Henry Chandler MOSHER

Born

15 February 1836 , La Salle Co., Illinois, USA

Died

15 January 1915 , Illinois, USA

Henry Chandler married Elizabeth Schoudler BAKER 20 December 1860 in La Salle, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elizabeth Schoudler BAKER was born 22 May 1840 in Albion, Orleans, New York, USA. Elizabeth Schoudler died 11 July 1921

Parents & Family of Henry Chandler MOSHER

Parents of Henry Chandler MOSHER

Father

Ira S MOSHER

Mother

Louisa PEASE

Grandparents of Henry Chandler MOSHER

Paternal grandparents

Benjamin MOSHER Abigail? MOSHER?

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

m. Elizabeth Schoudler Baker, 30 December 1860, La Salle, Illinois

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Henry Chandler MOSHER

Henry Chandler MOSHER married

Elizabeth Schoudler BAKER
Marriage date: 20 December 1860
Marriage place: La Salle, Illinois, USA

Children of Henry Chandler MOSHER and Elizabeth Schoudler BAKER

Frank Lane MOSHER

Born: 7 December 1861, Marshall, Illinois, USA
Died: 18 March 1929, Los Angeles, California, USA

Guy B MOSHER

Born: 13 June 1867, Marshall, Illinois, USA
Died: 5 May 1920, Longmont, Colorado, USA

Charles W MOSHER

Born: 21 December 1871, Gilman, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Died: 5 August 1926, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Hal C MOSHER

Born: 16 May 1875, Gilman, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Died: August 1887,

Angeline Louise MOSHER

Born: 11 July 1877, Gilman, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Died: January 1960, Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

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Birth — 1836
15 February 1836
La Salle Co., Illinois, USA

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Henry Chandler MOSHER and Elizabeth Schoudler BAKER 20 December 1860, La Salle, Illinois, USA

He was 24 years old.

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

1861 Birth of Child
Frank Lane MOSHER was born 7 December 1861, Marshall, Illinois, USA

Henry Chandler was 25 years old.

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.

1867 Birth of Child
Guy B MOSHER was born 13 June 1867, Marshall, Illinois, USA

Henry Chandler was 31 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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Birth of Child
Charles W MOSHER was born 21 December 1871, Gilman, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

Henry Chandler was 35 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Hal C MOSHER was born 16 May 1875, Gilman, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

Henry Chandler was 39 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 Birth of Child
Angeline Louise MOSHER was born 11 July 1877, Gilman, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

Henry Chandler was 41 years old.

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

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