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George FORRESTER was born abt. 1834
George FORRESTER was the child of ? and ?George FORRESTER died 1 January 1856 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .
Father: Joseph Forrester
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Occupation
George FORRESTER 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 FORRESTER 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)
Death
Name: Geo. Forrester
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 01 Jan 1856
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place:
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Joseph Forrester
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 15
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-HNL : 10 December 2014), Geo. Forrester, 01 Jan 1856; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 5 p 15; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
Name: Geo. Forrester
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 01 Jan 1856
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place:
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Joseph Forrester
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 15
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-HNL : 10 December 2014), Geo. Forrester, 01 Jan 1856; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 5 p 15; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
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