Rensselaer Seneca MOSHER

Born

25 January 1817 , Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Died

29 November 1893 , Middlebury Center, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA

Rensselaer Seneca married Martha LUTHER abt. 1842 . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Martha LUTHER was born 11 August 1821 in New York, USA. Martha died 24 January 1894 in Pennsylvania, USA.

Parents & Family of Rensselaer Seneca MOSHER

Parents of Rensselaer Seneca MOSHER

Father

David MOSHER

Mother

Betsey LEE?

Grandparents of Rensselaer Seneca MOSHER

Paternal grandparents

David MOSHER Mary MOSHER

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Rensselaer Seneca was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rensselaer Seneca MOSHER

Rensselaer Seneca MOSHER married

Martha LUTHER
Marriage date: abt. 1842
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Children of Rensselaer Seneca MOSHER and Martha LUTHER

Martha Elizabeth MOSHER

Born: 24 September 1842, , New York, USA
Died: 24 August 1930, Motley, Morrison, Minnesota, USA

Married: Malvin Howland SEELY 13 November 1860

Mary A MOSHER

Born: 6 February 1845, , New York, USA
Died: 9 February 1882, Westfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Ostrander P KING 1864

William I MOSHER

Born: 22 October 1846, , United States
Died: ,

Harvey A MOSHER

Born: 29 March 1849, , Pennsylvania, USA
Died: ,

Rensselaer Harvey MOSHER

Born: 19 June 1854, , Pennsylvania, USA
Died: ,

Married: Martha TAYLOR 1871 Place: , Pennsylvania, USA

Franklin Solomon MOSHER

Born: 8 October 1858, Deerfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 14 October 1944, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Julianna M MARMOR 15 October 1891

Eddie MOSHER

Born: abt. 1860, , Pennsylvania, USA
Died: August 1934,

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Birth — 1817
25 January 1817
Greenfield, Saratoga, 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

1842 Birth of Child
Martha Elizabeth MOSHER was born 24 September 1842, , New York, USA

Rensselaer Seneca was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Mary A MOSHER was born 6 February 1845, , New York, USA

Rensselaer Seneca was 28 years old.

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1846 Birth of Child
William I MOSHER was born 22 October 1846, , United States (USA) (American Colonies)

Rensselaer Seneca was 29 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Birth of Child
Harvey A MOSHER was born 29 March 1849, , Pennsylvania, USA

Rensselaer Seneca was 32 years old.

1850 Deerfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania

Name: Reunsalaer Mather
[Rensselaer Seneca Mosher]
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1820
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1850: Deerfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Family Number: 14
Household Members:
Name Age
Reunsalaer Mather 30
Wife Mather 25
Elizabeth Mather 6
Mary A Mather 4
Wm Mather 2
Harvey Mather 0

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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Birth of Child
Rensselaer Harvey MOSHER was born 19 June 1854, , Pennsylvania, USA

Rensselaer Seneca 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

1858 Birth of Child
Franklin Solomon MOSHER was born 8 October 1858, Deerfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA

Rensselaer Seneca was 41 years old.

1860 Deerfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania

Name: Seneca R Mosher
Age in 1860: 43
Birth Year: abt 1817
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1860: Deerfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Post Office: Wellsboro

Household Members:
Name Age
Seneca R Mosher 43
Martha Mosher 37
Elizabith Mosher 19
Mary Mosher 16
Harvey Mosher 8
Franklin Mosher 4
Eddy Mosher 1

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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.

Civil War

Name: Rensller Mosher
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Also Known As Name:
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Event Type: Military Service
Military Beginning Rank: Private
Military Beginning Rank Note:
Military Final Rank: Private
Military Final Rank Note:
Military Side: Union
Military Side Note:
State or Military Term: New York
Military Unit: 128th Regiment, New York Infantry
Military Unit Note:
Military Company: B
Military Company Note:
Note:
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of New York.
Affiliate Publication Number: M551
Affiliate Film Number: 100
GS Film Number: 882156

'United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FSMW-TJH : 4 December 2014), Rensller Mosher, Private, Company B, 128th Regiment, New York Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M551 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records

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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 - 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 Greenwood, Steuben, New York

Name: R. S. Mosher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Greenwood, Steuben, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
BirthPlace: New York, United States
Birth Date: 1817
Spouse's Name: Martha Mosher
Spouse's BirthPlace: New York, United States
Father's Name:
Father's BirthPlace: New York, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's BirthPlace: New York, United States
PAge: 242
Page Letter: D
Entry Number: 662
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0933
GS Film Number: 1254933
Digital Folder Number: 004243568
Image Number: 00491
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self R. S. Mosher M 63 New York, United States
Wife Martha Mosher F 59 New York, United States
Son Frank S. Mosher M 24 Pennsylvania, United States
Son Eddie Mosher M 21 Pennsylvania, United States

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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.