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HELP! flag male ancestor  Benjamin  MOSHER

  (b. 19 April 1706 Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. abt. 1792 Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA )  

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MOSHER Family Genealogy

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Benjamin MOSHER was born 19 April 1706 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Benjamin MOSHER was the child of Daniel MOSHER   and   Mary UNKNOWN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Hugh MOSHER and Rebecca MAXSON (MAXON)

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

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 (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram).  Abigail died abt. 1753 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 (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 abt. 1792 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA .
Details of the family tree of Benjamin appear below.
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Did You Know?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

  • 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).
  • 1728 Marriage / Partner
    Benjamin MOSHER and Abigail MAXFIELD 12 September 1728, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
  • 1729 Birth of Child
    Priscilla MOSHER was born 22 September 1729, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
  • 1731 Birth of Child
    Ede MOSHER was born 17 December 1731, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
  • 1734 Birth of Child
    Job MOSHER was born 30 April 1734, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
  • 1740 Birth of Child
    George MOSHER was born 11 October 1740, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
  • 1743 Birth of Child
    Abigail MOSHER was born 13 October 1743, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
  • 1749 Birth of Child
    David MOSHER was born 31 May 1749, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)


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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Benjamin MOSHER

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Benjamin MOSHER married flag female ancestor Abigail MAXFIELD-- Date: 12 September 1728 Place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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)


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

Children of Benjamin MOSHER and Abigail MAXFIELD:

flag female ancestor Priscilla MOSHER (b.22 September 1729, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 8 August 1825, Westport, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Isaac CORNELL 6 May 1752 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

flag female ancestor Ede MOSHER (b.17 December 1731, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. , )

flag male ancestor Job MOSHER (b.30 April 1734, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. , )
m. Abigail TRIPP 29 September 1759 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

flag male ancestor Benjamin MOSHER (b.abt. 1736, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 22 January 1820, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Abigail MOSHER 23 Nov 1764 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
m. Susannah BRIGHTMAN 13 July 1794 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor George MOSHER (b.11 October 1740, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 8 August 1825, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Meribah BEEDON 25 April 1765 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

flag female ancestor Abigail MOSHER (b.13 October 1743, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. , )
m. Jonathan TRIPP 2 July 1764 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

flag male ancestor David MOSHER (b.31 May 1749, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. abt. 1797, Saratoga, New York, USA )
m. Mary MOSHER abt.1770

flag female ancestor Lydia MOSHER (b.10 December 1751, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 2 June 1809, DeRuyter, Madison, New York, USA)
m. Elihu MOSHER 21 March 1769 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)




Benjamin MOSHER married flag female ancestor Dorcas SHERMAN-- Date: 14 April 1753 Place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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


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

Children of Benjamin MOSHER and Dorcas SHERMAN:



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1728 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin MOSHER and Abigail MAXFIELD 12 September 1728, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
1729 Birth of Child
Priscilla MOSHER was born 22 September 1729, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
1731 Birth of Child
Ede MOSHER was born 17 December 1731, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
1734 Birth of Child
Job MOSHER was born 30 April 1734, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
1740 Birth of Child
George MOSHER was born 11 October 1740, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
1743 Birth of Child
Abigail MOSHER was born 13 October 1743, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
1749 Birth of Child
David MOSHER was born 31 May 1749, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
1751 Birth of Child
Lydia MOSHER was born 10 December 1751, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
1753 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin MOSHER and Dorcas SHERMAN 14 April 1753, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
1768 Birth of Child
Patience MOSHER was born 17 September 1768, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
1790 Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

1790 U.S. Census
1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorcas SHERMAN died 21 September 1791, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)
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
Added: - Updated: 12/27/2021 12:18:44 PM
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