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George SHELDON was born abt. 1844 in England
George SHELDON was the child of ? and ?George SHELDON died 7 March 1866 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Occupation
George SHELDON 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 SHELDON 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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Death
Name: George Sheldon
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 07 Mar 1866
Death Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1844
Birth Place: England
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race: w
Marital Status: Married
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50052-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186146
Reference ID: v 3 p 12
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1N-GY4 : 10 December 2014), George Sheldon, 07 Mar 1866; citing Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, reference v 3 p 12; FHL microfilm 186,146.'
Name: George Sheldon
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 07 Mar 1866
Death Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1844
Birth Place: England
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: B50052-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186146
Reference ID: v 3 p 12
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1N-GY4 : 10 December 2014), George Sheldon, 07 Mar 1866; citing Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, reference v 3 p 12; FHL microfilm 186,146.'
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