James CLARK

Born

abt. 1831 , Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

2 March 1860 , Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

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Father: Thomas
Mother: Mary E.

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Recorded occupation: 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.
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Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death

Name: James U. Clark
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Somerville
Death Date: 02 Mar 1860
Death Place: Somerville, Massachusetts
Age: 29
Birth Date: 1831
Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Occupation: Blacksmith
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: Thomas
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Mother's Name: Mary E.
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01225-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 1994568
Reference ID: v 7 p 533

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM3-SLM : 10 December 2014), James U. Clark, 02 Mar 1860; citing Somerville, Massachusetts, reference v 7 p 533; FHL microfilm 1,994,568.'