Born in Wales, orphaned, he arrived in Philadelphia, PA at age 17. He received training from Hugh Anderson as a watchmaker and engrave. He married Hugh's daughter, Eleanor Frances Anderson in Philadelphia in 1832. They migrated west into St. Clairsville, Belmont, Ohio and eventually into Iowa Territory; see the above link.
Born in Wales, orphaned, he arrived in Philadelphia, PA at age 17. He received training from Hugh Anderson as a watchmaker and engrave. He married Hugh's daughter, Eleanor Frances Anderson in Philadelphia in 1832. They migrated west into St. Clairsville, Belmont, Ohio and eventually into Iowa Territory; see the above link.
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