Joseph Meeks
Joseph Meeks ( September 4 , 1771 – July 21 , 1868 ) was a furniture maker in New York City who founded what would become a large firm that produced good quality furniture from 1797 to 1869 . 
<triplet> Joseph Meeks <subj> September 4, 1771 <obj> date of birth <subj> July 21, 1868 <obj> date of death