Ralph Montgomery, President Rochester Historical Society Special to the Voice ROCHESTER - The object you are looking at in the photograph is approximately two hundred years old and was crafted by a young man from Rochester, N.H., whose name was James Charles Cole. James Cole was born in Boston in 1791 and subsequently relocated to Rochester, New Hampshire, where he apprenticed under Edward Moulton, a jeweler and silversmith. Mr. Moulton eventually moved to Saco, Maine, and after abo...
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Rochester Historical Society acquires clock from 1700s
Jul 06, 2026 at 10:17 am
Mr. Cole’s clocks were sold in neighboring towns for $20 according to one source. (Courtesy photo)
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