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Curtis S. CHAPIN was born abt. 1786
Curtis S. CHAPIN was the child of ? and ?Curtis S. CHAPIN died 1 December 1846 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
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Occupation
Curtis S. CHAPIN 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
Curtis S. CHAPIN 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: Curtis S. Chapin
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 01 Dec 1846
Death Place: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 60
Birth Date: 1786
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Occupation: Blacksmith
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B39208-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186172
Reference ID: Book 5, P 3, # 41
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM4-ZJN : 10 December 2014), Curtis S. Chapin, 01 Dec 1846; citing West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference Book 5, P 3, # 41; FHL microfilm 186,172.'
Name: Curtis S. Chapin
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 01 Dec 1846
Death Place: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 60
Birth Date: 1786
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Occupation: Blacksmith
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B39208-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186172
Reference ID: Book 5, P 3, # 41
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM4-ZJN : 10 December 2014), Curtis S. Chapin, 01 Dec 1846; citing West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference Book 5, P 3, # 41; FHL microfilm 186,172.'
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