Esther MOSHER

Born

12 September 1847 , Springport, New York, USA

Died

2 December 1925 , Springport, New York, USA

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Parents of Esther MOSHER

Father

Daniel MOSHER

Mother

Margaret Ann SLEIGHT

Grandparents of Esther MOSHER

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Caleb MOSHER Mary HOWLAND

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m. 1883

Harper Leroy Mack
(1858–1942)

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Birth — 1847
12 September 1847
Springport, New York, USA

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Springport, Cayuga, New York

Name: Esther Mosher
event: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 4
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
race (standardized):
birthPlace: New York, United States
estimated Birth Year: 1846
dwelling house number: 721
family number: 748
Line Number: 30
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 483
Film Number: 17059
Digital Folder Number: 004196771
Image Number: 00441
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Daniel Mosher M 28 New York, United States
Margaret Mosher F 21 New York, United States
Esther Mosher F 4 New York, United States
Horace Mosher M 2 New York, United States
Caleb Mosher M 70 New York, United States
Mark Whittlsey M 17 New York, United States

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Springport, Cayuga, New York

Name: Ester Mosher
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender:
Age: 7
Relationship to Head of Household: Child
estimated Birth Year: 1848
family number: 61
Line Number: 19
pAge:
Film Number: 1435219
Digital Folder Number: 004296305
Image Number: 00320
Household Gender Age Birthplace
father Caleb Mosher M 76
wife Hanah Mosher F 72
son Danil Mosher M 32
wife Margarett M Mosher F 26
child Ester Mosher U 7
child Horace Mosher U 6
child Asa B Mosher U 5
child Franklin Mosher U 2
child Hellen Mosher U 1

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K6S6-1ZQ : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Ester Mosher in entry for Caleb Mosher, 1855.

Source / record details
1855 New York State Census
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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 - 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.

1875 Springport, Cayuga, New York

Name: Esther Mosher
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Family Number: 33
PAge: 4
Line Number: 39
GS Film Number: 853205
Digital Folder Number: 004858095
Image Number: 00221
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Daniel Mosher M 52
Wife Margarett A Mosher F 46
Daughter Esther Mosher F 27
Son Asa Mosher M 24
Daughter Helen Mosher F 21
Daughter Ida Mosher F 19
Daughter Annie Mosher F 12
Son Frank Mosher M 29

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1875 New York State Census
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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)

1880 Springport, Cayuga, New York

name : Esther Mosher
event: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 32
marital status : Single
occupation : Housekeeper
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Daughter
birthplace : New York, United States
birthdate : 1848
spouse's name :
spouse's birthplace :
father's name : Daniel Mosher
father's birthplace : New York, United States
mother's name :
mother's birthplace : New York, United States
page : 314
page character : A
entry number : 216
nara film number : T9-0814
gs film number : 1254814
Digital Folder Number: 004242060
Image Number: 00552
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Daniel Mosher M 57 New York, United States
daughter Esther Mosher F 32 New York, United States
daughter Idda Mosher F 23 New York, United States
son B. Asa Mosher M 29 New York, United States
daughter Anna Mosher F 17 New York, United

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

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