William Grigg, died 1797
American Silversmiths

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William Grigg
(-1797)

 

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Spouses/Children:

Helena Stout

William Grigg

  • Marriage: Helena Stout on 29 Sep 1766 in New York City NY
  • Died: 1797, New York City NY

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:


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  • He worked from circa 1765 to 1770 as a silversmith in New York City NY 8
  • Made freeman of New York City NY, 1 Oct 1765. 8
  • He worked from 1770 to 1778 as a silversmith in Albany NY 8
  • He worked c 1779 as a silversmith in New York City NY 8
  • Advertised in the New-York Gazette and the Weekly Mercury (New York City NY), 2 Aug 1779,
    "William Grigg; Silversmith, No. 171, Queen-street, opposite Col. Clarke's, Has just imported a variety of Plate and Jewellery, consisting of the following articles. Cream pots, table and tea spoons, soup ladles, sugar tongs, boatswain's calls with chains, a variety of shoe knee and stock buckles of the newest fashion, garnet and paste shoe buckles and earings, gold nob do. gold wire, gold and garnet buckles with sundry other articles."
  • He worked from 1782 to 1789 as a silversmith in Halifax Nova Scotia 8
  • He worked from 1789 to 1796 as a silversmith in New York City NY with a shop at Maiden Lane and William Street. 8

William married Helena Stout on 29 Sep 1766 in New York City NY. (Helena Stout was born about 1742 in New York City NY.)




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