James Russell Ayres
- Born: 20 Sep 1819, Pound Ridge NY
- Marriage: Eliza Marshall on 8 Oct 1840 in Waterbury CT
- Died: 17 Feb 1889, Waterbury CT
General notes:
Jeweler and watchmaker
Events in his life were:
- Apprenticed abt 1837 in Bedford NY.
- He worked in 1840 as a jeweler and watchmaker in Stamford CT
- He worked from 1841 to 1848 as a jeweler and watchmaker in Peekskill NY
- He was a partner (presumed) c 1845 with Andrew Hanford in Peekskill NY as HANFORD & AYRES. While the firm is unrecorded, these are the only two men working in the same city at this time.
- He worked from circa 1849 to 1872 as a jeweler and watchmaker in Waterbury CT
- He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Waterbury CT, listed as a jeweler.
- Advertised in the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Bangor ME), 18 May 1861, as part of a group endorsement of the Waltham Watch Company.
- Envelope cameo, c 1870
Private Collection
- He appeared on the 1870 census taken at Waterbury CT, listed as a jeweler and watchmaker.
James married Eliza Marshall on 8 Oct 1840 in Waterbury CT.
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