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Jeremiah Dummer, Sr.
b.14 Sep 1645 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
d.24 May 1718 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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m. Abt 1644
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m. Abt 3 Sep 1672
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Jeremiah Dummer (14 September 1645 – May 24, 1718) was the first American-born silversmith, whose works are today highly valued, two items of his having sold in 2004 and 2007 both for $204,000. He was also noted as a portrait painter and as an engraver, who created the first paper currency in Connecticut Colony. His son Jeremiah Jr. was involved with the foundation of Yale University.
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