Aaron Willard

Businessperson, Deceased Person

1757 – 1848

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Who was Aaron Willard?

Aaron Willard 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.

Both brothers moved to Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 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.

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Born
Oct 14, 1757
Grafton
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Siblings
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Boston
Died
1848
Boston

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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