John Field, Clockmaker
John Field, clock and machine maker, was born in 1756 in Beverly, Massachusetts and died in January 1829 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
From the “Town of Pawtucket Historical Sketch”, 1876, by Rev. Massen H. Goodrich: “…an ingenious clockmaker early in the 19th century by the name of John Field introduced the casting of brass in Pawtucket.”
From the Pawtucket Gazette: “After the Revolutionary War John Field settled in Pawtucket and for a number of years carried on his trade that of jeweler and watchmaker. When Mr. Slater built his cotton factory in the upper dam, Mr. Field was employed as a workman in building machinery. A very skillful mechanic, he was also employed to take charge of the brass foundry owned by David Wilkonson.”
From the “Pawtucket Chronicle”: “John Field died in the 74th year of his age. He was admired as a soldier of the Revolution.”