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| | BENCH | William | Blacksmith | 1815: William Bench was born 3rd March 1815 in Rockbourne, Hampshire, UK. Died: 27 November 1875 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, USA. Wife: Ann Longman, married 14 October 1835. He was a blacksmith according to the 1860 US census. From his biography we learn that he supported his family as they emigrated across the United States by blacksmithing. Although he was born in Hampshire, his father, Thomas J. Bench and ancestors were born in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire. Thomas J. Bench christened 20 Oct 1745, son of William Bench christened 27 Apr 1710, son of Thomas Bench about 1674. Listed also in the Blacksmiths of Hampshire Index. Contact Jeremy by. |
| | BENNETT | Beverley Allen | Blacksmith | 1900: Beverly Allen Bennett. According to the 1901 census Beverly A.Bennett was a blacksmith in Dallas County, Mo. Contact Debi . |
| | BENNETT | Claud | Blacksmith | Claud Bennett was a blacksmith in Long Lane, Dallas Co., Mo. as was his father, Beverly Allen Bennett & one of his brothers, Ben H. Bennett. Contact Debi by. |
| | CHANDLER | Edmund | Blacksmith | 1588: Edmund Chandler. A line of CHANDLER Blacksmiths in New England was founded by Edmund CHANDLER born in England about 1588. Edmund joined a congregation of English religious dissenters who objected to the ceremonies and hierarchy of the established church. The dissenters were persecuted and harried out of England by King James. They fled to Holland, where they stayed for a few years in Leiden and then chartered the Mayflower to take them to America. Edmund travelled on a later ship and played a prominent role in the establishment of the Plymouth Colony. Contact Dick by. |
| | COLE | Ephraim | Blacksmith | 1659: Ephraim Cole, blacksmith. Born 1659 in Plymouth, Massachusetts USA; and in 1685 built what may be one of the first blacksmith shops in America. It was located at the corner of Leyden and Maine streets in Plymouth and it remained in the family until 1872. The shop was still standing in 1903. A postcard with a photograph of the blacksmith shop was published in 1903. Anyone interested in a scanned copy of that postcard may contact the contributor of this note. See Blacksmiths of Middlesex,England for his grandfather James Cole (blacksmith born 1600). See "Interesting Stories" on Home Page for photo. Contact Paul by |
| | DEFORD | Henry Stephen | Blacksmith & Wheelwright | 1846: Henry Stephen Deford, blacksmith & wheelwright. Born in 1846. Parents: James Deford and Elizabeth Rollison. He learned his trade from George E. Lambert, who operated a carriage shop in Chestertown, Kent Co., MD. In 1893, Henry was operating a wheelwright shop out of the Lambert carriage shop, with Ned Ringgold (also in the Blacksmith Index) operating the blacksmith shop. Henry is listed as a blacksmith/wheelwright in the 1870 and 1873 Kent County Directories and the 1903 Maryland Directory. Henry never married and lived for many years with his unmarried sister Kate. His household at times also inlcuded a widowed aunt and a motherless cousin. In the Kent News of 28 April 1934: "Henry Deford, one of Chestertown's oldest citizens, has been quite ill at his home in Chestertown". Henry died in May 1935. He is my great grand uncle and his parents are my great great grandparents. His sister, Mary Elizabeth Deford, married my great grandfather, William Samuel Elburn. Listed in both the Blacksmiths of America & Canada and the Wheelwrights Indexes. Contact Joan by |
| | GARVEY | Cecil | Blacksmith | 1901: Cecil along with brothers John & William Garvey, born in Durham, Sunderland, Uk . See 1901 census for father Edward born 1852 ( listed in Blacksmith of Durham & Yorkshire), mother Jane Ann Eleanor & list of several siblings. The three Garvey boys: John Andrew, Cecil Joseph Gt. Garvey & William Joseph Garvey, moved to Canada, some working as blacksmiths there. John Andrew joined the Canadian Overseas Force and is killed in the First World. For further information contact GG-Granddaughter Denise by. Also Tina who says the Garvey boys, were my mother's uncles, my great uncles |
| | GARVEY | John | Blacksmith | 1901: John along with brothers Cecil & William Garvey, born in Durham, Sunderland, Uk . See 1901 census for father Edward born 1852 ( listed in Blacksmith of Durham & Yorkshire), mother Jane Ann Eleanor & list of several siblings. The three Garvey boys: John Andrew, Cecil Joseph Gt. Garvey & William Joseph Garvey, moved to Canada, some working as blacksmiths there. John Andrew joined the Canadian Overseas Force and is killed in the First World. For further information contact GG-Granddaughter Denise by. |
| | GARVEY | William | Blacksmith | 1901: William along with brothers Cecil & John Garvey, born in Durham, Sunderland, Uk . See 1901 census for father Edward born 1852 ( listed in Blacksmith of Durham & Yorkshire), mother Jane Ann Eleanor & list of several siblings. The three Garvey boys: John Andrew, Cecil Joseph Gt. Garvey & William Joseph Garvey, moved to Canada, some working as blacksmiths there. John Andrew joined the Canadian Overseas Force and is killed in the First World. For further information contact GG-Granddaughter Denise by. |
| | GUERIN | Jonas | Blacksmith | 1812: Jonas Guerin learned his trade as a blacksmith and wagonmaker from his father, uncles and grandfather, in Morris Co. NJ. The family had a blacksmith shop and wagonmaking shop in "Jockey Hollow" near Morristown. In 1812, Jonas Guerin left Morris Co. New Jersey and went to Varick Twp, Seneca Co. New York. There he was a blacksmith and wagonmaker. His sons carried on the trade after him in Ovid, NY. His son, Joseph Guerin went to Erie Co. PA and was a blacksmith there and a farmer. Also listed in the Cartwrights Index. Contact Elsie by . |
| | GUERIN | Jonas | Blacksmith | 1781: Jonas Guerin, born 1781, in Morris Co. NJ, USA. Died: 1864 in Seneca Co. NY, USA. A Blacksmith and wagon maker with sons. Contact Elsie by . |
| | GUERIN | Joseph | Blacksmiths & Wagonmaker | 1748: Joseph Guerin, born 1748. Died: 1828 . Joseph was a member of a family that carried on in the iron trades for several generations. During the Revolutionary War he was a wagoneer. His son, Jonas, continued the trade of blacksmith as will as did other members of the Guerin family. See Blacksmiths of America for Jospeh's father, Thomas (born abt.1713) and Grandfather Thomas (born abt.1660) and other Guerins. Contact Elsie by . |
| | GUERIN | Joseph | Blacksmith | 1802: Joseph Guerin, born 1802 Morris Co. NJ, USA. he lived in Seneca Co. NY. Died: 1888 in Erie Co. PA, USA. A blacksmith and farmer. Contact Elsie by .
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| | GUERIN | Thomas (Jnr) | Blacksmiths & Wagoneer | 1713: Thomas Guerin (Jr), born 1713, South Carolina USA. In 1790 he was with Morris Co. NJ, USA as a blacksmith and wagon maker with sons. Wagoneer in the American Rev. War. Contact Elsie by . |
| | GUERIN | Thomas (Snr) | Blacksmith | 1660: Thomas Guerin, born about 1660, in France. Iron worker and blacksmith, Charleston South Carolina USA area and after 1713 at Morris Co. NJ in USA Died: 1726. Contact Elsie by . |
| | HILL | William | Blacksmith | 1788: William Hill, blacksmith. Born 4th March 1788. One branch of the Hill family is traced to William Hill, a blacksmith, who was born March 4, 1788, and died in Grafton, this state, January 3, 1867. He was married November 12, 1812, to Rebecca Hoskins, who was born March 28, 1791, and died, October 17, 1863. Brief mention of their children follows: William H. was a blacksmith and resided long in Manchester, where his life ended. See Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation; by Ezra S Stearns; William F Whitcher; Edward E Parker; Lewis Publishing Company. Type: Book; English Publisher: New York, Chicago, Lewis Pub. Co., 1908. Editions: 2 Editions OCLC: 2689026. To share information contact Jeff by |
| | HITCHCOCK | John | Blacksmith | John Hitchcock lived in Southgate with his wife Elizabeth Ellingham and their 13 children, if you have any information about my greatgrandfather, I would appreciate it very much. John was a Blacksmith and lived at 117 Chase Side Close, Southgate UK. Contact Nancy by. |
| | McQUAGGE | Norman Daniel | Blacksmith & Gunmaker | 1853: Norman Daniel McQuagge, born 1853 in Northwest Florida. He was a batchelor who liked to tell the "King's Deer" story as told to him by his father. See Stories from the Past Link on the Homepage. Contact Duncan by. |
| | MORRIS | Jonathan.S. | Blacksmith | 1805: Jonathan.S.Morris, born circa 1805 in PA. He married #1 and had 7 children born in KY. Married #2 Harriett WINE and had 2 more children. In 1860 census of Pendleton Co. KY he is living with his #1 daughter, Eliza J. Conley, and her family. He is listed as a blacksmith at 54 years of age. Jonathan is not found after this date. Contact Jamie by. |
| | O'SCALLEIGH | Jaysun | Blacksmith | 2008: Jaysun O'Scalleigh is a blacksmith on Salt Spring Island, North Vancouver Island, British Columbia. For further information contact his relative, Aandeg by. |
| | RAMPTON | Henry | Blacksmith | 1829: Henry Rampton was born on the 8th September 1829. He led an interesting life and left a diary written between 1853 to 1881. Henry worked as Blacksmith with his father in Old Alresford, Hampshire and sometimes others in different places until he was 20 years old. He then set up business for himself in Botley, Hampshire. He and his family left home to emmigrate to Utah in 1854. He and his family eventually locating in Bountiful, USA in 1856, which was then called Session's Settlement. His shop was located in the center of town and was known as the Village Blacksmith. He left Bountiful in 1879 on a mission to England and whilst on this mission visited his people in Old Alresford, Hampshire. He returned to Bountiful in July 1880. He died on November 24th 1903 in Bountiful. More info available but his diary is available on the internet by entering Henry Rampton's Diary. Listed in Blacksmiths of America & Blacksmiths of Hampshire. Contact Joan by. |
| | RINGGOLD | William Edward (Ned) | Blacksmith | 1862: William Edward "Ned" Ringgold was born 29th March 1862 on Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, md. In the 1880 census, he is listed as an apprentice wheelwright with Henry P. Jones on Kent Island. In 1893, Ned and his wife, Susanna "Annie" Arters, moved to Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland. Ned worked with Henry S. Deford at the G.E. Lambert Carriage Building on Cannon Street in Chestertown. Ned eventually owned and operated his own blacksmith/wheelwright shop on Court Street in Chestertown. A newspaper clipping from 26 February 1938 Entitled "57 years spent as a blacksmith" notes that Ned predicted he had shod 114,000 horses. He announced his retirement and said that Marion Parsons would take over his blacksmithing duties. Ned died 4th December 1938 and another newspaper clipping entitled "late W. E. Ringgold's Will devides (sic) estate" lists his two daughters as Heiresses; my grand aunt, Ethel Baum Ringgold Miller and my grandmother, Molly Rebecca Ringgold Elburn. Listed in both the Blacksmiths of America and the Wheelwrights Index. Any info appreciated. Contact Joan by. |
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