Roswell Gleason

• Born: 6 Apr 1799, Putney VT
• Marriage: Rebecca Tucker Vose on 13 Oct 1822 in Milton MA
• Died: 27 Jan 1887, Dorchester MA

  General notes:

Pewtersmith and silverplater

  Events in his life were:

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• He worked from 1818 to 1822 as a tin and pewtersmith in Dorchester MA in the shop of Mr. Wilcox.

• He worked from 1822 to 1850 as a pewtersmith and silverplater in Dorchester MA ³¹

• Miniature teaset, c 1830
  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  h: 4" (of pitcher)

• Coffeepot, c 1830
  Private Collection
  

• Master to Nathan Lawrence abt 1836 in Dorchester MA.

• House and factory, 1837, Dorchester MA. Located on Washington Street.

• Bedpan, c 1840
  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  h: 3"
  l:16"
  w:11 1/4"

• Lamp, c 1840
  Yale University
  h: 8 1/2"

• He was a partner from 1850 to 1871 with Roswell and Edward Gleason in Dorchester MA as R. GLEASON & SONS, manufacturers of Britannia and silverplate goods. Despite the death of Roswell and Edward in the mid 1860s, the firm name was retained. ¹²

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Dorchester MA, listed as a britannia and solar lamp manufacturer.

• Coffeepot, c 1850
  Private Collection
  h: 10 1/4"
  w: 10" (handle to spout)
  

• Revolving castor frame, c 1857
  Private Collection
  h: 17"
  d: 6 1/2"

• Revolving castor frame, c 1857
  Private Collection
  h: 16 1/2"

• Revolving castor frame, c 1857
  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  h: 22"
  dia: 8 3/4"

• Coffeepot, c 1860
  Private Collection
  

• Advertised in the Dorchester and Quincy Directory, 1868,

• He appeared on the 1870 census taken at Boston MA, listed as a silverware manufacturer.

• Letterhead, c 1870
  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  

• Handbill, c 1870
  Winterthur Library
  

Roswell married Rebecca Tucker Vose, daughter of Reuben Vose and Polly Willis, on 13 Oct 1822 in Milton MA. (Rebecca Tucker Vose was born on 7 Feb 1805 in Milton MA and died on 22 Jun 1891 in Dorchester MA.)