Joseph Church

Joseph Church a silversmith and watchmaker Born: 13 Jun 1793, Hartford CT Marriage: Eliza Janes on 9 Sep 1819 in Hartford CT Died: 14 Feb 1876, Hartford   When he was young his father moved the family to Lee MA and built the first paper mill in western Massachusetts. Joseph returned to Hartford in his early 20's and was apprenticed to Jacob Sargaent and Horace Goodwin. In 1818 established his own business on Henry St., later moving his shop to Main St. In partnership in 1827 with William Rogers, a former apprentice. Two other apprentices, C. C. Strong and L. T. Wells, bought his business in 1841. He was an official and director of the Aetna Life Insurance Company and a director of the Connecticut River Band. The landscape painter, Frederick E. Church, was his son. Apprenticed about 1816 to Jacob Sargeant and Horace Goodwin in Hartford CT 1 Master to William Hazen Rogers 1820, in Hartford, CT. He was a partner from 1825 to 1836 with William Hazen Rogers in Hartford CT as CHURCH & ROGERS, clock and watchmakers. Listed in the 1828 city directory at 110 Main Street.