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George POWELL was born abt. 1815
George POWELL was the child of ? and ?George POWELL died 27 November 1869 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA.
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Occupation
George POWELL 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
George POWELL 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: George Powell
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 27 Nov 1869
Death Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Age: 54
Birth Date: 1815
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Occupation: Blacksmith
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51821-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1009292
Reference ID: v 1 p 28
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHDZ-YPX : 9 December 2014), George Powell, 27 Nov 1869; citing Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, reference v 1 p 28; FHL microfilm 1,009,292.'
Name: George Powell
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 27 Nov 1869
Death Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Age: 54
Birth Date: 1815
Birth Place:
Occupation: Blacksmith
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Father's Name:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51821-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1009292
Reference ID: v 1 p 28
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHDZ-YPX : 9 December 2014), George Powell, 27 Nov 1869; citing Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, reference v 1 p 28; FHL microfilm 1,009,292.'
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