Charles Wesley MOSHER

Born

4 November 1843 , Springfield, Illinois, USA

Died

21 December 1927 , Chicago, Illinois, USA

Charles Wesley married Cecelia WILSON 7 December 1868 in La Salle, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Cecelia WILSON was born 23 March 1849 in New Albany Township, Floyd, Indiana, USA. Cecelia died 3 December 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Parents & Family of Charles Wesley MOSHER

Parents of Charles Wesley MOSHER

Father

Ira S MOSHER

Mother

Louisa PEASE

Grandparents of Charles Wesley MOSHER

Paternal grandparents

Benjamin MOSHER Abigail? MOSHER?

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

m. Cecelia Wilson
1 January 1869
Streator, , IL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles Wesley MOSHER

Charles Wesley MOSHER married

Cecelia WILSON
Marriage date: 7 December 1868
Marriage place: La Salle, Illinois, USA

Children of Charles Wesley MOSHER and Cecelia WILSON

Nellie Estell MOSHER

Born: 25 SEptember 1869, Streator, Illinois, USA
Died: 30 October 1881,

Maud MOSHER

Born: 21 April 1871, Streator, Illinois, USA
Died: 13 January 1937, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Harry Chamberlain MOSHER

Born: 19 September 1873, , Illinois, USA
Died: 26 November 1958, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Jessie Belle MOSHER

Born: 13 July 1875, Streator, Illinois, USA
Died: 25 October 1881, Gilman, Douglas Township, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

Frederick Grant MOSHER

Born: 31 December 1878, Gilman, Douglas Township, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Died: 31 October 1881,

Irvalene I MOSHER

Born: 8 July 1884, , Illinois, USA
Died: 15 December 1972, Wilmette, Illinois, USA

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Birth — 1843
4 November 1843
Springfield, Illinois, 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

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 Marriage / Partner
Charles Wesley MOSHER and Cecelia WILSON 7 December 1868, La Salle, Illinois, USA

He was 25 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

1869 Birth of Child
Nellie Estell MOSHER was born 25 SEptember 1869, Streator, Illinois, USA

Charles Wesley was 25 years old.

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

1871 Birth of Child
Maud MOSHER was born 21 April 1871, Streator, Illinois, USA

Charles Wesley was 27 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Harry Chamberlain MOSHER was born 19 September 1873, , Illinois, USA

Charles Wesley was 29 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Jessie Belle MOSHER was born 13 July 1875, Streator, Illinois, USA

Charles Wesley was 31 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.

1878 Birth of Child
Frederick Grant MOSHER was born 31 December 1878, Gilman, Douglas Township, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

Charles Wesley was 35 years old.

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.

1881 Death of Child
Jessie Belle MOSHER died 25 October 1881, Gilman, Douglas Township, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

Charles Wesley was 38 years old.

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

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

1884 Birth of Child
Irvalene I MOSHER was born 8 July 1884, , Illinois, USA

Charles Wesley was 40 years old.

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

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

1916 Death of Spouse/Partner
Cecelia WILSON died 3 December 1916, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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