Benjamin MOSHER

Born

21 April 1735 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

18 November 1806 , Stanfordville, New York, USA

Benjamin married Phebe BROWNELL 29 March 1755 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Phebe BROWNELL was born 16 February 1726 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . Phebe was the child of Thomas BROWNELL and Mary CRANDALL .

Parents & Family of Benjamin MOSHER

Parents of Benjamin MOSHER

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Philip MOSHER

Mother

Abigail TRIPP

Grandparents of Benjamin MOSHER

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Joseph MOSHER Lydia TABER

Maternal grandparents

Jonathan TRIPP Martha BROWNELL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Benjamin MOSHER

Benjamin MOSHER married

Phebe BROWNELL
Marriage date: 29 March 1755
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Phebe BROWNELL was the child of Thomas BROWNELL and Mary CRANDALL

Children of Benjamin MOSHER and Phebe BROWNELL

Richard B MOSHER

Born: 4 May 1759, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 17 December 1828, Sanford, Broome, New York, USA

Married: Phebe HUSTED 10 July 1783

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Name: Benjamin Mosher
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Event Date: 21 Apr 1735
Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Father's Name: Phillip Mosher
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Mother's Name: Abigail
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Reference ID: p. 97
GS Film Number: 775496
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Digital Folder Number: 007010711
Image Number: 00057

'Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:Q29G-T68G : 5 November 2017), Benjamin Mosher, 21 Apr 1735; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,496.

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin MOSHER and Phebe BROWNELL 29 March 1755, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

He was 19 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Richard B MOSHER was born 4 May 1759, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Benjamin was 24 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

Death — 1806
18 November 1806
Stanfordville, New York, USA
He died at the age of 71.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state