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Artemus M. RIDLON was born abt. 1825
Artemus M. RIDLON was the child of ? and ?Artemus M. RIDLON died 13 November 1861 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA.
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Occupation
Artemus M. RIDLON 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
Artemus M. RIDLON 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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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)
Death
Name: Artemus M. Ridlon
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Taunton
Death Date: 13 Nov 1861
Death Place: Somerville, Massachusetts
Age: 36
Birth Date: 1825
Birth Place:
Occupation: Blacksmith
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Marital Status: Married
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01225-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1994568
Reference ID: v 7 p 541
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM3-W3B : 10 December 2014), Artemus M. Ridlon, 13 Nov 1861; citing Somerville, Massachusetts, reference v 7 p 541; FHL microfilm 1,994,568.'
Name: Artemus M. Ridlon
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Taunton
Death Date: 13 Nov 1861
Death Place: Somerville, Massachusetts
Age: 36
Birth Date: 1825
Birth Place:
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01225-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1994568
Reference ID: v 7 p 541
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM3-W3B : 10 December 2014), Artemus M. Ridlon, 13 Nov 1861; citing Somerville, Massachusetts, reference v 7 p 541; FHL microfilm 1,994,568.'
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