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Adam KNAPP was born 8 May 1829 in Furth, Germany
Adam KNAPP was the child of ? and ?Adam was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1865.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 (Germany). 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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Occupation
Adam KNAPP 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
Adam KNAPP 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
Family and Children of Adam KNAPP
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Katharine REINHARD-- Date: May 30, 1865 Place: Darien, New York, USA
Children of Adam KNAPP and Katharine REINHARD:
Charles F. KNAPP (b.abt. 1874, Darien, New York, USA d. abt. 1954, Darien, New York, USA)
m. Mary REITER
Katharine REINHARD-- Date: May 30, 1865 Place: Darien, New York, USAChildren of Adam KNAPP and Katharine REINHARD:
Charles F. KNAPP (b.abt. 1874, Darien, New York, USA d. abt. 1954, Darien, New York, USA)m. Mary REITER
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1829 Birth 8 May 1829
Furth, Germany
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)
1865 Marriage / PartnerAdam 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.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
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.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...Read MORE...
(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...Read MORE...
1911 Death 11 July 1911
East Bennington, New York, USA
He died at the age of 82.
Adam is buried at: East Bennington German Cemetery Wyoming County New York, USA
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