Priscilla MOSHER

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22 September 1729 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

8 August 1825 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

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Benjamin MOSHER Abigail MAXFIELD

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Born: 22 September 1729 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Benjamin MOSHER

Mother: Abigail MAXFIELD

Paternal grandparents: Daniel MOSHER , Mary UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents: Timothy MAXFIELD , Lydia SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

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Priscilla married Isaac CORNELL 6 May 1752 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Isaac CORNELL was born 17 June 1728 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Isaac died abt. 1782 in Westport, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . Isaac was the child of John CORNELL and Sarah SHERMAN.

Priscilla MOSHER died 8 August 1825 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .
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Priscilla MOSHER married

Isaac CORNELL
Marriage date: 6 May 1752
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

Isaac CORNELL was the child of John CORNELL and Sarah SHERMAN

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1752 MOSHER Priscilla, d. Benjamin and Abigail of D., and Isaac Cornell, s. John and Sarah of D., 6th, 5 mo. 1752, C.R.3. Marriage Dartmouth

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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bride's name: Priscilla Mosher

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marriage date: 06 May 1752

marriage place: Dartmouth,Bristol,Massachusetts

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indexing project (batch) number: M50003-1

system origin: Massachusetts-ODM

source film number: 823562

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source: familysearch.org

Children of Isaac CORNELL and Priscilla MOSHER

David CORNELL

Born: 19 July 1753, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 7 October 1824, Camillus, Onondaga, New York, USA

Joseph CORNELL

Born: 18 October 1755, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 26 August 1820, Granby, Oswego, New York, USA

Peleg CORNELL

Born: 12 December 1757, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 24 August 1810, Glenville, Schenectady, New York, USA

John CORNELL

Born: 30 July 1763, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 3 April 1845, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Nathaniel CORNELL

Born: 10 December 1766, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 19 August 1838, Van Buren, Onondaga, New York, USA

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Birth — 1729
22 September 1729
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1752 Marriage / Partner
Priscilla MOSHER and Isaac CORNELL 6 May 1752, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

She was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
David CORNELL was born 19 July 1753, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Priscilla was 23 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph CORNELL was born 18 October 1755, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Priscilla was 26 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Peleg CORNELL was born 12 December 1757, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Priscilla was 28 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
John CORNELL was born 30 July 1763, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Priscilla was 33 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Nathaniel CORNELL was born 10 December 1766, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Priscilla was 37 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)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1810 Death of Child
Peleg CORNELL died 24 August 1810, Glenville, Schenectady, New York, USA

Priscilla was 80 years old.

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1820 Death of Child
Joseph CORNELL died 26 August 1820, Granby, Oswego, New York, USA

Priscilla was 90 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Child
David CORNELL died 7 October 1824, Camillus, Onondaga, New York, USA

Priscilla was 95 years old.

Death — 1825
8 August 1825
Westport, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 95.

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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)

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