biography of John Benjamin STOUT (1805-1877)

Birth place: NYC

Death place: Bridgeport, KY

Profession: Engraver, seal cutter

Comments: He was the eldest son of James DeForest Stout. John B. Stout & Co., engravers and seal sinkers, was listed in NYC directories from 1829-31, but Stout soon after became a physician and surgeon.

Sources: G&W; Stout, Stout and Allied Families, 181, 293; NYCD 1829-31.

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