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flag female ancestor  Harriet  MOSHER

Born
10 February 1822 ,  Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died
22 January 1890 ,  Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
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David MOSHERBetsey LEE?
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Born: 10 February 1822 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Father: David MOSHER
Mother: Betsey LEE?
Paternal grandparents: David MOSHER , Mary MOSHER


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Harriet  married  Hiram WELCH abt. 1843 .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Hiram WELCH  was born 4 March 1814 in Owego, Tioga, New York, USA.  Hiram died 11 January 1874

Harriet MOSHER died 22 January 1890 in Owego, Tioga, New York, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Harriet MOSHER

Harriet MOSHER married flag male ancestor Hiram WELCH
Marriage date: abt. 1843
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Children of Hiram WELCH and Harriet MOSHER

flag male ancestor William Henry WELCH
Born: 9 December 1843, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
Died: 10 November 1922, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

Married: Charlotte MILLER 4 October 1865   Place: , New York, USA
Married: Emma Ines EVANS 1876

flag male ancestor David A WELCH
Born: 18 January 1847, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
Died: 29 August 1928, Union, New York, USA

Married: Sarah Ann MORTON 1867

flag female ancestor Mary E WELCH
Born: abt. 1853, , New York, USA
Died: ,


flag male ancestor Ianthus G WELCH
Born: abt. 1856, , New York, USA
Died: 1 February 1913, Auburn, New York, USA

Married: Harriet May HOPPER 1887

flag male ancestor Charles H WELCH
Born: abt. 1858, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1919, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

Married: Helen Champlin FARNHAM 1878

flag female ancestor Eleanor L "Ella" WELCH
Born: August 1861, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
Died: 28 November 1900, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Married: Silas DECKER 22 October 1879



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BirthBirth — 1822
10 February 1822
Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
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)
1843 Birth of Child
William Henry WELCH was born 9 December 1843, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

Harriet was 21 years old.
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
1847 Birth of Child
David A WELCH was born 18 January 1847, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

Harriet was 24 years old.
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
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
1861 Birth of Child
Eleanor L "Ella" WELCH was born August 1861, Owego, Tioga, New York, USA

Harriet was 39 years old.
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.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
marriage1865 Marriage of Child
William Henry WELCH married 4 October 1865, , New York, USA to Charlotte MILLER
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
DeathDeath — 1890
22 January 1890
Owego, Tioga, New York, USA
She died at the age of 67.
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