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Adam KNAPP was born 8 May 1829 in Furth, Germany
Adam KNAPP was the child of ? and ?Adam was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1865.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Adam married Katharine REINHARD May 30, 1865 in Darien, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Katharine REINHARD was born abt. 1835 in Prussia (Germany). Katharine died 28 February 1925 in Batavia, New York, USA.
Adam KNAPP died 11 July 1911 in East Bennington, New York, USA.
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Occupation
Adam KNAPP 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
Adam KNAPP 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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