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flag female ancestor  Miriam Charlotte  MOSHER

Born
5 May 1847 ,  Tonica, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Died
30 May 1941 ,  Sterling, Kansas, USA
Miriam Charlotte  married  Hugh MILLER 9 February 1874 in McLean, Illinois, USA .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Hugh MILLER  was born 18 April 1842 in Ireland.  Hugh died 27 July 1910 in Blackwell, Oklahoma, USA. 
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Parents & Family of Miriam Charlotte MOSHER

Parents of Miriam Charlotte MOSHER

Father
Ira S MOSHER
Mother
Louisa PEASE

Grandparents of Miriam Charlotte MOSHER

Paternal grandparents
Benjamin MOSHER Abigail? MOSHER?
Maternal grandparents
Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Miriam Charlotte  married  Hugh MILLER 9 February 1874 in McLean, Illinois, USA .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Hugh MILLER  was born 18 April 1842 in Ireland.  Hugh died 27 July 1910 in Blackwell, Oklahoma, USA. 




m. Hugh Charles Miller
9 February 1874
, McLean, IL
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Miriam Charlotte MOSHER

Miriam Charlotte MOSHER married immigrant flag male ancestor Hugh MILLER
Marriage date: 9 February 1874
Marriage place: McLean, Illinois, USA

Children of Hugh MILLER and Miriam Charlotte MOSHER

flag male ancestor 
Edgar Garfield MILLER
Born: 18 September 1881, Nickerson, Kansas, USA
Died: 13 January 1920, Nickerson, Kansas, USA

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Goldie MILLER
Born: abt. 1887, Nickerson, Kansas, USA
Died: abt. 1888, Nickerson, Kansas, USA

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Harry Benjamin MILLER
Born: 6 February 1889, Nickerson, Kansas, USA
Died: 7 August 1964, Harris, Texas, USA



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BirthBirth — 1847
5 May 1847
Tonica, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
marriage1874 Marriage / Partner
Miriam Charlotte MOSHER and Hugh MILLER 9 February 1874, McLean, Illinois, USA

She was 26 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
1878 Birth of Child
Lula Mae MILLER was born 28 May 1878, McLean, Illinois, USA

Miriam Charlotte was 31 years old.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
1881 Birth of Child
Edgar Garfield MILLER was born 18 September 1881, Nickerson, Kansas, USA

Miriam Charlotte was 34 years old.
U.S. President1881 - 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.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 Birth of Child
Myrta Jeanette MILLER was born 18 January 1885, Nickerson, Kansas, USA

Miriam Charlotte was 37 years old.
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
1887 Birth of Child
Ruby E MILLER was born 5 April 1887, Nickerson, Kansas, USA

Miriam Charlotte was 39 years old.
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
1889 Birth of Child
Harry Benjamin MILLER was born 6 February 1889, Nickerson, Kansas, USA

Miriam Charlotte was 41 years old.
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - 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.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
Invention 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.
Invention 1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
Invention 1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
U.S. President1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States
1910 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hugh MILLER died 27 July 1910, Blackwell, Oklahoma, USA
News1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
Invention 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
U.S. President1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States
News1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated
News1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call
News1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
News1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany
News1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
News1919 - 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
1920 Death of Child
Edgar Garfield MILLER died 13 January 1920, Nickerson, Kansas, USA

Miriam Charlotte was 72 years old.
News1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution
U.S. President1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States
Invention 1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.
Invention 1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))
U.S. President1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States
Invention 1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)
News1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television
Invention 1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)
U.S. President1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)
Invention In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.
Invention 1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)
News1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.
U.S. President1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States
News1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)
News1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
Invention 1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)
Invention 1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)
Invention 1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DeathDeath — 1941
30 May 1941
Sterling, Kansas, USA
She died at the age of 94.
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Wildmead Cem., Nickerson, , Kansas, USA
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