Adam KNAPP

Born

8 May 1829 , Furth, Germany

Died

11 July 1911 , East Bennington, New York, USA

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Born: 8 May 1829 in Furth, Germany

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Adam was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1865.

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Adam married Katharine REINHARD May 30, 1865 in Darien, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Katharine REINHARD was born abt. 1835 in Prussia. Katharine died 28 February 1925 in Batavia, New York, USA.

Adam KNAPP died 11 July 1911 in East Bennington, New York, USA.
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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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.
Source: tfcq.ca

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Adam KNAPP

Adam KNAPP married

Katharine REINHARD
Marriage date: May 30, 1865
Marriage place: Darien, New York, USA

Children of Adam KNAPP and Katharine REINHARD

Charles F. KNAPP

Born: abt. 1874, Darien, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1954, Darien, New York, USA

Married: Mary REITER

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Birth — 1829
8 May 1829
Furth, Germany

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Marriage / Partner
Adam KNAPP and Katharine REINHARD May 30, 1865, Darien, New York, USA

He was 36 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

Obituary

(Batavia Daily News, July 12, 1911)
Adam Knapp
Death at Lehigh of the Father of Lawence Knapp of Batavia
Adam Knapp died yesterday this home at Lehigh from the infirmities of age. He has been confined to the bid only a few days.
Mr. Knapp was born in Germany on May 8, 1829, and came to this country in 1848. He first located in Genesee county and then went to Wyoming, where he works at his trade, that of a blacksmith. at Cowlesville and Bennington. Twenty nine years go he moved to Lehigh, where he conducted a shop until a few years ago. In 1855 he married Miss Mary Setsel of Lancaster, who died in 1861. On May 30, 1869, he married Miss Catherine Desgranger of Cowlesville, who survives him with six sons and a daughter -- Adam Jr., of Java, John who is in the west, Lawrence of Batavia, Anthony of Corfu, Nicholas and Charles Knapp of Darien Center and Mrs. John Brennen of Buffalo. All the sons except Lawrence, who is a cigar maker, are blacksmiths, having learned the trade from their

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