George Peake (inventor) explained
George Peake (c. 1722 – 1827) was an African American inventor who invented a hand mill for grinding grain.[1] [2]
Life
Peake was born in Maryland in about 1722, lived in Pennsylvania, and later, in 1809, settled in the area that became Cleveland, Ohio. Peake bought a farm on the settlement's outskirts. He may have been the city's first African American resident. He reportedly fought with the British in the French and Indian War before deserting.[3] [4] [5]
Peake married a woman from Maryland and had four sons, two of whom came with him to Cleveland and two more that followed later. Joseph Peake, a notable Cleveland farmer, was his son.[6]
Inventions
Peake invented a hand mill for grinding grain and corn. His mill was found to be easier to use than a mortar and pestle.
Further reading
- Book: Davis. Russell H.. Black Americans in Cleveland: from George Peake to Carl Stokes, 1796-1969. 1972. Western Reserve Historical Society. Associated Publishers. Washington, D.C.. 999851. 72087361.
Notes and References
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/african-american-focus/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/peake-george
- https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/african-american-inventors-18th-century
- Web site: Peake, George. June 18, 2018. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University.
- Early Colored Residents of Cleveland. Davis, Harry E.. 1943. Phylon. 4. 3. 233–243. 10.2307/271435. 271435.
- Web site: Peake, George. 2021-02-26. Oxford African American Studies Center. 2005. en. 10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.42898. Davis. Russell H.. 9780195301731.
- Web site: Cuyahoga County / 88-18 Joseph Peake's Farm | Remarkable Ohio . remarkableohio.org.
