Born Feb 1816 in Friendship, Maine [uncertain]

Husband of Emmaline Genthner — married 21 May 1843 in Thomaston, Knox Co., ME

Descendants

Died 31 Mar 1901 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Gardner was born during Feb 1816 at Hope, Massachusetts, or at Friendship, Maine,^[1] the son of Reuben Mosman and Margaret Studley.

Gardner Mosman and Emmaline Genthner were married on 21 MAY 1843 at Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine. There is also a record for their marriage on 16 MAY 1840.^[1] Based on US Census and other records, they had at least the following children:

• Sarah E., b. ca. 1844
• Francisco V., b. ca. 1848
• Susan C., b. ca. 1849
• Mary E., b. ca. 1851
• Lulu, b. ca. 1962
• Ethel H., b. ca. 1864; m. Fredrick G. Drew? 31 Aug 1881 at Watertown

In 1860, Gardner Mossman, a 42 year old master mariner, lived with his wife Emeline, 34yo, and 4 children in Chelsea, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.^[2]

In 1870, Gardner Mosman, a 52 year old farmer, lived in Billerica with his wife Emiline and three children.^[3]

In 1900, Gardner Mosman lived with his wife Emeline in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, in the home of their daughter Sarah E. Howard and her family.^[4]

Gardner Mossman died of heart disease at the age of 83 years, 1 month and 9 days on 31 MAR 1901 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was a carpenter, b. Hope Massachusetts, to Rhuben Mossman b. ENGLAND, and Margaret Studley b. Warren Maine.^[5]

Gardner was buried at Commons St., Watertown, Massachusetts.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Kenneth Freeman Mosman, Location: Baltimore Author: Editor: Kenneth Freeman Mosman Publication: Gateway Press Inc., 1989 Note: Book/Periodical Name "James Mosman, Early Eighteenth Century Nonagenarian, and His Descendants" Family History Library Vol. 2, p. 193
2. ↑ 1860 US Census MA, Suffolk Co., Chelsea, Page 226

   Sarah E., 16yo; Francisco V.,12yo; Susan C., 11yo; and Mary E., 9yo. Two others were living with the family, Lewiston G. Fales, a 26yo carpenter, and Emerson F. Fales, a 24yo mason. All were born in ME. No one in the house owned any real estate.

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11662-155578-75?cc=1438024 : accessed 11 March 2016), Massachusetts > Middlesex > Billerica > image 35 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Household 302, Line 14.

   Gardner Mosman, 52; Eveline Mosman, 47; Francis C Mosman, 23; Lulu Mosman, 8; Ethel H Mosman, 6. The adults and Francis were born in Maine, while Lulu and Ethel were born in Massachusetts.

4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TG-WPT : accessed 11 March 2016), Gardner Mosman in household of Sarah E Howard, Watertown town (southwest part), Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 988, sheet 9B, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,667.

   Sarah E Howard, 57 b. Feb 1843 Maine; Abraham L Howard, 33 b. January 1867 Massachusetts; Laura B Howard, 31 b. March 1869 Massachusetts; Edward E Howard, 28 b. Feb 1872 Massachusetts; Fred H Howard, 27 b. March 1873Massachusetts; father Gardner Mosman, 84 b. Feb 1816 Maine; mother Emeline Mosman, 77 b. Dec 1823 Maine. Gardner and Emeline have been married for 60 years, and Emeline has had 6 children, 2 of whom are living. Sarah is a widow and has had 5 children, all of whom are living.

5. ↑ Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Watertown, 1901, Page 823, No. 51

• Source: S444 Title: Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988. Ancestry.com. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

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