Daniel MOSHER

(b. 11 October 1823 , Washington, New York, USA d. 6 June 1889 , Springport, New York, USA )

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Daniel MOSHER was born 11 October 1823 in Washington, New York, USA

Daniel MOSHER was the child of Caleb MOSHER and Mary HOWLAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Esek MOSHER and Sarah MOSHER

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Daniel married Margaret Ann SLEIGHT 23 August 1845 . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Margaret Ann SLEIGHT was born 16 November 1828 in New York, USA. Margaret Ann died 6 June 1878 in Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs).

Daniel MOSHER died 6 June 1889 in Springport, New York, USA .
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Daniel MOSHER married

Margaret Ann SLEIGHT-- Date: 23 August 1845 Place:

Children of Daniel MOSHER and Margaret Ann SLEIGHT:

Esther MOSHER (b.12 September 1847, Springport, New York, USA d. 2 December 1925, Springport, New York, USA )

Horace MOSHER (b.6 January 1849, Springport, New York, USA d. 22 November 1932, Springport, New York, USA )
m. Emma CARMAN 2 November 1871 in Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

Asa B MOSHER (b.6 December 1850, Cayuga County, New York, USA d. 21 March 1893, Springport, New York, USA )

Franklin "Frank" MOSHER (b.2 August 1852, Springport, New York, USA d. 2 October 1901, Springport, New York, USA )

Helen MOSHER (b.7 February 1854, Springport, New York, USA d. 18 August 1876, Springport, New York, USA )

Ida MOSHER (b.16 January 1856, Springport, New York, USA d. 5 December 1885, Springport, New York, USA )

Anna MOSHER (b.27 March 1863, Cayuga County, New York, USA d. abt. 1880, )

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1823 Birth
11 October 1823
Washington, New York, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Daniel MOSHER and Margaret Ann SLEIGHT 23 August 1845,

He was 21 years old.

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1847 Birth of Child
Esther MOSHER was born 12 September 1847, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

Daniel was 23 years old.

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

1849 Birth of Child
Horace MOSHER was born 6 January 1849, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

Daniel was 25 years old.

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Springport, Cayuga, New York
name: Daniel Mosher
residence: Springport, Cayuga, New York
age: 28 years
calculated birth year: 1822
birthplace: New York, United States
gender: Male
race (original):
race (expanded):
death month:
death year:
film number: 17059
digital gs number: 4196771
image number: 00441
line number: 28
dwelling house number: 721
family number: 748
marital status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Daniel Mosher M 28y
Margaret Mosher F 21y
Esther Mosher F 4y
Horace Mosher M 2y
Caleb Mosher M 70y
Mark Whittlsey M 17y

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1850 Birth of Child
Asa B MOSHER was born 6 December 1850, Cayuga County, New York, USA

Daniel was 27 years old.

1852 Birth of Child
Franklin "Frank" MOSHER was born 2 August 1852, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

Daniel was 28 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Birth of Child
Helen MOSHER was born 7 February 1854, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

Daniel was 30 years old.

1855 Springport, Cayuga, New York
name: Danil Mosher
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 32
relationship to head of household: Son
estimated birth year: 1823
family number: 61
line number: 17
page:
film number: 1435219
digital folder number: 004296305
image number: 00320
Household Gender Age Birthplace
father Caleb Mosher M 76
wife Hanah Mosher F 72
son Danil Mosher M 32
wife Margarett M Mosher F 26
child Ester Mosher U 7
child Horace Mosher U 6
child Asa B Mosher U 5
child Franklin Mosher U 2
child Hellen Mosher U 1

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K6S6-1ZS : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Danil Mosher in entry for Caleb Mosher, 1855.
1855 New York State Census
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1856 Birth of Child
Ida MOSHER was born 16 January 1856, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

Daniel was 32 years old.

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 Springport, Cayuga, New York
name: Danl Mosher
residence: , Cayuga, New York
ward: Springport
age: 37 years
estimated birth year: 1823
birthplace: New York
gender: Male
page: 26
family number: 186
film number: 803729
dgs number: 4235213
image number: 00155
nara number: M653

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 Birth of Child
Anna MOSHER was born 27 March 1863, Cayuga County, New York, USA

Daniel was 39 years old.

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)

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 Springport, Cayuga, New York
name: Daniel Mosher
estimated birth year: 1823
gender: Male
age in 1870: 47y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: New York
home in 1870: New York, United States
Household Gender Age
Daniel Mosher M 47y
Margaret Mosher F 41y
Horace Mosher M 21y
Esther Mosher F 22y
Ase B Mosher M 20y
Frank Mosher M 18y
Helen Mosher F 16y
Ida Mosher F 13y
Anna Mosher F 8y

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 Marriage of Child
Horace MOSHER married 2 November 1871, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs) to Emma CARMAN

1875 Springport, Cayuga, New York
Name: Daniel Mosher
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1823
Family Number: 33
Page: 4
Line Number: 37
GS Film number: 853205
Digital Folder Number: 004858095
Image Number: 00221
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Daniel Mosher M 52
Wife Margarett A Mosher F 46
Daughter Esther Mosher F 27
Son Asa Mosher M 24
Daughter Helen Mosher F 21
Daughter Ida Mosher F 19
Daughter Annie Mosher F 12
Son Frank Mosher M 29
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.

1876 Death of Child
Helen MOSHER died 18 August 1876, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

Daniel was 52 years old.

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.

1878 Death of Spouse/Partner
Margaret Ann SLEIGHT died 6 June 1878, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

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

1880 Springport, Cayuga, New York
name: Daniel Mosher
residence: Springport, Cayuga, New York
birthdate: 1823
birthplace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name:
father's birthplace: New York, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: New York, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Widowed
age (expanded): 57 years
occupation: Farmer
nara film number: T9-0814
page: 314
page character: A
entry number: 215
film number: 1254814
Household Gender Age
Daniel Mosher M 57
child Esther Mosher F 32
child Idda Mosher F 23
child B. Asa Mosher M 29
child Anna Mosher F 17

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

1885 Death of Child
Ida MOSHER died 5 December 1885, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

Daniel was 62 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

Death
Name: Daniel Mosher
Death Date: 6 Jun 1889
Death Place: Springport, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 19675

Ancestry.com. New York, Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
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