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Born
abt. 1830 ,  Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Died
5 May 1864 ,  Wilderness, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Moses  married  Mary Ann MYERS .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann MYERS  was born September 1835 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.  Mary Ann died 5 July 1900 in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA. 
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Moses was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Moses  married  Mary Ann MYERS .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann MYERS  was born September 1835 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.  Mary Ann died 5 July 1900 in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA. 
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Mack Daniel GORDY
Born: 15 October 1858, Cedar Falls, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Died: 7 November 1948, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Married: Sarah Elizabeth HANEY 


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U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1858 Birth of Child
Mack Daniel GORDY was born 15 October 1858, Cedar Falls, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
DeathDeath — 1864
5 May 1864
Wilderness, Orange County, Virginia, USA
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