Nicholas MOSHER

(b. 19 June 1805 , Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA d. 27 July 1889 , Ovid, Michigan, USA )
Age: 84

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Nicholas MOSHER was born 19 June 1805 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Nicholas MOSHER was the child of George MOSHER and Patience FISH and the grandchild of: (paternal) David MOSHER and Mary MOSHER (maternal) Levi FISH and Betsey BULLOCK

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Nicholas married Sally WARREN 15 September 1841 in Stanfordville, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Sally WARREN was born 16 December 1815 in Stanfordville, New York, USA. Sally died 2 December 1871 in Ovid, Michigan, USA.

Nicholas MOSHER died 27 July 1889 in Ovid, Michigan, USA.
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Nicholas MOSHER married

Sally WARREN-- Date: 15 September 1841 Place: Stanfordville, New York, USA
Bangall Baptist Church

Children of Nicholas MOSHER and Sally WARREN:

Hannah A MOSHER (b.abt. 1842, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA d. 5 April 1866, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA)

Levi Warren MOSHER (b.8 July 1845, , New York, USA d. 16 December 1925, Ovid, Clinton, Michigan, USA)
m. Caroline MOSHER 1864 in , New York, USA

Velmira MOSHER (b.abt. 1848, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA d. , )

E. Bell MOSHER (b.abt. 1857, , Michigan, USA d. , )

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1805 Birth
19 June 1805
Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1840 Saratoga Springs, New York
Name: Nicholas Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1840
Event Place: Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, United States
Page: 257
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M704
Affiliate Film Number: 336
GS Film Number: 0017205
Digital Folder Number: 005154829
Image Number: 00526
1840 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1841 Marriage / Partner
Nicholas MOSHER and Sally WARREN 15 September 1841, Stanfordville, New York, USA

He was 36 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1845 Birth of Child
Levi Warren MOSHER was born 8 July 1845, , New York, USA

Nicholas was 40 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Saratoga Springs, New York
Name: Nicholas Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
Birthplace: New York
Household ID: 502
House Number: 454
Line Number: 23
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 592
GS Film Number: 444308
Digital Folder Number: 004203145
Image Number: 00391

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Nicholas Mosher M 45 New York
Sally Mosher F 35 New York
Hannah A Mosher F 8 New York
Levi W Mosher M 5 New York
Velmira Mosher F 2 New York
Nicholas Polbandre M 18 France
John Warren M 35 New York
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York
name: Nicholas Mosher
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: E.D. 1, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 50
relationship to head of household: Head
estimated birth year: 1805
family number: 621
line number: 30
page:
film number: 559002
digital folder number: 005207104
image number: 00295
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Nicholas Mosher M 50
wife Sally Mosher F 40
child Hannah A Mosher U 12
child Levi W Mosher U 10
child Valmira Mosher U 7
domestic Daniel Bloom U 28

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K63D-8TL : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Nicholas Mosher, 1855.
1855 New York State Census
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Saratoga Springs, New York
Name: Nicholas Mosier
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Town Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Race: White
Race (Original):
Occupation:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
Birthplace: New York
Page: 165
Household ID: 1337
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Film Number: 856
GS Film Number: 803856
Digital Folder Number: 005170447
Image Number: 00423

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Nicholas Mosier M 55 New York
Sally Mosier F 45 New York
Hannah A Mosier F 17 New York
Levie W Mosier M 14 New York
Valmira Mosier F 12 New York
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Saratoga Springs, New York
Name: Nicholas Mosier
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1865
Event Place: District 01, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, United States
Relationship to Head of Household:
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
Page: 7
Household ID: 55
Line Number: 27
GS Film Number: 000559004
Digital Folder Number: 004238325
Image Number: 00244

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Nicholas Mosier M 60
Sally Mosier Wife F 50
Hannah A Mosier Daughter F 22
Levi W Mosier Son M 19
Velmira Mosier Daughter F 16

1865 New York State Census
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April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1866 Death of Child
Hannah A MOSHER died 5 April 1866, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

Nicholas was 60 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Pontiac, Michigan
Name: Nicholas Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 65
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1804-1805
Birthplace: New York
Page Number: 21
Household ID: 155
Line Number: 6
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000552194
Digital Folder Number: 004271448
Image Number: 00150

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Nicholas Mosher M 65 New York
Sally Mosher F 55 New York
Levi Mosher M 25 New York
Valmira Mosher F 21 New York
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sally WARREN died 2 December 1871, Ovid, Michigan, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Ovid, Michigan
Name: Nicholas Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Ovid, Clinton, Michigan, United States
District: ED 54
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Ettends To Rents
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Note:
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 480
Sheet Number and Letter: 480A
Household ID: 7391021
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0577
GS Film Number: 1254577
Digital Folder Number: 005161008
Image Number: 00144

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Nicholas Mosher Self M 75 New York, United States
Levi W Mosher Son M 33 New York, United States
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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

Death
Name: Nicholas Mosher
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Jul 1889
Event Place: Ovid, Clinton, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 84
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
Birthplace: New York
Father's Name: George Mosher
Mother's Name: Patience Mosher
Reference ID: p 166 rn 5418
GS Film Number: 2363635
Digital Folder Number: 004208686
Image Number: 01492

'Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:N3FX-859 : 10 March 2018), Nicholas Mosher, 27 Jul 1889; citing p 166 rn 5418, Ovid, Clinton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,635.
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