Asa Munger

• Born: 1778, Granby MA
• Marriage: Polly Chapin on 30 Sep 1801 in West Springfield MA
• Died: 2 Mar 1851, Auburn NY

  General notes:

Silversmith and clockmaker

  Events in his life were:

• Shelf clock
  Private Collection
  

• He worked c 1810 as a silversmith in Herkimer NY ⁸

• He was a partner from circa 1818 to 1820 with J. H. Benedict in Auburn NY as MUNGER & BENEDICT.

• Alternate Mark for MUNGER & BENEDICT

• He worked from circa 1820 to 1833 as a silversmith and clockmaker in Auburn NY ¹

• Receipt, 13 Jun 1826
  Winterthur Library
  

• He worked from 1833 to 1839 as a clockmaker in Auburn NY

• He was a partner from May 1833 to Nov 1833 with Thaddeus Benedict in Auburn NY as MUNGER & BENEDICT. The firm obtained a contract with the state of New York to use prison labor at Auburn State Prison to construct their clocks.

• He was a partner c 1840 with Austin Erastus Munger in Auburn NY as A. MUNGER & SON.

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Auburn NY, listed as a clockmaker.

Asa married Polly Chapin on 30 Sep 1801 in West Springfield MA. (Polly Chapin was born on 21 Jun 1778 in West Springfield MA.)