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Benjamin Norton Cleveland (1767 - 1837)

Benjamin Norton Cleveland
Born in Southold, Suffolk county NYmap
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Husband of — married 1790 in Southold, Suffolk county NYmap
Husband of — married 5 May 1800 in New Jersey, United Statesmap
Died at age 70 in Newark, Essex county NJmap
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Biography

Benjamin Norton Cleveland was a noted American Silversmith. His silversmith mark may be viewed on the American Silversmiths Organization webpage. Benjamin was born August 10, 1767, in Southold, New York. About 1790, he moved to Newark, New Jersey where he was a real estate owner. He was a manufacturer of clocks, watches, and silverware, carrying on business for many years. His store was on the east side of Broad Street, about 4 doors north of Market Street. About 1821, Benjamin took as his apprentice, his namesake Benjamin Norton Cleveland, born July 2,1808, in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, who died September 21, 1847, in Fayette, Jefferson county, Mississippi. [1]

Benjamin was married three times. His wives were

  1. Mary Gardiner, who he married on 9 Jul 1789 in Southold NY, born August 31, 1770 in Southold, New York, died May 25, 1795, in Newark, New Jersey
  2. Sarepta Skinner, who he married on 5 May 1800 in New Jersey, born August 4, 1776, in Springfield, New Jersey, died December 1, 1862, in Edenton, North Carolina
  3. Elizabeth Gibbs, who he on 26 Dec 1802 in Elizabethtown New Jersey, born March 25, 1784, in Elizabethtown, died May 10, 1855, in Elizabethtown

Benjamin died December 20, 1837, in Newark, New Jersey, at the age of 70 and is buried in the churchyard of the First Presbyterian Church at 820, Broad Street. [2]

Sources

  1. https://www.americansilversmiths.org/makers/silversmiths/39185.htm
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116970154/benjamin-norton-cleveland
  • Genealogy of Benjamin Cleveland, page 79




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