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Leman PHINNY was born abt. 1804 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA
Leman PHINNY was the child of ? and ?Leman PHINNY died 18 May 1876 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: Ansil Phinny
Mother: Polly Phinny
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Occupation
Leman PHINNY 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
Leman PHINNY 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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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.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.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: Leman Phinny
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Lee
Death Date: 18 May 1876
Death Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 72
Birth Date: 1804
Birth Place: Lee
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Ansil Phinny
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Polly Phinny
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B74531-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250261
Reference ID: v 2 p 75
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1P-JZ5 : 10 December 2014), Leman Phinny, 18 May 1876; citing Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference v 2 p 75; FHL microfilm 250,261.'
Name: Leman Phinny
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Lee
Death Date: 18 May 1876
Death Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 72
Birth Date: 1804
Birth Place: Lee
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Ansil Phinny
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Polly Phinny
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B74531-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250261
Reference ID: v 2 p 75
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1P-JZ5 : 10 December 2014), Leman Phinny, 18 May 1876; citing Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference v 2 p 75; FHL microfilm 250,261.'
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