Mary MOSHER

(b. 31 July 1808 , Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA d. 15 March 1888 , Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA )
Age: 79

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Mary MOSHER was born 31 July 1808 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Mary 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

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Mary married Jacob YOUNG abt. 1829 in New York, USA . Jacob YOUNG was born abt. 1805 in Saratoga County, New York, USA.

Mary MOSHER died 15 March 1888 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA.

Mary never married. She was a tailoress living with her parents in 1855.

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1808 Birth
31 July 1808
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.

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

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Greenfield, Saratoga, New York
name: Mary Mosher
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: E.D. 1, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 46
relationship to head of household: Daughter
estimated birth year: 1809
family number: 301
line number: 16
page:
film number: 559001
digital folder number: 005207103
image number: 00288
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head George Mosher M 83
wife Patience Mosher F 79
daughter Mary Mosher F 46
daughter Margaret Mosher F 45
daughter Delia Mosher F 41

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K638-8P2 : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Mary Mosher in entry for George 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 Greenfield, New York
Name: Mary Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 51
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1809
Birthplace: New York
Page: 57
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Mosher Male 88 New York
Patience Mosher Female 84 New York
Mary Mosher Female 51 New York
Margaret Ann Mosher Female 50 New York
Betty V Mosher Female 49 New York
Delia F Mosher Female 46 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 Greenfield, New York
Name: Mary Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1865
Event Place: District 01, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1809
Page: 20
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Mary Mosher Female 56
Betty Mosher Sister Female 54
Delia Mosher Sister Female 50
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.

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 Greenfield, New York
Name: Mary Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 62
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1807-1808
Birthplace: New York
Page Number: 60
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Jabez F St John Male 64 New York
Alzina St John Female 54 New York
Mary Mosher Female 62 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.

1875 Greenfield, Saratoga, New York
Name: Mary Mosher
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 66
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1809
Family Number: 218
Page: 22
Line Number: 26
GS Film number: 559005
Digital Folder Number: 004327093
Image Number: 00290
1875 New York State Census
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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)

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