James
WHITNEY
(b.
abt. 1816
,
Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
d.
9 May 1875
,
Pelham, Massachusetts, USA
)
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James WHITNEY was born abt. 1816 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
James WHITNEY was the child of ? and ?James WHITNEY died 9 May 1875 in Pelham, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: Daniel Whitney
Mother: Ireen
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Occupation
James WHITNEY 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
James WHITNEY 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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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: James Whitney
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Prescott
Death Date: 09 May 1875
Death Place: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 59
Birth Date: 1816
Birth Place: Wrentham
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Daniel Whitney
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ireen
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05326-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1863287
Reference ID: item 10 p 10 cn 6
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHSM-M2N : 10 December 2014), James Whitney, 09 May 1875; citing Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference item 10 p 10 cn 6; FHL microfilm 1,863,287.'
Name: James Whitney
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Prescott
Death Date: 09 May 1875
Death Place: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 59
Birth Date: 1816
Birth Place: Wrentham
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Daniel Whitney
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ireen
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05326-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1863287
Reference ID: item 10 p 10 cn 6
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHSM-M2N : 10 December 2014), James Whitney, 09 May 1875; citing Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference item 10 p 10 cn 6; FHL microfilm 1,863,287.'
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