Edward
WHALEN
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Born: abt. 1812 in Ireland
Edward WHALEN died 21 December 1876 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA .
Mother: Mary
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Occupation
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
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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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Name: Edward Whalen
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: N C
Death Date: 21 Dec 1876
Death Place: Chicopee
Age: 64
Birth Date: 1812
Birth Place: Ireland
Occupation: Blacksmith
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: John
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03607-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2027070
Reference ID: p 145 no. 6094
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHM6-1LH : 10 December 2014), Edward Whalen, 21 Dec 1876; citing Chicopee, reference p 145 no. 6094; FHL microfilm 2,027,070.'
Record added: 5/9/2017 3:09:52 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2018 7:32:50 PM
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