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Joab JONES was born 8 April 1824 in Massachusetts, USA
Joab JONES was the child of ? and ?Joab JONES died 23 October 1869 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
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Occupation
Joab JONES 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
Joab JONES 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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1824 Birth 8 April 1824
Massachusetts, USA
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.
Death
Name: Joab Jones
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
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Death Date: 23 Oct 1869
Death Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Age: 45
Birth Date: 1824
Birth Place: Mass.
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01575-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1002017
Reference ID:
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHQT-R6G : 9 December 2014), Joab Jones, 23 Oct 1869; citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,002,017.'
Name: Joab Jones
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 23 Oct 1869
Death Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Age: 45
Birth Date: 1824
Birth Place: Mass.
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: B01575-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1002017
Reference ID:
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHQT-R6G : 9 December 2014), Joab Jones, 23 Oct 1869; citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,002,017.'
Grave
Oakhill Cemetery Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA PLOT Block 9 - Lot 20S - Space 10
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Joab is buried at: Oakhill Cemetery Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA PLOT Block 9 - Lot 20S - Space 10
Added: 8/5/2017 10:28:06 AM
- Updated: 11/21/2018 4:07:59 PM
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