Sally Maria RIDDELL

(b. 26 October 1818 , New York, USA d. 12 December 1907 , New York, USA )

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Sally Maria RIDDELL was born 26 October 1818 in New York, USA

Sally Maria RIDDELL was the child of ? and ?

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Sally Maria married Lewis MOSHER abt. 1846 . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Lewis MOSHER was born 3 July 1813 in Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory). Lewis died 27 August 1884 in New York, USA. Lewis was the child of Benjamin MOSHER and Abigail? MOSHER?.

Sally Maria RIDDELL died 12 December 1907 in New York, USA.
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Sally Maria RIDDELL married

Lewis MOSHER-- Date: abt. 1846 Place:
Lewis MOSHER was the child of Benjamin MOSHER and Abigail? MOSHER?

Children of Lewis MOSHER and Sally Maria RIDDELL:

Hiram MOSHER (b.8 March 1846, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA d. 4 February 1921, Grand Valley, Pennsylvania, USA)

Henry MOSHER (b.abt. 1849, , New York, USA d. , , New York, USA)

John Henry MOSHER (b.15 August 1851, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA d. 17 September 1937, Gloversville, New York, USA)

George MOSHER (b.abt. 1854, , New York, USA d. , )

Eva MOSHER (b.11 January 1856, , New York, USA d. , )

Emma MOSHER (b.11 January 1856, , New York, USA d. , )

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1818 Birth
26 October 1818
New York, USA

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

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From 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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1846 Birth of Child
Hiram MOSHER was born 8 March 1846, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Sally Maria was 27 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1851 Birth of Child
John Henry MOSHER was born 15 August 1851, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Sally Maria was 32 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1856 Birth of Child
Emma MOSHER was born 11 January 1856, , New York, USA

Sally Maria was 37 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Eva MOSHER was born 11 January 1856, , New York, USA

Sally Maria was 37 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - 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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Greenfield, New York
Name: Sally M Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 41
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Birthplace: New York
Page: 47
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lewis Mosher Male 45 New York
Sally M Mosher Female 41 New York
Hiram Mosher Male 14 New York
John Henry Mosher Male 8 New York
George M Mosher Male 6 New York
Cva Mosher Female 4 New York
Emma Mosher Female 4 New York
Susan Riddell Female 31 New York
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Greenfield, New York
Name: Sally M Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819-1820
Birthplace: New York
Page Number: 11
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lewis Mosher Male 55 New York
Sally M Mosher Female 50 New York
John H Mosher Male 18 New York
George Mosher Male 16 New York
Emma Mosher Female 14 New York
Eva Mosher Female 14 New York
John Riddell Male 77 New York
Susan Riddell Female 80 New York
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Wilton, New York
Name: Sally M Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Wilton, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 61
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Keeping House
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Sheet Letter: C
Sheet Number: 606
Person Number: 1
Volume: 1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lewis Mosher Self Male 65 New York, United States
Sally M Mosher Wife Female 61 New York, United States
Eva Mosher Daughter Female 24 New York, United States
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lewis MOSHER died 27 August 1884, , New York, USA

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

Sally Maria RIDDELL - Grave Inscription: Sally M. Riddell, wife of Lewis Mosher. Oct. 26, 1818 - Dec. 12, 1907.

Grave

Inscription:
Sally M. Riddell, wife of Lewis Mosher.
Oct. 26, 1818 - Dec. 12, 1907.

Brick Church Cemetery Wilton Saratoga County New York, USA

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1907 Death
12 December 1907
New York, USA

She died at the age of 89.

Sally is buried at: Brick Church Cemetery Wilton Saratoga County New York, USA

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