Benjamin Willard, Jr. (19 March 1743
Grafton, Massachusetts
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– 18 September 1803
Baltimore, Maryland
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), was an American
clockmaker
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.
Biography
Benjamin Willard the third eldest of twelve born to the marriage of Benjamin Willard (1716–1775) and Sarah Brooks (1717–1775). He was the first of the Willard family to enter the business of clockmaking, a craft which he began around 1765. He operated a workshop at his family home in Grafton, but by December 1771, lived in
Roxbury, Massachusetts
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Roxbury is a dissolved municipality and one of 23 official neighborhoods of Boston used by the city for neighborhood services coordination. The city states that Roxbury ser ...
.
Benjamin Willard, Jr., died in
Baltimore, Maryland
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, September 18, 1803.
Legacy
Although not as famous as his younger brother, Simon, Benjamin nonetheless was a prominent and well-known clockmaker in his day. A number of Benjamin Willard clocks survive today and are considered collectible. The Willard home and workshop in Grafton are preserved and operate as a museum.
Family
Benjamin Willard, Jr. – the eldest of four
clockmaker
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brothers – flourished in central
during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
The other clockmaker brothers were:
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Simon
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* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
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(1753–1823)
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Ephraim
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(1755–1832)
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Aaron
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(1757–1844)
Benjamin Willard was a 2nd great-grandson (5th generation descendant) of
Simon Willard
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(1605–1676), a Massachusetts colonist.
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External links
Willard House and Clock Museum
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1743 births
1803 deaths
American clockmakers
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