James Danielson Lincoln was the son of Dr. Asa Lincoln and Sarah Danielson and the husband of Eliza Taylor Melcher. His maternal grandfather, Timothy Danielson, served as a general in the American Revolution.
James was a wealthy and respected silversmith and jeweler, a partner in the Massachusetts firm of Lincoln, Tifft and Bacon.
A short bio appeared in 'History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts' by Duane Hamilton Hurd, J. W. Lewis & Co., 1884, pp. 670-671, excerpts as follows: "When James D. (Lincoln) was seven years of age his mother died, leaving a family of ten children. After her death he went to live with Fisher Thayer, an uncle by marriage, residing at what was then called 'River's Edge' in the western part of Franklin (MA) Here his boyhood was spent...When he was seventeen years of age his family moved to Wrentham (MA). His uncle was a manufacturer of thread and young Lincoln had charge of preparing it for market. He atended Day's Academy two terms...In 1850 he left Wrentham and obtained a position in New York in the boot and shoe store of Howard Mann, for about a year. Upon leaving Mr. Mann he was urged by (jeweler) John Tifft, of Draper, Tifft and Bacon to connect himself with that firm...(Some years later) Mr. Lincoln was admitted as a partner. In 1880 he married Eliza Taylor Melcher of Laconia, N.H. He has a pleasant home in Plainville (MA) where they now reside (1884). Mr. Lincoln as a businessman has been successful and honorable...impressed all of whom he comes in contact with the kindness of his nature and the honesty of his motives."
James was close to his step-son, Woodbury Melcher, and helped the young man learn the jewelry and silversmith business. Woodbury became a partner in the firm. In later life James lived part of the year in Pasadena, California. In 1904 he made a large donation to the Brimfield Public Library for building a new wing. It was dedicated to the memory of his mother, Sarah Danielson Lincoln, and his late wife, Eliza Taylor Melcher Lincoln.
In 1906 James D. Lincoln died in California and his remains were returned to Laconia, New Hampshire, for burial next to his wife.
Step-son:
Woodbury L. Melcher, 1863-aft1935
James was a wealthy and respected silversmith and jeweler, a partner in the Massachusetts firm of Lincoln, Tifft and Bacon.
A short bio appeared in 'History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts' by Duane Hamilton Hurd, J. W. Lewis & Co., 1884, pp. 670-671, excerpts as follows: "When James D. (Lincoln) was seven years of age his mother died, leaving a family of ten children. After her death he went to live with Fisher Thayer, an uncle by marriage, residing at what was then called 'River's Edge' in the western part of Franklin (MA) Here his boyhood was spent...When he was seventeen years of age his family moved to Wrentham (MA). His uncle was a manufacturer of thread and young Lincoln had charge of preparing it for market. He atended Day's Academy two terms...In 1850 he left Wrentham and obtained a position in New York in the boot and shoe store of Howard Mann, for about a year. Upon leaving Mr. Mann he was urged by (jeweler) John Tifft, of Draper, Tifft and Bacon to connect himself with that firm...(Some years later) Mr. Lincoln was admitted as a partner. In 1880 he married Eliza Taylor Melcher of Laconia, N.H. He has a pleasant home in Plainville (MA) where they now reside (1884). Mr. Lincoln as a businessman has been successful and honorable...impressed all of whom he comes in contact with the kindness of his nature and the honesty of his motives."
James was close to his step-son, Woodbury Melcher, and helped the young man learn the jewelry and silversmith business. Woodbury became a partner in the firm. In later life James lived part of the year in Pasadena, California. In 1904 he made a large donation to the Brimfield Public Library for building a new wing. It was dedicated to the memory of his mother, Sarah Danielson Lincoln, and his late wife, Eliza Taylor Melcher Lincoln.
In 1906 James D. Lincoln died in California and his remains were returned to Laconia, New Hampshire, for burial next to his wife.
Step-son:
Woodbury L. Melcher, 1863-aft1935
James Danielson Lincoln was the son of Dr. Asa Lincoln and Sarah Danielson and the husband of Eliza Taylor Melcher. His maternal grandfather, Timothy Danielson, served as a general in the American Revolution.
James was a wealthy and respected silversmith and jeweler, a partner in the Massachusetts firm of Lincoln, Tifft and Bacon.
A short bio appeared in 'History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts' by Duane Hamilton Hurd, J. W. Lewis & Co., 1884, pp. 670-671, excerpts as follows: "When James D. (Lincoln) was seven years of age his mother died, leaving a family of ten children. After her death he went to live with Fisher Thayer, an uncle by marriage, residing at what was then called 'River's Edge' in the western part of Franklin (MA) Here his boyhood was spent...When he was seventeen years of age his family moved to Wrentham (MA). His uncle was a manufacturer of thread and young Lincoln had charge of preparing it for market. He atended Day's Academy two terms...In 1850 he left Wrentham and obtained a position in New York in the boot and shoe store of Howard Mann, for about a year. Upon leaving Mr. Mann he was urged by (jeweler) John Tifft, of Draper, Tifft and Bacon to connect himself with that firm...(Some years later) Mr. Lincoln was admitted as a partner. In 1880 he married Eliza Taylor Melcher of Laconia, N.H. He has a pleasant home in Plainville (MA) where they now reside (1884). Mr. Lincoln as a businessman has been successful and honorable...impressed all of whom he comes in contact with the kindness of his nature and the honesty of his motives."
James was close to his step-son, Woodbury Melcher, and helped the young man learn the jewelry and silversmith business. Woodbury became a partner in the firm. In later life James lived part of the year in Pasadena, California. In 1904 he made a large donation to the Brimfield Public Library for building a new wing. It was dedicated to the memory of his mother, Sarah Danielson Lincoln, and his late wife, Eliza Taylor Melcher Lincoln.
In 1906 James D. Lincoln died in California and his remains were returned to Laconia, New Hampshire, for burial next to his wife.
Step-son:
Woodbury L. Melcher, 1863-aft1935
James was a wealthy and respected silversmith and jeweler, a partner in the Massachusetts firm of Lincoln, Tifft and Bacon.
A short bio appeared in 'History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts' by Duane Hamilton Hurd, J. W. Lewis & Co., 1884, pp. 670-671, excerpts as follows: "When James D. (Lincoln) was seven years of age his mother died, leaving a family of ten children. After her death he went to live with Fisher Thayer, an uncle by marriage, residing at what was then called 'River's Edge' in the western part of Franklin (MA) Here his boyhood was spent...When he was seventeen years of age his family moved to Wrentham (MA). His uncle was a manufacturer of thread and young Lincoln had charge of preparing it for market. He atended Day's Academy two terms...In 1850 he left Wrentham and obtained a position in New York in the boot and shoe store of Howard Mann, for about a year. Upon leaving Mr. Mann he was urged by (jeweler) John Tifft, of Draper, Tifft and Bacon to connect himself with that firm...(Some years later) Mr. Lincoln was admitted as a partner. In 1880 he married Eliza Taylor Melcher of Laconia, N.H. He has a pleasant home in Plainville (MA) where they now reside (1884). Mr. Lincoln as a businessman has been successful and honorable...impressed all of whom he comes in contact with the kindness of his nature and the honesty of his motives."
James was close to his step-son, Woodbury Melcher, and helped the young man learn the jewelry and silversmith business. Woodbury became a partner in the firm. In later life James lived part of the year in Pasadena, California. In 1904 he made a large donation to the Brimfield Public Library for building a new wing. It was dedicated to the memory of his mother, Sarah Danielson Lincoln, and his late wife, Eliza Taylor Melcher Lincoln.
In 1906 James D. Lincoln died in California and his remains were returned to Laconia, New Hampshire, for burial next to his wife.
Step-son:
Woodbury L. Melcher, 1863-aft1935
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JAMES DANIELSON LINCOLN
DIED AT
PASADENA, CAL.
MAY 26, 1906
AE 83 YS. 1 MO. 26 DS.
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