Willis Humiston

• Born: 3 Dec 1808, Wallingford CT
• Died: 9 Feb 1889, Troy NY

  General notes:

Pewtersmith

  Events in his life were:

• He worked from circa 1840 to 1849 as a pewtersmith in Wallingford CT ¹¹

• He worked from circa 1850 to 1865 as a pewtersmith in Troy NY ¹¹

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Troy NY, listed as a block tin manufacturer.

• He was issued design patent number 8,607 on 23 Dec 1851 for a candlemaking apparatus

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Troy NY, listed as a candle machine manufacturer.