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Ludlem B. Rockwell

Male 1843 -


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  • Name Ludlem B. Rockwell 
    Born 10 Sep 1843  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 18C0E4651D73B34CB19BA7D83A5410314A6C 
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    • Biographical sketches of Sunbry, Northumberland County, PA

      LUDLEM B. ROCKWELL, patentee and manufacturer of the celebrated Rockwell process for tempering steel, is a native of Wayne county, Pennsylvania, son of William P. and Sarah S. (Bassett) Rockwell, and was born, September 10, 1843. The Rockwells came originally from England, the Bassetts from France, and both families were found among the early American colonists. The subject of this sketch received a common school education, and at Waymart learned the trade of blacksmith and wagon maker, at which he was engaged at the outbreak of the Rebellion. In October, 1862, he entered the army, and spent nine months on detahced duty in Philadelphia. Feburary 28, 1864, in New York City, he enlisted in Company F, Fiftieth New York Volunteers, and served until the close of the war in the Army of the Potomac. Leaving the army he returned to Waymart, Pennsylvania, and there for three years worked at blacksmithing. He came to Sunbury in 1872 and for some years followed his trade. In December, 1884, he patented his process for tempering steel, and in 1888 secured letters on his method of moulding steel, and invention whereby he converts refused, worn-out and broken steel tools into the highest grades of knives and other steel and iron-cutting implements. Mr. Rockwell is a member of the G.A.R. and of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was married in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, September 5, 1865, to Margaret Thorpe.
    Person ID I31  111B Bassetts of Sussex County, New Jersey
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2013 

    Father William Rockwell,   b. 23 Dec 1810, Pike Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1866, Waymart, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Sarah J. Bassett,   b. 1811,   d. 1865  (Age 54 years) 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Thorpe 
    Married 5 Sep 1865  Carbondale, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart