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James DEFOREST was born abt. 1812 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA
James DEFOREST was the child of ? and ?James DEFOREST died 1 April 1862 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: James Deforest
Mother: Anna Deforest
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Occupation
James DEFOREST 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
James DEFOREST 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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From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
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: James Deforest
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 01 Apr 1862
Death Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 50
Birth Date: 1812
Birth Place: Lee, Mass.
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: James Deforest
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Anna Deforest
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B74531-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250261
Reference ID: v 2 p 22
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1G-YJJ : 10 December 2014), James Deforest, 01 Apr 1862; citing Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference v 2 p 22; FHL microfilm 250,261.'
Name: James Deforest
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 01 Apr 1862
Death Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 50
Birth Date: 1812
Birth Place: Lee, Mass.
Occupation: Blacksmith
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: James Deforest
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Anna Deforest
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B74531-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250261
Reference ID: v 2 p 22
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1G-YJJ : 10 December 2014), James Deforest, 01 Apr 1862; citing Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference v 2 p 22; FHL microfilm 250,261.'
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