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Nathan GIBBS was born abt. 1830 in New York, USA
Nathan GIBBS was the child of ? and ?Nathan GIBBS died 21 July 1871 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA.
Father: Julius Gibbs
Mother: Sarah Gibbs
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Occupation
Nathan GIBBS 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
Nathan GIBBS 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. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: Nathan Gibbs
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 21 Jul 1871
Death Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Age: 41
Birth Date: 1830
Birth Place: N. Y.
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race: white
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Julius Gibbs
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Sarah Gibbs
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51821-8
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1009292
Reference ID: v 1 p 67
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHZL-QQQ : 9 December 2014), Nathan Gibbs, 21 Jul 1871; citing Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, reference v 1 p 67; FHL microfilm 1,009,292.'
Name: Nathan Gibbs
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 21 Jul 1871
Death Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Age: 41
Birth Date: 1830
Birth Place: N. Y.
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race: white
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Julius Gibbs
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Sarah Gibbs
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51821-8
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1009292
Reference ID: v 1 p 67
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHZL-QQQ : 9 December 2014), Nathan Gibbs, 21 Jul 1871; citing Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, reference v 1 p 67; FHL microfilm 1,009,292.'
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