Aaron Willard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aaron Willard

American clockmaker

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1757

Place of Birth: Grafton, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 20-May-1844

Profession: entrepreneur, designer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Aaron Willard (b.
October 14, 1757, Grafton, Massachusetts Bay; d.
May 20, 1844, Boston, Massachusetts, US) was an entrepreneur, an industrialist, and a designer of clocks who worked extensively at his Roxbury, Massachusetts, factory during the early years of the United States of America. While at the family farm at Grafton, Aaron Willard developed his career conjointly with his three brothers, who became celebrated horologists too (though Aaron's and his brother Simon's creations are the most significant). Both brothers moved to Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, (where the peninsular town of Boston joined to the mainland) where they developed one of the first modern American industries, independently from each other.
Simon and Aaron Willard's clocks were the first economically accessible timepieces of the country.



Alternative names	J. R. Penniman; John Penniman
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	1782	1841
Location of birth/death	Worcester County	Baltimore
Authority control	: Q3488972 VIAF: 95796791 ISNI: 0000 0000 8283 6469 ULAN: 500018826 LCCN: n85198598 GND: 1015244904 WorldCat