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Dana, Gilbert Barton
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
16 Feb. 1837	born, East Killingly, Connecticut
1859	'ambrotypist'		h. 26 Common	PCD 128
1865	replaced William Coleman after 15 Sept.			Trial: 93
	worked about a year
	photo of Stevens Beckwith by Dana
	'Mr. Gilbert Dana was also cornetist in the American Brass Band afterwards named Reeves American Band'			Silver Tongue 1: 3. 6, Sept. 1925
1864-84	active photographer			Maureen Taylor
1868	Dana, Gilbert B., & Pond, A. M., photographer, 197 High, house at Pawtucket
1871	photographer (90 Westminster, Providence)
			h. Mason n. Railroad Ave.	Pawtucket CD
1892			164 Penn	PCD 182
1900			164 Penn	PCD 254
1901			164 Penn	PCD 271
1902			164 Penn	PCD 262
	'He lived in East Providence for more than 50 years'			obit
1913/15				E. Prov. CD
20 April 1917	died: obit Prov. Journal 21 April p. 4; buried Mineral Springs Cemetery, Pawtucket			RIHC

Darby, Walter Daniel
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
2 July 1871	Chaser, room 62; from Birmingham	15.00		Indenture #43 (4: 366: 26)
1 Jan. 1872		16.00
28 Aug.	not paid, this week through 10 March 1873
10 Mar. 1873	room 62	18.00
23 June	not paid after this week
5 Jan. 1874	room 51, through 2 Jan. 1882	22.00
				PCD*
1876	Room 51; worked 51 weeks on the Century Vase			PBk. F 166
1878				PCD*
1880	chaser		house 89 Ship	PCD 112
1883	chaser		housce 89 Ship	PCD 127
1 Jan.	room 62	24.00
7 Jan. 1884	left
1886				PCD*

Darling, Daniel W.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1847	born, son of Artemus & Lorinda
1880	silversmith		h. 1 Lincoln	PCD 113
1893	stamper		h. 322 Public	PCD 193
	foreman, room GG (33 men)	35.00		PBk N #16
1894	'stamper'			PCD 200
1900	foreman, Gorham Mfg. Co.		h. 81 Congress Ave.	PCD 355
1910	foreman, Gorham Mfg. Co.		h. 81 Congress	PCD 228
1929			h. 81 Congress	PCD 654
21 Dec. 1930	died, age 83; buried North Burial Ground			Death Records 31: 387; RIHC

Davenport, Frank Winthrop
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
27 Jan. 1852	born, Boston, Massachusetts, son of William B. & Frances Potter
1880	Book Finisher		h. 780 High	PCD 113
10 April 1885	hired
1886	draughtsman		h. 10 Hudson	PCD 139
1893	designer		20 Hudson	PCD 195
	foreman, room UU (4 men)	25.00		PBk N #16
1894	designer		20 Hudson	PCD
1897	designer		h. 193 Atlantic Ave.	PCD 232
1899	foreman, Gorham Mfg. Co.		h. 193 Atlantic	1899 PCD 258
1900			193 Atlantic	PCD 256
1905			h. 193 Atlantic	1905 PCD 259
1910	foreman, Gorham Mfg. Co.		h. 193 Atlantic	PCD 229
1915	F. Winthrop		h. 193 Atlantic	PCD 247
1 Feb. 1920	pensioned	58.20
11 Feb. 1931	died, Providence, age 79 years 15 days, mechanical draftsman; death notice but no obit. in Prov. Journal; buried Swan Point			RIHC

Deacon, Edwin
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
22 Nov. 1865	Silversmith; from London	22.00		Indenture #7 (2:
1870	silversmith		house 4 Clarke	PCD 77
1874	silversmith		house 4 Clarke	PCD 96
1878				PCD*

Dean, George H.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
31 Jan. 1830	born, North Providence, Rhode Island
18 April 1850	employed
1852-53			h. 372 North Main Street	PCD
1855-56			h. 30 Atwells Avenue	PCD
1858			h. 22 Windmill	PCD
1860-61			h. 91 Lockwood	PCD
1870			h. 3 Dexter	PCD
1876	foreman, Spoon Rolling & Stock Dept.
1888			h. 33 Prairie Avenue	PCD
1890			h. 16 Prairie	PCD
1893	foreman, room KK (23 men)	24.00		PBk N #16
18 April 1900	Reception honoring 50th year of employment			Prov. Journal, 19 April
	copy in Secretary's Notices & Instructions, Archives II. B, with photo; notice in Manufacturing Jeweler 26 April 1900 p. 360.
1902	retired
1903	foreman, Gorham		16 Prairie	PCD
27 Dec. 1904	died; obit. Prov. Journal 28 Dec.

Denton, Albert Carlisle
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1880				PCD*
1881	chaser		h. 239 Pine	PCD 122
3 Jan.	room 62, through 4 Jan. 1886	25.00
1882	chaser		h. 32 Portland	PCD 126
26 Nov. 1888	A. Carlisle, Chaser #23	15.00		J 148/49
9 Nov. 1889	chaser #23	15.00		J 346/47
11 Aug. 1890	chaser #21	25.00		K 70/71
	Albert C., chaser		h. 1 Lloyd	PCD 166
1893	Albert C., chaser		h. 1 Lloyd	PCD
1895	Albert C., chaser		h. 1 Lloyd	PCD 220
1897	Albert C., chaser		h. 1 Lloyd	PCD 242
1898	removed to NYC			PCD 260

Denton, Albert Carlisle [Jr.]
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
2 Jan. 1882	apprentice	2.50
1 Jan. 1883	room 62	4.00
7 Jan. 1884		5.00
5 Jan. 1885		6.00
4 Jan. 1886		7.00
1890	Albert, jr., chaser		bds. 1 Lloyd	PCD 166
1892, 93, 95, 1900				PCD*

Devon, George
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
18 Dec. 1865	Ornamental engraver; from London	20.00		Indenture #19 (2:
1870	engraver		h. r. 742 Plane	PCD 78
1874				PCD*

Dexter, Albert G.				card
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
24 Sept. 1852	born
23 Aug. 1880	hired
1925	chasers photo, '45 years'			Silver Tongue
1 June 1929	pensioned
19 Jan. 1935	died; buried Chepachet Cemetery, Glocester			RIHC

Docker, George C., silversmith
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
4 Nov. 1852	born, Birmingham, England
5 June 1889	employed
15 July 1920	pension roll
21 Mar. 1939	died; buried North Burial Ground			RIHC

Docker, Thomas J.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
A craftsman who stands above his fellow workers in the Industry, 'is Thomas J. Docker, a lifetime employee, having served the Gorham Manufacturing Company for forty-one years in the capacity of a silversmith and advancing to the position of foreman. 'The following work, from the designs of William Codman, has been executed under Mr. Docker's direction -- viz: the Gold Cup for Secretary of the U. S. Treasury Andrew Mellon, the Carnegie Trophies, Edsel Ford trophy for the promotion of Aerial transportation, and all special work for the last twenty years. 'Mr. Docker was awarded a silver medal at the San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915, as collaborator with the Gorham Manufacturing Company' (William Codman, History of Gorham silver (1935), typescript, p. 9).
1885?	came to U. S., age 9
1895	employed; silversmith		b. 34 Redwing with George D.	PCD
1899	silversmith		h. 4 Eddy	PCD
1911	silversmith		177 Rounds Ave.	PCD
1915-1940	foreman Gorham		177 Rounds Ave.	PCD
5 Nov. 1941	died, age 64 years; obit. PJ 7 Nov. p. 16.
1942	son Ralph T. (wife Muriel R.), chauffeur		h. 177 Rounds	PCD
2 July 1943	son Ralph died, age 42 years (son of Thomas J. & Priscilla D.)
1945	Muriel R., Mrs., saleswoman, Sorority Shop; h. 177 Rounds Ave.			PCD

Donalds, Arnold
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1866	silversmith		bds. 28 -1/2 S. Main	PCD

Donalds, Arthur W.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1847	born			RIHC
18 Jan. 1866	Engraver 'to improve'; from Birmingham; 6.00			Indenture #25 (2:
1868	engraver		bds. Chace's pl.	PCD
1870	engraver		bds. 24 Earle's Lane	PCD
1872	engraver		bds. Earle's Lane n.	PCD
V1873-85	engraver		h. 24 Earle's Lane	PCD
1886	died; buried North Burial Ground			RIHC
1893	no Arthur; Amelia		h. 34 Pleasant	PCD

Donalds, James
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
18 Jan. 1866	Engraver & designer; from Birmingham; 25.00			Indenture #24 (2:
1866	silversmith		bds. 28 1/2 South Main	PCD
1868	Donalds, Elizabeth M., widow		h. Chace's pl.	PCD
	Donalds, Katherinef G., music teacher		bds. Chace's place	PCD
1895 & 1897				PCD

Donalds, Malcolm James
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1846	born
18 Jan. 1866	modeller, from Birmingham	20.00		Indenture #39 (2:
1868	designer		bds. Chace's pl.	PCD
7 July 1873	died; North Burial Ground, lot 1064 section 17. Wife Amelia, 1842-1894
	Mrs. Malcolm J. Donalds, widow		bds. 24 Earle's Lane	PCD
1874			same, cor. Western	PCD
1883	Donalds, Amelia, widow		bds. 24 Earle's Lane	PCD

Donalds, Thomas
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1866	silversmith		bds. 28 1/2 South Main	PCD

Dorr, Charles E.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
2 June 1849	born
1876	employed; salesman, 'well known Western traveler'
April 1900	died; obit. JC 4 April 1900, in Archives

Doxey, Isaiah
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
29 Jan. 1844	born
15 July 1871	Set maker, German silver; from London;	20.00		Indenture #46 (4: 360)
15 Mar. 1886	employed			pension record
1 June 1919	pensioned	30.00/mo.		PCD
18 June 1934	died

Drescher, Edward				no card
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
18 Aug. 1888O	born, New York City, son of Rheinhold & Augusta (Grosskrentz) Drescher
1910	silversmith		bds. 84 Laura	PCD 251
1913	removed to Attleboro with father			PCD 265
1920	'coppersmith'			PHD 702
1923				PCD 323
1926				PCD 663
1930	Edward, silversmith; wife Clara L. Pilz		h. 61 Wallace	PCD 698
	Drescher, Mrs. Augusta (mother)			PCD 698
1934	taught silversmithing			RISD Year Book 1934 p. 16
	evening school p. 93; p. 78, listing of day courses; p. 118, listing of evening courses
1936	silversmith for the Borg-Warner Trophy, according to Charles Brandreth (14 June 1997)
1936	silversmith; wife Clara L.		h. 61 Wallace	PCD 539
1945	silversmith			PCD 217
			Russell E., USN	PCD
1951	silversmith		h. 61 Wallace	PCD 215
1953			h. Cranston	PCD 221
19 Sept. 1954	died; widow Clara L. (Pilz)		109 Bryant Road	CCD 118

Drescher, G. Reinhard				no card
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
Aug. 1859	born, Germany, son of Gustav
15 Nov. 1885	naturalized
1890				PCD*
1891	employed
1892	chaser		h. 83 Jessamine	PCD 205
1895	chaser		h. 600 Potter Ave.	PCD 235
1900	chaser (#31)		h. 20 Holmes	PCD 285
	Census Ward 7 E. D. 64 s. 8: Dressler, Reynold; daughter Olga born, Aug. 1884 in Germany; 'tailoress'; son Edward born, Aug. 1889 in New York, 'at school'; son George born, Aug. 1893 in Rhode Island; wife Augusta
1901	chaser		h. 20 Holmes	PCD 306
Oct. 1906				PBk. AA 31: 43
	with Olga H., dressmaker		h. 84 Laura	PCD
Aug. 1907	left
1912			h. 84 Laura	PCD 262
	son Edward, 'silversmith'			PCD
1913	removed to Attleboro, Massachusetts			PCD 265
1915	chaser		h. 12 1/2 Emory	A9D 120
1917	chaser		31 Sanford	AD 124
1918	chaser; Augusta		94 Pine	AD 77
	employed by R. F. Simmons Co. at time of death
13 Jan. 1919	died, Attleboro, Mass.			Death certificate
1922-24	chaser		90 D Pine	AD 81
1924-25				AD*

Drinan, John T.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1 Jan. 1877		16.00
1878	chaser		house 270 Prairie	PCD 126
1882	chaser, 147 Pine		h. 22 Gallup	PCD

Duvallet, Edward, chaser
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1874				PCD*
26 April 1875	room 51, 54 hours			F: 56
3 May		30.00		F: 76
5 July		35.00
Feb. 1876	worked 42-1/2 weeks chasing the Century Vase (as a special project?)			F: 134
13 March				F: 150
1878				PCD*

Eadie, Richard W.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1880				PCD*
1890				PCD*
1893			h. 320 Potter's Ave.	PCD 224
	foreman, room SS (10 men)	30.00		PBk N #16
1894			168 Hamilton
1895	foreman		168 Hamilton	PCD 245
1896	foreman		168 Hamilton	PCD 264
1897-1910				PCD; PDR

Egge, Conrad, Boston die sinker
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1890	'A large percentage of the illustrated foregoing Souvenir Spoons having been struck from dies of my manufacture....'-- James, Souvenir Spoons p. 217; Carpenter, Gorham Silver p. 184

Eichler, Jacob F., 'colorist,' Bronze Division
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
5 Feb. 1881	born, Winfield, New York
1899	hired
1901			bds. 60 Vineyard	PCD 322
28 May 1904	left
	removed to Concord, New Hampshire			1905 PCD 299
12 June 1916	hired		h. 57 Algonquin St.
30 June 1934	daughter Nora L. married Edward E. Stursberg, son of chaser Emil Stursberg
12 June 1942	left for health reasons; 'had been out ill for several months'
	In 1995 interview, Ralph Stursberg told me that his grandfather was so angered at being denied a pension in 1942 -- his total time of employment didn't make the requirement -- that he refused to share his recipes for patinas. Thus when Doug Ward returned from his service in the U. S. Navy in 1944, the Company could no longer reproduce the patinas they had previously made.
13 June 1952	died

Ekeblad, Alfred Enoch Ephraim
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
8 Oct. 1861	born, Sweden
1890				PCD*
1891	silversmith		111 Vinton	PCD
1900	silversmith		h. 9 Berkeley	PCD 299
1910	silversmith		h. 876 Chalkstone	PCD 261
1920	silversmith		h. 876 Chalkstone	PCD 309
1928	Emma N. Anderson		h. 876 Chalkstone	PCD
29 Mar. 1929	died, age 67 years; buried North Burial Ground			PDR 31: 60
	nieces Natalie Robinson (949-0188); Elsie Caron, Fairview Ave. Coventry (821-4455).

Ekeblad, Carl J.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
15 May 1843	born, Sweden, son of Magnus & Charlotte
1874				PCD*
1876			bds. 160 Fountain	PCD
26 June				PBk. 6: 166
Aug.	Room 50 #9, Wm. Hughes, foreman			PBk. 6: 186
1877				PCD
March	Room 50, #9			PBk. 6: 204
June	Room 50, #9			PBk. 6: 258
27 Aug.	Room 41, #5	16.00		PBk. 6: 270
May 1879	'Applied work' by Ekelblard' recorded for 'Curio'			Flatware cost bk. 3: 43
1880-82			bds. 310 Broad	PCD
1885			bds. 23 State	PCD
1889			bds. 125 N. Main	PCD
18 Jan. 1890	Room 41, #5	20.00		PBk. 18: 18
1-14 Feb.	missed two weeks
22 March	last week
5 April	died, age 47 years, 10 months, 21 days, Rhode Island Hospital, malaria and Bright's Disease (kidney failure); single			RIDR 90-762-28

Eldridge, W. H.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
23 Oct. 1899	hired			PBk. S 19: 159
1900	chaser #21, apprentice
28 May 1904	left			PBk. X 24: 345/46
	[RIHC lists ELDRIDGE, WILLIAM HORACE, 1847-18 JAN 1913 in Swan Point]

Emerson, G.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
10 Jan. 1870		1.20		4:

Enzinger, George F.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
20 Feb. 1891	born, Providence, Rhode Island, son of George J. Enzinger
18 Sept. 1906	employed, apprentice	3.00
1907	to O-1, chasers
1912		26.00
3 Dec. 1917	U. S. Army
21 July 1919	returned from Army
7 Aug. 1920	Left, no work
1921	chaser		166 Longfellow	PCD 327
	Katherine, widow		bds. 166 Longfellow
27 Mar. 1922	returned
30 Aug. 1922	Left, no work
1923	chaser		h. 41 Pennsylvania	PCD 342
1924	requests reference to P. O.
1925	Catherine widow		277 Indiana	PCD 677
1927-28	Katherine widow			PCD 694
1929	Katherine widow; George			PCD 720
	[RIHC lists ENZINGER, GEORGE E., 1891-1946 in Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston; and ENZINGER, KATHERINE, 1863-23 FEB 1936, Jalso in Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston]

Enzinger, George Joseph				no employment card found
9 Dec. 1863	born, Vienna, Austria, son of George & Anna
1889	returned			PCD*
1890	silversmith		603 Potters Ave.	PCD 193
1892-99	silversmith		h. 127 Roger W'ms Av.	PCD 220
1900	chaser #12	26.00	77 Rutherglen Ave.	PCD
	real estate $1,740; Tax records			1900 Census E. D. 64 sheet 13 line 43
1901	silversmith		h. 77 Rutherglen	PCD 326
1908	chaser		h. 77 Rutherglen	PCD 261
1913	chaser		508 Potters Av.	PCD 279
8 Jan. 1915	died, age 51 years 30 days, of emphysema
	[RIHC lists ENZINGER, GEORGE J., 1863-23 FEB 1936 in Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston. Looks like George J. & Katherine (above) died the same day]

Erickson, Adolph C. E.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
20 Aug. 1868	born, Norway
20 Aug. 1889	hired
8 Dec.	left
25 Feb. 1896	hired	0.20/ hr.
1897			h. 13 Rutherglen	PCD 276
25 Sept. 1899		0.40/ hr.
27 April 1903		0.42/ hr.
6 Feb. 1905	Trans. to M5; overseer	30.00
14 Aug.	Trans. to M3; overseer
5 Feb. 1906		35.00
4 Feb. 1907		40.00
1910	foreman, Gorham Mfg. Co. at Auburn			PCD 264
31 July 1911		45.00
17 May 1913	left-- charge of Canadian shop
14 May 1914	Salary list: Assistant superintendent
1916				CCD*
15 April	superintendent
27 Mar. 1918	left-- pension list	83.33/ month	557 Walnut Ave., Redlands, CA
9 Nov. 1922	died; death notice ProJo 12 Nov.

Esling, G. W.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1870*
2 Jan. 1882		20.00		pay book
1882*

Etchells, Joshua				K9, K7, K11
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
6 Sept. 1864	born, England, son of William & Olive
4 April 1881	begins Gorham	5.00
1893	silversmith		bds. 796 Eddy St.	PCD 233
21 May 1894		0.30/hr.
1895	silversmith		bds. 198 Bay	PCD 253
1897	silversmith		bds. 589 Harris Ave.	PCD 277
1910	silversmith		h. 97 Wesleyan Ave.	PCD 265
18 July 1921				salary list
9 Oct. 1922	died, age 59 years; buried Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston			death records 27: 413; RIHC

Etheridge, Sylvester J.				K5, K8, XX
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
23 Oct. 1859	born, Newfoundland, son of John & Mary
8 Aug. 1883	hired
[1895	Sylvester J., laborer		h. 73 Jessamin	PCD
1896				PCD*
[1910	Sylvester J., laborer		h. 73 Waldo	PCD
	John J., silversmith		bds. 73 Waldo
14 Dec. 1925	pensioned
26 May 1932	died, age 72 years, Providence

Eva, William
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
18 Sept. 1878	born
26 Nov. 1900	hired
1910	silversmith		h. 283 Bucklin	PCD 265
1929	silversmith; wife Elizabeth A.		h. 283 Bucklin	PCD 722
1938	silversmith		r. 283 Bucklin	PCD 580
8 Sept. 1939	left
1940	removed to Jacksonville, Florida			PCD 259
	Charle's Brandreth's list of silversmiths

Farrell, Joseph F.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
12 July 1886	born
20 April 1910	hired
1 Oct. 1919	to salary list
1925	appointed manager of Bronze Division after death of Victor Smith			--Silver Tongue 1: 2. 5, 1 April 1925
31 Jan. 1929	left
1930	bronze worker; wife Alice L.		h. 52 Davoll	PCD 705
1941	Purchasing Agent			PCD 265
	President, Providence City Council
29 Mar. 1948	died		52 Daboll

Fearns, Henry
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
6 Jan. 1879	room 62	12.00
1882	Ferns, Henry, silversmith			PCD 151
1 Jan. 1883	left

Fearns, J. A.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
3 Jan. 1881	apprentice	7.00
same year		9.00
2 Jan. 1882		12.00
same year		15.00

Fearns, W.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
3 Jan. 1881		12.00

Fearns, W. H.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1 Jan. 1883	room 62	21.00

Fenney, Alfred Charles
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
3 Nov. 1865	Restorer; from Birmingham	15.00		Indenture #3 (2:
1 Jan. 1866		15.00		2:
14 Jan. 1867- 4 Jan. 1869		18.00		3:
1868				PCD*
1869	'A. C.,' silversmith		12-1/2 Elbow	PCD
2 Jan. 1871		15.00	i	4:
27 Dec. 1872	Frank, infant son of Alfred & Elizabeth Fenny, died			RIDR
1874	'Charles A.,' chaser		60 Pavilion Ave.	PCD
3 Jan. 1876	Worked six weeks on the Century Vase
-7 Jan. 1878	'Charles A.,' chaser	18.00	h. r. 262 Pine	PCD
1880				PCD*
3 Jan. 1881		18.00	h. 29 S. Court	PCD
1882	'chaser'		h. 29 S. Court	PCD
2 Jan. 1882	room 62, through 1 Jan. 1883	20.00	h. 29 S. Court	PCD
1883	'Alfred C.,' chaser		h. 29 S. Court	PCD
1886-87, 1892, 1897				PCD*

Fisher, William H.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
May 1871	born, Philadelphia, son of Pennsylvania parents
7 Aug. 1899	hired	22.50		PBk. 5. 19: 90; PCD*
1900	chaser #44	22.50
	'Fischer'		bds. 24 Rutland	PCD
	'Fish,' age 24, single, silver chaser			1900 Census E. D. 64 s. 4 l. 45 p. 0623
June 1901	moved to desk #41 (Charles Regester's slot)
July 1902	chaser #41			PBk. V 22: 190
30 Nov.	left			PBk. V 22: 288

Francois, Emile
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1868				PCD*
1869	silver chaser		h. 13 Bate	PCD 89
4 Jan.		20.00		3:
1870				PCD; 1870 census index

Frank, William C.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1899				PCD*
14 Aug.	hired			PBk. S 19: 90/91
1900	engraver		bds. 26 Earl	PCD 330
Jan.	chaser #45	21.00
31 Mar.	left			PBk. S 19: 302/03
1901				PCD*

Friedell / Friedl, Clemens / Clemence
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1872	born, New Orleans, Louisiana
5 Aug. 1901	begins work	0.30/hr.		emp. cd.
21 July 1902		0.34/hr.
7 Mar. 1904		0.40/hr.
13 Sept. 1907	left
	'Clemens Friedell was born, in New Orleans, but at an early age was taken to his parents' native Austria, where he undertook a seven year apprenticeship with a Viennese silversmith. He returned to America in 1892 and worked for a San Antonio jeweler. In 1901 [5 Aug.] he started working for Gorham manufacturing company as an ornamentalist on the Martele line. Laid off in 1907, he attempted to open a shop with two other silversmiths in Providence, but was unsuccessful. After returning briefly to San Antonio, he moved to California and opened his own workshop in Pasadena in 1910. He counted many of the wealthy families who wintered in Pasadena as clients and for many years designed the trophies for the Tournament of Roses. Friedell was known for his< floral form & ornament. Though applied or engraved initials were preferred by most Arts and Crafts silversmiths, he was noted for his embossed initials.' Kurland-Zabar, Reflections: Arts & Crafts metalwork in England & the US, NY 1990, p. 38. See Silver in the Golden State, where there is an article on his California career.
1915	awarded a gold medal at the Panama-California Exposition, San Diego
1963	died

Fulford, Charles, chaser; foreman, 'W' or O-2 room of chasers
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
May 1840	born, England
1874	chaser		h. 859 Eddy	PCD
1 May 1876	employed
1 Jan. 1877		18.00		4?
1878	chaser		h. 1073 Eddy	PCD
7 Jan.		18.00		4?
6 Jan. 1879		17.00
5 Jan. 1880		18.00
3 Jan. 1881	room 62, through 4 Jan. 1886	24.00
1882			h. 1073 Eddy St.	PCD
1883	chaser		h. 1073 Eddy	PCD
29 Dec.	chased 1810 Tea Set			cost bk. 3: 39
1886	chaser		h. 72 Pavilion	PCD
1890	chaser		h. 120 Pavilion	PCD
Sept.	chaser #6 in 'L'	24.00
1893	foreman, room W (40 men)	35.00
1895	chaser		h. 120 Pavilion	PCD
1898	~Foreman, Gorham		h. 120 Pavilion	PCD
1900 Census Ward 7 E. D. 64 s. 4: foreman chasing dept.; 30 years in U. S.; 12 Rutland St.
1903	Foreman, Gorham		h. 12 Rutland	PCD
1907	Foreman, Gorham		h. 12 Rutland	PCD
1 Jan. 1909	pensioned	52.00/mo.
2 May	died, age 68 years; widow Harriet

Fulford, Charles Jr.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1895	removed to Boston			PCD

Fulford, George A., chaser
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1 May 1882	signed for seven years; 3.00; Indenture II, p. 57, co-signed by Charles Fulford
1 Jan. 1883	room 62; apprentice	2.50
7 Jan. 1884		4.00
1885, 5 Jan.		5.00
1886, 4 Jan.		6.00
1890	chaser		h. Eddy cor. Aldrich; h. 72 Pavilion
1892	chaser		h. Eddy	PCD 247
1895	chaser		h. 120 Pavilion
1898	electrician		h. 120 Pavilion
1900	electrician		b. 12 Rutland	PCD 335
1902	removed to Seattle			PCD 349

Fulford, Harry
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1895	die sinker, 102 Friendship		h. 439 Pine
1898	(Fulford & Hobart, metal ornaments)		h. 439 Pine
1903	(Fulford & 9Hobart, metal ornaments)		h. 67 Columbian

Fulford, William
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1895	chaser		bds. 120 Pavilion	PCD
1898	chaser		bds. 120 Pavilion	PCD
1903	chaser		removed to Norwood	PCD

Furlong, James
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1836?	born, Ireland, son of Patrick & Mary
1847-48				PCD*
1850-53	silversmith, 12 Steeple			PCD
1855-56	silversmith, 39 Smith			PCD
1856				PCD*
1857	silversmith		res. 41 Smith	PCD
1858-60				PCD*
1861	'clerk, 18 Gaspee (another J. F.)		house at N. Providence'	PCD
1863	silversmith		h. Whelden n. Allen	PCD
1868	silversmith		bds. 118 S. Main	PCD
1869	silversmith		bds. 13 State	PCD
1870	silversmith		h. 3 State	PCD
1874	silversmith		h. 13 Chalkstone Ave.	PCD
1878	'at Tool Co.'		h. 25 Douglas Ave.	PCD
1880-82			h. 25 Douglas Ave.	PCD
8 Oct. 1889	died, Providence, age 53 years, 'alcoholic'; silversmith; widower;		h. 25 Douglas	PDR 89. 708. 28

Gage, Rudolph
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
7 Feb. 1841	born, Berlin, Germany, son of Charles & Wilhelmina
10 July 1865	hired
1870	silversmith		house 192 Public	PCD 98
1882	silversmith		h. 192 Public	PCD 162
1892	silversmith		h. 318 Public	PCD 248
1900	silversmith		h. 472 Public	PCD 337
1905	silversmith		h. 274 Public	PCD 332
1 Oct. 1906	pensioned
21 Nov. 1914	died, Rhode Island Hospital, age 73 years 9 months 14 days; res. 472 Public			PDR 25: 93. 232

Gallaghan, Charles
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
June 1850	one of 14 employees			PCD*
1852-53	silversmith, 12 Steeple			PCD
1853	silversmith, 12 Steeple			PCD
1855-56				PCD*

Gallagher, Charles see Gallaghan, Charles

Gavette, Dick, designer
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1964/65	designed the La Scala pattern
1965	left to work for Towle, where he took sketches; Towle brought out Spanish Provincial. Because he had not informed Towle that Gorham was coming out with a similar pattern, he was let go by the Newburyport firm.

Gibaud, George
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
18 Dec. 1865	Figure & pattern chaser; from London	22.00		Indenture #18 (2: 12)
		Stanyon (8th)
1866				PCD*
1 Jan.	Turner, 15th	22.00		2: 33. 8
13 Jan. 1868		24.00		3:
30 Nov.	absent from payroll through 12 April 1869
27 Sept. 1869	'left'			4: 31
1870				PCD*
1874	'Giband' chaser, 145 Pine St.		b. 772 Broad	PCD 128
14 Aug. 1876	?
1 Jan. 1877.		18.00		4?
5 March	'left'?
1878	chaser		bds. 105 Clifford	PCD 143
1882	chaser		h. 58 Langley	PCD 169
1883	chaser		h. 55 Clary	PCD 180
1886	chaser		h. 55 Clary	PCD 195
1890	removed to New York City			PCD 227

Godfrey, Charles F.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1841				PCD*
1844				PCD*
1847-48	jeweller, 14 Steeple			PCD
1850	jeweller, 12 Steeple		51 Fountain	PCD
1852-53				PCD*

Godfrey, Joshua
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1790 ca.	born			RIHC
1838	jeweller, Steeple		r. 42 N. Main	PCD
1841	jeweller, 12 Steeple		254 N. Main	PCD
1844	jeweller, 12 Steeple		254 N. Main	PCD
1850	jeweller, 7 President		99 Benefit	PCD
1853	jeweller, rear Lonsdale block, N. Main		14 Star	PCD
1854	jeweller, Canal Market bldg., 229-1/2 N. Main		14 Star	PCD
1856	jewellxer, r. 14 Star			PCD
1857-58	jeweller, r. 14 Star with John Godfrey, jeweller, 115 Eddy, his son			see RIDR 10 June 1869
1859	jeweller		h. 10 Star	PCD
1860			h. 20 Walker	PCD
10 July 1869	died, age 79; buried North Burial Ground			RIDR; RIHC

Godin, Henry H.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1950	apprentice at Gorham's; wife Jeannette M.		h. 40 Wilson	PCD
1954	engraver at Gorham's; wife Jeannette M.		h. 40 Wilson	PCD 291
1960	engraver at Park Ave. Engraving		h. Cranston	PCD 389
1972	engraver at Gorham; wife Jeannette M.		h. 398 Wellington	CCD 222
	Jeannette employed at Woodlawn Laundry
1980	engraver at Gorham; wife Jeannette M.		h. 398 Wellington	CCD 221
	supervised the apprenticeship of Thomas Pelletier
1985	retired

Goldman, Max
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
Nov. 1875	born, Germany
1884	to U. S.
14 Mar. 1898	hired			PBk. R 18: 24
15 Oct. 1899		14.00	91 Hopkin St., Bklyn; NY	emp. card
1900 Census E. D. 63 sheet 18: wife Sarah, age 22 fiyears; born 1878; to U. S. 1879
	'silver chaser'		h. 25 Hamburg Ave.	PCD 358
	chaser #34
31 Dec.	no entries			PBk. T: 243
1901	'silver chaser'		h. 25 Hamburg Ave.	PCD 387
14 Jan.	no entries through 4 Feb.			PBk. U: 28
22 July	gone			PBk. U: 104-05
	replaced by Becraft			PBk. U: 180
1902	'removed to N. Y. City'			PCD 374
5 Oct. 1905		15.00
1 Dec. 1906	laid off			NY EmC[?]
16 July 1907		16.00		NY EmC[?]
6 Nov.	laid off			NY EmC[?]

Good, Thomas F.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
12 Mar. 1844	born
11 Jan. 1866	employed
1900	polisher		h. 8 Bond	PCD 359
1 Nov. 1911	pensioned	34.00/mo.
28 Jan. 1913	died
1915	Alice J., widow Thomas F.		h. 150 Ocean	PCD 388

Gorham, Jabez
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
18 Feb. 1792	born; son of Jabez Gorham & Katy (or Caty)
1802	his father died
2 Apriil 1806	apprenticed to Nehemiah Dodge
1813	completed apprenticeship; formed partnership
4 Dec. 1816	married Amey Thurber
1817	Benjamin, first son, died at birth
1818	partnership dissolved; continued as Jabez Gorham Jeweler
11 Dec. 1818	daughter Amanda born
1819	on the road; letters to Amey
18 Nov. 1820	son John born
26 Nov.	Amey died
1831	partnership with Henry L. Webster, as Gorham & Webster
1840	sold business & retired
1841	bought back the silver business and established J. Gorham & Son
1 Feb. 1848	withdrew from business
24 March 1869	died

Gorham, John
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
18 Nov. 1820	born, Providence, Rhode Island; son of Jabez Gorham & Amey Thurber
1837	apprenticed to his father's jewelry company; couldn't get along with the shop foremen; worked for a year on a farm in Smithfield, R. I., then as clerk in various businesses in Providence, Boston, N. Y.
1841	partnership with father as 'J. Gorham & Son.'
1848	installs steam engine; Jabez withdraws from business on 1 February.
4 Sept.	marries his cousin, Amey Thurber
1 Jan. 1850	partnership with cousin Gorham Thurber = Gorham & Thurber
1852	son Herbert born; Lewis Dexter, Jr., a cousin, joins firm
May-June	travels to England; passport dated 23 April
1853 or 54	installs Nasmyth steam drop press
1857	daughter stillborn
21 Jan. 1860	son John Henry born
June-Aug.	travels to England & Europe
1861	Lewis Dexter, Jr. withdraws from firm
25 Oct. 1865	son Charles born (died 1943)
16 July 1866	son Herbert died, age 14
1866/67?	attends Paris Exposition; reports to board 14 March 1867
Oct. 1875	declares bankruptcy
17 Jan. 1878	son John Henry died, age 17
13 Feb.	appeals to Gorham for reinstatement
4 March	committee composed of WilOkinson, Hartshort, J. F. P. Lawton rejects plea
25 Sept. 1880	Dun report (R. I. 1: 377): 'Was some yrs ago Prest. of the Gorham mfg. Co. but failed badly in 1875, there being nothing for the unsecured creditors. For a time was in the employ of the company. It is not known how he gets a living. Is in no bus. & has no means. Is of considerable ability but quite sanguine & speculative. These peculiarities were the curse of his fortune.' Company best ever.			& p. 376; p. 374, 1874, decline in business -- on speculation.
1881	daughter Amey died, age 23
26 June 1898	(Sunday) died, Chase City, Virginia, age 77 years 7 months 8 days; cause of death abscess, debility; 'silver manufacturer'. Crins' diary, as reported by Charles Carpenter, says h~e died in 'Southern Pennsylvania,' actually southern Virginia)			RIDR 98: 689

Gothron, Isaiah, Carpenter's 14 list
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1847-48				PCD*
1850				PCD*
1853				PCD*
1856				PCD*

Gray, George
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
6 Dec. 1856	born, Oxford, England
15 Feb. 1883	employed; his entry in red ink separates him from others in the room
7 Jan. 1884	room 62	10.00
5 Jan. 1885- 4 Jan. 1886		11.00
1890	George, at Gorham Mfg Co.		h. 136 Oxford	PCD 241
1892	George, at Gorham Mfg Co.		h. 136 Oxford	PCD 273
1893-96				PCD*
20 Nov. 1899	advanced from $11 to $12 'for moving and carrying'			PBk S #19: 232
	George Gray and James Jenkinson were pitch men.
1900	chaser #5
20 Sept. 1907	left			PCD*
1911	George at Gorham's		h. Lake nr. Burnham W Ar	CD 1110
1913	fitter		h. Lake nr. Burnham	CD 90
	George Gray Jr. bds. at Burnham; automobiles & garage 48 Narragansett
1916	fitter			CD 95
1926-27	fitter			CD 179
3 Jan. 1930	died, age 73, lobar pneumonia
1930-31	machinist			CD 211
1932-33				CD 181

Gray, William
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
28 Nov. 1864	born, Scotland, son of William & Ellen
1887	arrived in U. S.
13 May 1891	hired
1900	chaser #15
	'chaser'		h. 437 Potter Av.	PCD 367
	Census E. D. 62 sheet 18 line 54: not a citizen; wife Louise, born England; son William J., age 12, born New Hampshire; son Adam A., age 11, born Massachusetts; son Edmund, age 5, born Rhode Island.
1903	chaser		h. 437 Potter Ave.	PCD 334
1904	chaser		h. 437 Potter Ave.	PCD 355
1905	chaser		h. 36 Redwing	PCD 360
6 April	left
3 Aug.	died, age 40 years 9 months 5 days, pulmonary tuberculosis; will prob"ate 10555			1906 PCD 385; PDR 22: 178

Greaves, Samuel
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1833	born, England
16 Jan. 1866	General mounter; from London	20.00		Indenture #38 (2:
1869	'Graves, Samuel' silversmith		boards Dwight, hd. of Lippitt	PCD 99
1870	silversmith		house 30 Howell	PCD 108
1874	silversmith		h. 26 Howell	PCD 135
1875	age 42; wife Elizabeth born England		21 Howell	census
1878				PCD*
	son George, age 22, silversmith
	daughter Ann, age 21			cns Prov. 194 Ward 1

Greenfield, G.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1899				PCD*
1900	'Greenfeld'		h. 143 Lockwood	PCD 371; PSD: 554
Jan.	chaser #35	21.00
22 Jan.	worked 18 hours			PBk. S 19: 233
	replaced F. B. Orr
29 Jan.	worked 7 hours			PBk. S 19: 302
	replaced by W. H. Heath
1901	Greenfield, George		h. 143 Lockwood	PCD 402

Guider, C.
Date	Event	Pay	Address	Source
1868				PCD*
4 Jan. 1869		16.00		3: , 4:
1870				PCD*
10 Jan.	left

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