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7 August 1868 Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Born: abt. 1786 in Crown Colony of New Hampshire

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Peter HARDY died 7 August 1868 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
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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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NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
NewsFrom 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.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Name: Peter Hardy
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Death Date: 07 Aug 1868
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Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Age: 82
Birth Date: 1786
Birth
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Occupation: Blacksmith
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Marital Status: Widowed
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01575-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
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Film Number: 1002017
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'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHQT-283 : 9 December 2014), Peter Hardy, 07 Aug 1868; citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,002,017.'

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Did You Know?New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after Hampshire, England. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1686 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New Hampshire, New England
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New Hampshire
June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes 9th U.S. state

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Crown Colony of New Hampshire

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