Individual Details
John Osgood
(2 Jun 1770 - 29 Jul 1840)
Information also at the history of the Osgood Family, p 68
He was a clocksmith and silversmith.
It is reported John Osgood was born in Andover, Massachusetts on June 20, 1770. He moved to Bradford, MA where he served his clock makers apprenticeship to his uncle Michael Carlton of that town. Osgood returned to Andover sometime in early 1790. Here he married a Sarah Porter of Haverhill who came from Boxford (MA). They had a total of 6 children. In 1795, John Moved his family to Haverhill, New Hampshire where he continued to make many clocks and performed silversmithing and did watch and jewelry repair. Carlton had established a cabinet shop across the river in Vermont. Osgood's shop was located 200 feet to the North of his own home on Main street. It was a one story building with a divided front door. He was successful. Over the years, he employed several apprentices. He often bartered for services. His account books record that he squared with wheat, corn, oats and salt pork. John Osgood was remembered by a grandson as a friendly, warm person. He was clean shaven, smallish in stature and inclined to stoop while walking with a limp. (One knee suffered from a white swelling as a child. The joint was useless.) He was a devout man, “bald from age.†John Osgood died in his own home on July 29, 1840 reportedly of consumption. At his death he owned his house, shop and a good farm east of the village where his brother in law Billy Porter lived.
John Osgood clocks are often numbered. It appears that he engraved a production number on one of the movement plates. More commonly it can be found on the back plate. To date, we have seen at least 25 examples and counting. The lowest number is 13. The highest number recorded by us is No., 373.
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He was a clocksmith and silversmith.
It is reported John Osgood was born in Andover, Massachusetts on June 20, 1770. He moved to Bradford, MA where he served his clock makers apprenticeship to his uncle Michael Carlton of that town. Osgood returned to Andover sometime in early 1790. Here he married a Sarah Porter of Haverhill who came from Boxford (MA). They had a total of 6 children. In 1795, John Moved his family to Haverhill, New Hampshire where he continued to make many clocks and performed silversmithing and did watch and jewelry repair. Carlton had established a cabinet shop across the river in Vermont. Osgood's shop was located 200 feet to the North of his own home on Main street. It was a one story building with a divided front door. He was successful. Over the years, he employed several apprentices. He often bartered for services. His account books record that he squared with wheat, corn, oats and salt pork. John Osgood was remembered by a grandson as a friendly, warm person. He was clean shaven, smallish in stature and inclined to stoop while walking with a limp. (One knee suffered from a white swelling as a child. The joint was useless.) He was a devout man, “bald from age.†John Osgood died in his own home on July 29, 1840 reportedly of consumption. At his death he owned his house, shop and a good farm east of the village where his brother in law Billy Porter lived.
John Osgood clocks are often numbered. It appears that he engraved a production number on one of the movement plates. More commonly it can be found on the back plate. To date, we have seen at least 25 examples and counting. The lowest number is 13. The highest number recorded by us is No., 373.
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Events
| Birth | 2 Jun 1770 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 4 Mar 1797 | Sarah Porter | |||
| Probate | 1840 | Grafton, New Hampshire |  | ||
| Will | 25 Jun 1840 | Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire |  | ||
| Death | 29 Jul 1840 | Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Porter (1777 - 1859) |
| Child | John Osgood (1798 - 1860) |
| Child | Pamelia Osgood (1800 - 1804) |
| Child | Alfred Osgood (1802 - 1852) |
| Child | Pamelia Osgood (1804 - 1858) |
| Child | Martha Osgood (1806 - 1816) |
| Child | Charlotte Osgood (1810 - 1898) |
| Child | George Osgood (1814 - 1840) |
| Father | John Osgood (1710 - 1775) |
| Mother | Huldah Frye (1737 - 1800) |
| Sibling | Charlotte Osgood (1767 - 1783) |
| Sibling | Alfred Osgood (1773 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Enoch Osgood (1775 - 1849) |
Notes
Will
New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982, New Hampshire. Probate Court (Grafton County); Probate Place: Grafton, New Hampshire, Probate Records, Vol 17-18, 1835-1840In the will of John Osgood dated 25 June 1840, dear wife Sarah receives all the household goods, chaise and harness, and all the provisions needed for her continued support. She also receives the use of pew numbered thirteen in the brick meeting house. Son John Osgood receives $100. He directs that his farm in Haverhill and partly in Piermont plus all the stock and equipment be sold and 50% of the proceeds be put at interest for the support of Sarah as long as she remains a widow. All the rest is to be divided equally among his five children: John Osgood, Alfred Osgood, Pamela Heiler wife of Thomas G. Heiler, Charlotte Blaisdell wife of Daniel Blaisdell, and George Osgood. After the death or remarriage of Sarah, all the property that is of her use is to be divided among the children. Daniel Blaisdell of Hanover is named executor.
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Grafton County); Probate Place: Grafton, New Hampshire.