602.

Charles S. Parsons, New Hampshire Silver. (Cranbury, NJ: Adams Brown Company, 1983), 101.

Marriage Notice, New-Hampshire Sentinel, Keene, NH, June 29, 1827, 3.

"Watch & Clock Repairing, S & H. Gerould," Advertisement, New-Hampshire Sentinel, Keene, NH, October 12, 1827, 3.

"Silver Spoons, S. & H. Gerould," Advertisement, New-Hampshire Sentinel, Keene, NH, May 21, 1830, 3.

"Clocks & Watches, S. & H. Gerould," Advertisement, New-Hampshire Sentinel, Keene, NH, August 1, 1833, 3.

Dissolution of Copartnership, Copartnership Notices, New-Hampshire Sentinel, Keene, NH, September 4, 1844, 3.

Death Notice, Massachusetts Spy, Worcester, MA, June 16, 1871, 3.