Abigail MOSHER

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4 September 1730 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

16 February 1793 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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Philip MOSHER Abigail TRIPP

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Born: 4 September 1730 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Philip MOSHER

Mother: Abigail TRIPP

Paternal grandparents: Joseph MOSHER , Lydia TABER

Maternal grandparents: Jonathan TRIPP , Martha BROWNELL

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Abigail married Benjamin MOSHER 23 November 1764 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin MOSHER was born abt. 1736 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Benjamin died 22 January 1820 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin was the child of Benjamin MOSHER and Abigail MAXFIELD.

Abigail MOSHER died 16 February 1793 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Benjamin MOSHER
Marriage date: 23 November 1764
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Benjamin MOSHER was the child of Benjamin MOSHER and Abigail MAXFIELD

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Benjamin, Jr. Mosher

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bride's name: Abigail Mosher

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marriage date: 23 Nov 1764

marriage place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

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indexing project (batch) number: I03799-3

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 775496

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Children of Benjamin MOSHER and Abigail MOSHER

Philip MOSHER

Born: 30 July 1772, New Bedford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 30 August 1837, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

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Name: Abigail Mosher
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 04 Sep 1730
Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Father's Name: Phillip Mosher
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Reference ID: p. 97
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'Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:Q29G-T6ZP : 5 November 2017), Abigail Mosher, 04 Sep 1730; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,496.
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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1764 Marriage / Partner
Abigail MOSHER and Benjamin MOSHER 23 November 1764, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

She was 34 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Philip MOSHER was born 30 July 1772, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Abigail was 41 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)

Death — 1793
16 February 1793
New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 62.

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