Biography of James Peatfield
Son James was born 1803 and christened on 18 April 1803 at Basford, Nottinghamshire, England. Before he came to America, he lived at Arnold, Nottinghamshire. He secured his early education in the schools at Bulwell and Knightsbridge. Helping his father at the bleachery, he early became familiar with machinery. He was bound as an apprentice to John Atherly of Arnold, with whom he learned the building of lace and woolen machinery. In July 1827 he came to the United States, landing in New York City. That same month he journeyed to Ipswich, Massachusetts, where he has remained ever since. When James came to Ipswich he at once entered into the employ of the Heards, who had a lace factory. Mr Peatfield repaired the machines and made improvements, and built a new machine which was one of the first lace machines made in this country. This machine did the work much better than the old machines, and the business rapidly increased and bid fair to become one of the leading industries of the country. When a heavy tariff was laid on the thread from which the lace was manufactured, this industry began to languish and at length died entirely. Mr Peatfield then turned to other fields of manufacture, and in 1839 he invented and built a warp machine, and began the manufacture of woolens, which at the end of the century gave employment to thousands of workers, and to James Peatfield belongs the honor of being the first person to manufacture woolen underclothing in the United States. The business was very successful. In 1842 in the company of his brother Sanford, he built the brick mill on Washington St.
Mr Peatfield always had a great aptitude for mathematical studies and pursued them into the higher branches of pure mathematics. He was always a great lover of horticulture and in 1846 he planted a nursery. In 1885 when he retired from all active business.
Source: "History of Essex County, Massachusetts: by D. Hamilton Hurd, comp. (Philadelphia, 1898), 1:672-673.
Son James was born 1803 and christened on 18 April 1803 at Basford, Nottinghamshire, England. Before he came to America, he lived at Arnold, Nottinghamshire. He secured his early education in the schools at Bulwell and Knightsbridge. Helping his father at the bleachery, he early became familiar with machinery. He was bound as an apprentice to John Atherly of Arnold, with whom he learned the building of lace and woolen machinery. In July 1827 he came to the United States, landing in New York City. That same month he journeyed to Ipswich, Massachusetts, where he has remained ever since. When James came to Ipswich he at once entered into the employ of the Heards, who had a lace factory. Mr Peatfield repaired the machines and made improvements, and built a new machine which was one of the first lace machines made in this country. This machine did the work much better than the old machines, and the business rapidly increased and bid fair to become one of the leading industries of the country. When a heavy tariff was laid on the thread from which the lace was manufactured, this industry began to languish and at length died entirely. Mr Peatfield then turned to other fields of manufacture, and in 1839 he invented and built a warp machine, and began the manufacture of woolens, which at the end of the century gave employment to thousands of workers, and to James Peatfield belongs the honor of being the first person to manufacture woolen underclothing in the United States. The business was very successful. In 1842 in the company of his brother Sanford, he built the brick mill on Washington St.
Mr Peatfield always had a great aptitude for mathematical studies and pursued them into the higher branches of pure mathematics. He was always a great lover of horticulture and in 1846 he planted a nursery. In 1885 when he retired from all active business.
Source: "History of Essex County, Massachusetts: by D. Hamilton Hurd, comp. (Philadelphia, 1898), 1:672-673.
Biography of James Peatfield
Son James was born 1803 and christened on 18 April 1803 at Basford, Nottinghamshire, England. Before he came to America, he lived at Arnold, Nottinghamshire. He secured his early education in the schools at Bulwell and Knightsbridge. Helping his father at the bleachery, he early became familiar with machinery. He was bound as an apprentice to John Atherly of Arnold, with whom he learned the building of lace and woolen machinery. In July 1827 he came to the United States, landing in New York City. That same month he journeyed to Ipswich, Massachusetts, where he has remained ever since. When James came to Ipswich he at once entered into the employ of the Heards, who had a lace factory. Mr Peatfield repaired the machines and made improvements, and built a new machine which was one of the first lace machines made in this country. This machine did the work much better than the old machines, and the business rapidly increased and bid fair to become one of the leading industries of the country. When a heavy tariff was laid on the thread from which the lace was manufactured, this industry began to languish and at length died entirely. Mr Peatfield then turned to other fields of manufacture, and in 1839 he invented and built a warp machine, and began the manufacture of woolens, which at the end of the century gave employment to thousands of workers, and to James Peatfield belongs the honor of being the first person to manufacture woolen underclothing in the United States. The business was very successful. In 1842 in the company of his brother Sanford, he built the brick mill on Washington St.
Mr Peatfield always had a great aptitude for mathematical studies and pursued them into the higher branches of pure mathematics. He was always a great lover of horticulture and in 1846 he planted a nursery. In 1885 when he retired from all active business.
Source: "History of Essex County, Massachusetts: by D. Hamilton Hurd, comp. (Philadelphia, 1898), 1:672-673.
Son James was born 1803 and christened on 18 April 1803 at Basford, Nottinghamshire, England. Before he came to America, he lived at Arnold, Nottinghamshire. He secured his early education in the schools at Bulwell and Knightsbridge. Helping his father at the bleachery, he early became familiar with machinery. He was bound as an apprentice to John Atherly of Arnold, with whom he learned the building of lace and woolen machinery. In July 1827 he came to the United States, landing in New York City. That same month he journeyed to Ipswich, Massachusetts, where he has remained ever since. When James came to Ipswich he at once entered into the employ of the Heards, who had a lace factory. Mr Peatfield repaired the machines and made improvements, and built a new machine which was one of the first lace machines made in this country. This machine did the work much better than the old machines, and the business rapidly increased and bid fair to become one of the leading industries of the country. When a heavy tariff was laid on the thread from which the lace was manufactured, this industry began to languish and at length died entirely. Mr Peatfield then turned to other fields of manufacture, and in 1839 he invented and built a warp machine, and began the manufacture of woolens, which at the end of the century gave employment to thousands of workers, and to James Peatfield belongs the honor of being the first person to manufacture woolen underclothing in the United States. The business was very successful. In 1842 in the company of his brother Sanford, he built the brick mill on Washington St.
Mr Peatfield always had a great aptitude for mathematical studies and pursued them into the higher branches of pure mathematics. He was always a great lover of horticulture and in 1846 he planted a nursery. In 1885 when he retired from all active business.
Source: "History of Essex County, Massachusetts: by D. Hamilton Hurd, comp. (Philadelphia, 1898), 1:672-673.
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