William
ASHLEY
(b.
abt. 1834
,
Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA
d.
18 October 1865
,
Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA
)
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William ASHLEY was born abt. 1834 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA
William ASHLEY was the child of ? and ?William ASHLEY died 18 October 1865 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: John
Mother: Martha
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Occupation
William ASHLEY was a Blacksmith.
A forgeron, or blacksmith, was primarily a craftsman of wrought iron on the anvil. Protecting himself with a thick leather apron, he used a bellows (first made of leather, then wood and finally metal) to push the air that fuelled the coal fire of the forge, a type of cast iron table where the iron was reddened... Using pliers of various sizes to hold the hot iron, the blacksmith would then give it a specific shape with the help of different hammers. The blacksmith made farm instruments, vehicle accessories and even schooners, cemetery crosses, steel bandages, hooks for hay bales, etc.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
William ASHLEY was a Blacksmith.
A forgeron, or blacksmith, was primarily a craftsman of wrought iron on the anvil. Protecting himself with a thick leather apron, he used a bellows (first made of leather, then wood and finally metal) to push the air that fuelled the coal fire of the forge, a type of cast iron table where the iron was reddened... Using pliers of various sizes to hold the hot iron, the blacksmith would then give it a specific shape with the help of different hammers. The blacksmith made farm instruments, vehicle accessories and even schooners, cemetery crosses, steel bandages, hooks for hay bales, etc.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.Death
Name: William Ashley
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Sheffield
Death Date: 18 Oct 1865
Death Place: Sheffield
Age: 31
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place: Sheffield
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: John
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Martha
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00349-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250248
Reference ID: p19 cn3
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F41C-PXT : 10 December 2014), William Ashley, 18 Oct 1865; citing Sheffield, reference p19 cn3; FHL microfilm 250,248.'
Name: William Ashley
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Sheffield
Death Date: 18 Oct 1865
Death Place: Sheffield
Age: 31
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place: Sheffield
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: John
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Martha
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00349-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250248
Reference ID: p19 cn3
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F41C-PXT : 10 December 2014), William Ashley, 18 Oct 1865; citing Sheffield, reference p19 cn3; FHL microfilm 250,248.'
William is buried at: Methodist Cemetery Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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