Edward Winslow, Jr. was born on November 1, 1669, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Edward Winslow, Sr. and Elizabeth Hutchinson. His mother was the daughter of Capt. Edward Hutchinson, killed in King Philip's War, and the granddaughter of Mistress Anne Hutchinson. On his paternal side he was the grandson of John Winslow of the Fortune and Mary Chilton of the Mayflower company, and the grandnephew of Gov. Edward Winslow.
Winslow had a long record of public service in Boston. He was appointed constable in 1699, a tithing-man in 1703, a surveyor in 1705, overseer of the poor, 1711 - 1712, and selectman in 1714. In 1714 he was also appointed captain of the artillery company.
With all these public services he was yet able to produce a quantity of fine silverwork, which for historical as well as esthetic reasons is among the silver most valued by American collectors. There are some examples in the Metropolitan Museum, New York. That his business was lucrative is evidenced by the estate he left, which was highly valued. His marks are described as "shaded Roman capitals, fleur de lis below, in a shaped shield, or shaded Roman capitals in a rectangle, " or in double circles.
Edward Winslow, Jr. died on Decemver 1, 1753, in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1693, Edward Winslow, Jr. married Hannah Moody, by whom he had ten children. Later he was married to Elizabeth Pemberton, they had one child. His third wife was Susanna Lyman, the couple did not have children.
