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Abraham FILLIS was born abt. 1809 in Canada
Abraham FILLIS was the child of ? and ?Abraham FILLIS died 10 April 1871 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA.
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Occupation
Abraham FILLIS 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
Abraham FILLIS 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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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.
Death
Name: Abraham Fillis
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Pittsfield
Death Date: 10 Apr 1871
Death Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 62
Birth Date: 1809
Birth Place: Canada
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B74531-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250261
Reference ID: v 2 p 62
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1P-Z5Z : 10 December 2014), Abraham Fillis, 10 Apr 1871; citing Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference v 2 p 62; FHL microfilm 250,261.'
Name: Abraham Fillis
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Pittsfield
Death Date: 10 Apr 1871
Death Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 62
Birth Date: 1809
Birth Place: Canada
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B74531-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250261
Reference ID: v 2 p 62
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1P-Z5Z : 10 December 2014), Abraham Fillis, 10 Apr 1871; citing Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference v 2 p 62; FHL microfilm 250,261.'
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