Benjamin MOSHER

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19 April 1706 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

15 February 1792 , Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

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Daniel MOSHER Mary UNKNOWN

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Born: 19 April 1706 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Daniel MOSHER

Mother: Mary UNKNOWN

Paternal grandparents: Hugh MOSHER , Rebecca MAXSON (MAXON)

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Benjamin married Abigail MAXFIELD 12 September 1728 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Abigail MAXFIELD was born 17 August 1710 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Abigail died abt. 1753 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Abigail was the child of Timothy MAXFIELD and Lydia SHEARMAN (SHERMAN).

Benjamin married (2) Dorcas SHERMAN 14 April 1753 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dorcas SHERMAN was born 16 February 1723 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Dorcas died 21 September 1791 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Dorcas was the child of Joseph SHERMAN and Elizabeth SHERMAN.

Benjamin MOSHER died 15 February 1792 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA .
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Benjamin MOSHER married

Abigail MAXFIELD
Marriage date: 12 September 1728
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

Abigail MAXFIELD was the child of Timothy MAXFIELD and Lydia SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

Marriage notes:

1728 MOSHER Benjamin and Abigail Maxfield, both of D., Sept. 12, 1728. Marriage Dartmouth

VITAL RECORDS OF DARTMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS

TO THE YEAR 1850

PUBLISHED BY THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

AT THE ROBERT HENRY EDDY MEMORIAL ROOMS

AT THE CHARGE OF THE EDDY TOWN-RECORD FUND

BOSTON, MASS. 1929

Children of Benjamin MOSHER and Abigail MAXFIELD

Priscilla MOSHER

Born: 22 September 1729, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 8 August 1825, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Isaac CORNELL 6 May 1752 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Ede MOSHER

Born: 17 December 1731, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Job MOSHER

Born: 30 April 1734, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: Abigail TRIPP 29 September 1759 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin MOSHER

Born: abt. 1736, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 22 January 1820, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Abigail MOSHER 23 November 1764 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Married: Susannah BRIGHTMAN 13 July 1794 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

George MOSHER

Born: 11 October 1740, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 8 August 1825, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Meribah BEEDON 25 April 1765 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Abigail MOSHER

Born: 13 October 1743, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: Jonathan TRIPP 2 July 1764 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

David MOSHER

Born: 31 May 1749, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1797, Saratoga, New York, USA

Married: Mary MOSHER 1770

Lydia MOSHER

Born: 10 December 1751, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 2 June 1809, DeRuyter, Madison, New York, USA

Married: Elihu MOSHER 21 March 1769 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Benjamin MOSHER married

Dorcas SHERMAN
Marriage date: 14 April 1753
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

Dorcas SHERMAN was the child of Joseph SHERMAN and Elizabeth SHERMAN

Marriage notes:

1753 MOSHER Benjamin and Dorcas Sherman, both of D., int. Apr. 14, 1753. Marriage Dartmouth

Children of Benjamin MOSHER and Dorcas SHERMAN

Patience MOSHER

Born: 17 September 1768, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: Robert CROCKER 30 January 1796 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

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1706 Birth
1706 MOSHER Benjamin, s. Danil, Apr. 19, 1706. Birth Dartmouth
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin MOSHER and Abigail MAXFIELD 12 September 1728, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

He was 22 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Priscilla MOSHER was born 22 September 1729, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Benjamin was 23 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Ede MOSHER was born 17 December 1731, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Benjamin was 25 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Job MOSHER was born 30 April 1734, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Benjamin was 28 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
George MOSHER was born 11 October 1740, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Benjamin was 34 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Abigail MOSHER was born 13 October 1743, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Benjamin was 37 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
David MOSHER was born 31 May 1749, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Benjamin was 43 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Lydia MOSHER was born 10 December 1751, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Benjamin was 45 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Priscilla MOSHER married 6 May 1752, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Isaac CORNELL

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin MOSHER and Dorcas SHERMAN 14 April 1753, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

He was 47 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Job MOSHER married 29 September 1759, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Abigail TRIPP

1764 Marriage of Child
Abigail MOSHER married 2 July 1764, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Jonathan TRIPP

1764 Marriage of Child
Benjamin MOSHER married 23 November 1764, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Abigail MOSHER

1765 Marriage of Child
George MOSHER married 25 April 1765, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Meribah BEEDON

1768 Birth of Child
Patience MOSHER was born 17 September 1768, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Benjamin was 62 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
Lydia MOSHER married 21 March 1769, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Elihu MOSHER

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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1790 Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

1790 U.S. Census
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1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorcas SHERMAN died 21 September 1791, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

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

1792 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Benjamin and Dorcas sold land in Dartmouth to Richard Cornell. Source: Descendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations by Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain and Laura (McGaffrey) Clarenbach, Page 14

Death — 1792
15 February 1792
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 85.

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