John Henry MOSHER

Born

15 August 1851 , Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Died

17 September 1937 , Gloversville, New York, USA

John Henry married Emma A INGERSON abt. 1871 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Emma A INGERSON was born 21 February 1854 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA. Emma A died 20 December 1937 in Gloversville, New York, USA.

Parents & Family of John Henry MOSHER

Parents of John Henry MOSHER

Father

Lewis MOSHER

Mother

Sally Maria RIDDELL

Grandparents of John Henry MOSHER

Paternal grandparents

Benjamin MOSHER Abigail? MOSHER?

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouse:
Emma A Ingerson Mosher (1854 - 1937)

Children:
Arthur Mosher (1873 - 1944)*
Claribel Mosher Burgess (1894 - 1959)*
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of John Henry MOSHER

John Henry MOSHER married

Emma A INGERSON
Marriage date: abt. 1871
Marriage place:

Children of John Henry MOSHER and Emma A INGERSON

Arthur E MOSHER

Born: 19 January 1873, Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died: May 1944, Gloversville, New York, USA

Minnie Adella MOSHER

Born: 7 February 1876, Wilton, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died: ,

Florence MOSHER

Born: abt. 1878, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Alta May MOSHER

Born: 11 February 1888, Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died: 30 November 1975, Gloversville, New York, USA

Claribelle MOSHER

Born: abt. 1895, , New York, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1851
15 August 1851
Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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: John Henry Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1852
BirthPlace: New York
PAge: 47
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lewis Mosher Male 45 New York
Sally M Mosher Female 41 New York
Hiram Mosher Male 14 New York
John Henry Mosher Male 8 New York
George M Mosher Male 6 New York
Cva Mosher Female 4 New York
Emma Mosher Female 4 New York
Susan Riddell Female 31 New York

Source / record details
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)

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: John H Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1851-1852
BirthPlace: New York
Page Number: 11
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lewis Mosher Male 55 New York
Sally M Mosher Female 50 New York
John H Mosher Male 18 New York
George Mosher Male 16 New York
Emma Mosher Female 14 New York
Eva Mosher Female 14 New York
John Riddell Male 77 New York
Susan Riddell Female 80 New York

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1873 Birth of Child
Arthur E MOSHER was born 19 January 1873, Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA

John Henry was 21 years old.

1876 Birth of Child
Minnie Adella MOSHER was born 7 February 1876, Wilton, Saratoga, New York, USA

John Henry was 24 years old.

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

1888 Birth of Child
Alta May MOSHER was born 11 February 1888, Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA

John Henry was 36 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification