Category: Millwrights

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Up to about the mid 1800s a millwright was a master craftsman who completely designed and constructed mills.

Millwrights executed every type of engineering operation in the construction of these mills. They designed the patterns of the water wheel systems, carved the gear mechanisms, and finally erected the mill machines. In short, the millwright up until then had performed the work of a civil engineer, designing and carrying out most of the mechanical operations in all industries.

The introduction of the steam engine in the 1800s gave freedom to industry. It created many new trades, as industry was no longer dependent on water as its sole power source, and it thereby modified the millwright's all encompassing role. As the means of generating power became more complex, work became more specialized. Turners, fitters, machine makers, and mechanical engineers evolved out of the master trade of millwright. The millwright became an increasingly obsolete job as millwrights became specialists doing just one part of their former range of work.

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16 Feb 1885 Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Jun 1945 photo
11 Oct 1831 Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States - 29 Oct 1908
12 Dec 1852 Illinois, United States - 1938 photo

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25 Oct 1788 New Jersey, United States - 28 Sep 1865
09 Nov 1818 la Chaume - Les Sables-d'Olonne , France - 04 Sep 1868
19 Jan 1850 Nantes, France - 31 Jan 1931
11 Jun 1885 Maple Ridge Township, Alpena, Michigan, United States - 01 Oct 1968
05 Jan 1859 Tennessee, United States - 22 Dec 1928
09 Nov 1896 Butler, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Jul 1961
29 Jan 1902 Wallsend, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom - 1974
1904 Wallsend, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
abt 1725 St Pauls Parish, Goochland, Virginia - aft 14 Nov 1787

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25 Oct 1874 York, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Aug 1957
16 Jul 1894 Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, United States - 02 Oct 1965
1777 Myerstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States - 1815 photo
12 Sep 1890 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 16 Feb 1965
abt Nov 1826 Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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14 Jul 1871 Stevens County, Kansas USA - 22 Aug 1940
abt 1646 Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony - 24 Mar 1712 photo
22 Jun 1897 North Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Jun 1970

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bef 16 Sep 1738 Neath, Glamorgan, Wales - bef 02 Nov 1818
09 Jun 1837 Marysburgh, Prince Edward, Canada West - 19 Sep 1905
01 Nov 1912 Deyevka, Orenburg Gubernia, Russian Empire - 28 Apr 1987

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06 Apr 1906 Oosterbierum, Friesland, Nederland - 04 Jul 1975 photo
12 Feb 1842 Eicks, Rheinland, Preußen, Deutscher Bund - 26 Sep 1931 photo
bef 28 Apr 1811 Padiham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 05 Jun 1876 photo
15 Sep 1862 McDonald Corner, Queens, NB

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19 Oct 1823 South Carolina - abt 13 Nov 1908
abt 18 Oct 1902 South Africa - abt 05 Feb 1981 photo
27 Jul 1865 Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA - 12 Apr 1938
13 Jun 1962 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States - 29 Jan 2022
bef 11 May 1843 Christ Church, Barbados
31 May 1864 New York, United States - 19 Jul 1931

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29 Nov 1860 Prince Edward Island - 13 Jul 1948
17 May 1823 Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 21 Jul 1914 photo

J

abt 1859 Saint Lucy, Barbados - 26 May 1944

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27 Apr 1846 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States - 29 Jul 1890
06 Jun 1824 Covington, Tioga County, Pennsylvania - 26 Mar 1903 photo
12 Aug 1792 Mohawk Valley, New York - 16 Jan 1879 photo
23 Jan 1892 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - abt 08 Feb 1979

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09 Mar 1931 Trade Lake, Burnett, Wisconsin, USA - 04 Jul 2020

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20 May 1843 Manheim Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Jul 1926
abt Jun 1705 Essex, Colony of Virginia - aft 25 Jul 1754
1800 Maryland, United States
Jul 1832 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 31 Mar 1913
08 Jul 1838 Lochiel, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada - 25 Mar 1907
09 Jan 1850 Niederhofen, Ehingen, Württemberg, Deutscher Bund - 11 Dec 1932
06 Oct 1877 Bridgeport, Belmont, Ohio, United States - 15 Feb 1969
22 Jul 1837 Westbury, Cayuga, New York, United States - 08 Oct 1923 photo

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20 Dec 1897 Cumberland, Barron, Wisconsin, United States - 24 Oct 1951 photo

P

1717 Neuville, Canada, Nouvelle-France - 1764
27 May 1905 Pinder, Southampton, York, New Brunswick, Canada - abt 1991
07 Oct 1899 Teevickmoy, County Donegal, Ireland, United Kingdom - 20 Mar 1970

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abt 1841 New York, United States - 15 Apr 1876
04 Mar 1809 New York, United States - 25 Nov 1878

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15 Sep 1824 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States - 17 Dec 1894
12 Aug 1799 Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States - bef 1855
abt 1785
May 1769 Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony - 10 Dec 1843

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abt 1820 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania - abt 12 Jan 1901
23 May 1826 New York, United States - 30 Dec 1909 photo
bef 07 Feb 1842 Fertőszéleskút, Sopron, Magyar Királyság - 18 May 1904 photo
12 Nov 1846 Fertőszéleskút, Sopron, Magyarország - 04 Aug 1902
17 Dec 1888 North Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States - 07 Oct 1970
04 Apr 1773 Salem, Westchester, New York - 16 Aug 1834
12 Sep 1834 Pennsylvania, United States - 12 Oct 1910
12 Sep 1885 Albion, Boone, Nebraska, United States - 17 Nov 1949 photo
1910s - 1970s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
abt 1840 Painswick, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom - 1908
21 Nov 1921 Elnora, Elmore Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States - 27 Jul 1997
14 Sep 1730 Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay - 14 Sep 1803 photo

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04 Sep 1875 Missouri, United States - 27 Jun 1944
19 Oct 1854 Hokah, Houston Co., Minnesota - 14 Mar 1909
05 Apr 1915 Stewartstown, York, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 May 2004

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12 May 1872 Schwanden, Sigriswil, Bern, Schweiz - 22 Nov 1928

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20 Jun 1815 Mullica Hill, Harrison Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States - 10 Dec 1896
1837 Franklin, Virginia, United States - Oct 1879
19 Feb 1888 Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States - 08 Jul 1950 photo
01 Jul 1807 Caratunk, Somerset, Maine, United States - 1871




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