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David WATSON was born abt. 1803 in Canada
David WATSON was the child of ? and ?David WATSON died 21 August 1879 in Flint, Michigan, USA.
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Occupation
David WATSON 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
David WATSON 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: David Watson
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 21 Aug 1879
Death Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Age: 76
Birth Date: 1803
Birth Place: Canada
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51844-4
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1018929
Reference ID: v 1 p 164
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHXR-WPT : 9 December 2014), David Watson, 21 Aug 1879; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, reference v 1 p 164; FHL microfilm 1,018,929.'
Name: David Watson
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 21 Aug 1879
Death Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Age: 76
Birth Date: 1803
Birth Place: Canada
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51844-4
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1018929
Reference ID: v 1 p 164
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHXR-WPT : 9 December 2014), David Watson, 21 Aug 1879; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, reference v 1 p 164; FHL microfilm 1,018,929.'
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