Lives of Workers
Many workers were required to help the various forges and furnaces operate smoothly. A brief overview of some of the individuals who were involved with the Lehigh Furnace, East Penn Forge, and East Penn Furnace can be found below.
East Penn Township, Carbon County, PA
Christian Freeby was listed in the 1860 Census as a forgeman in East Penn Township. He was approximately thirty-five years old and was living with his wife and four children[1]. He followed in his father's footsteps, as the elder Christian Freeby (1776-1880)[2][1] had been a forgeman also. The senior Freeby lived to be over one hundred and was still walking into town to get supplies in his nineties[3]. Christian Freeby owned land adjacent to the Balliet family in East Penn Township[4].
Notes
References
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 June 2020), memorial page for Christian Freeby (25 Dec 1776–4 Nov 1880), Find a Grave Memorial no. 39113054, citing Dinkey Memorial Cemetery, Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Dawsonlm (contributor 47041997).[2]
- The Carbon Advocate. 1879. Local and Personal, August 16, 1879.[3]
- The Carbon Advocate. 1890. Orphans' Court Sale of Very Valuable Real Estate! December 6, 1890.[4]
- "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch [5] : 24 March 2017, Pennsylvania > Carbon > East Penn Township > image 1 of 22; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).