Lucinda M. (Smith) Mosher (1837 - 1885)

Born 14 May 1837 in Seneca County, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Orrin B. Mosher — married 27 May 1854 in Whitley County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 24 Jun 1885 at age 48 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Name:
Lucinda M. Smith.
Cinda Smith.

Birth
14 May 1837
Seneca County, New York, USA.
Note: though some sources say Indiana and Ohio, and she is two years older in the 1880 census

27 May 1854 Marriage
to Lucinda Smith
in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, United States.

9 June 1860 Residence
post office: Columbia City, Columbia Township, Whitley, Indiana, USA
Notes:
Orrin MOSHER, age 33, occ. Farmer, BP New York;
Lucinda M " , age 23, BP New York;
Benona " , F, age 12, BP Indiana;
Mary M " , age 4, BP BP Indiana;
James " , age 1, BP BP Indiana.

19 Jul 1870 Residence
post office: Larwill, Richland Township, Whitley, Indiana, USA.
Notes:
MOSHER Orrin, age 44, occ. Farm Laborer & Carpenter, BP New York;
MOSHER Lucinda, age 33, BP New York;
MOSHER James, age 11, BP Indiana;
MOSHER Sylvia A, age 9, BP Indiana;
MOSHER Jome[indexed James also], age 7, F, BP Indiana;
MOSHER Launinda/Laurinda, age 4, F, BP Indiana;
BROWN Joseph, age 26, occ. Farm Laborer, BP Indiana, married: Jan;
BROWN Mary, age 16, BP Indiana, married Jan.

14 June 1880 Residence
Columbia Township, Whitley, Indiana, United States.
Notes:
MOSHER Orrin, age 56, BP New York
MOSHER Lucinda, age 45, BP New York
MOSHER Jane, age 18, BP Indiana
MOSHER Loninda, age 13, BP Indiana
MOSHER Peter, age 9, BP Indiana
MOSHER Martha, age 6, BP Indiana
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MOSHER Rartherford, age 4, BP Indiana
next family
MOSTER James, age 21, BP Indiana
MOSTER Nirauda, age 20, BP Indiana
MOSTER Doretha, age 1 4/12, BP Indiana.

Death
24 June 1885

Buried
Unknown at this time

Obituary
Lucinda M Smith Mosher was born in Seneca County, NY on 5-14-1837 to Jonathan and Minerva Smith; she died aged 48 years, 1 month and 10 days. On May 27, 1854 she married Orrin Mosher who survives with 7 of their 11 children. In 1839 she came to Whitley County, Indiana with her parents. Her father died in 1844 because of an accidental gun-shot wound. Her funeral was conducted in Pleasant Ridge Bethel by the Rev. IW Markley.[14]

Sources

1. Correspondence from Fritz Gerke

2. Kimball G. Everingham Genealogical Collection

3. Smith and Justice Family History, Author: Oscar B. Smith, Publication: 1955

4. Ancestry Family Trees at Ancestry.com

5. 1840 United States Federal Census, Whitley County, Indiana,

6. 1850 United States Federal Census, Whitley County, Indiana, page: 920/460B (undifferentiated county), dwelling 107, family 108, Lewis Powers household

7. Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 at Ancestry.com

8. Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993 at Ancestry.com

9. 1860 United States Federal Census, Columbia Township (post office: Columbia City), Whitley County, Indiana, page: 37 & 719, lines 12-16, dwelling 266, family 272, Orrin Mosher household at Ancestry.com

10. 1870 United States Federal Census, Richland Township, Whitley County, Indiana, Roll: M593_373, page: 30 & 424B (post office: Larwill), lines 8-15, dwelling 239, family 221 & 222, Orrin Mosher & Joseph Brown households at Ancestry.com

11. 1880 United States Federal Census, Columbus Township, Whitley County, Indiana, Roll: 324, ED: blank & 95-index, page 17A & 431-stamped, lines 45-50, dwelling 167-lines 1[sic], family 176, Orin Mosher household; next page line 1, visitation 176-176 at Ancestry.com

12. Orrin's 1900 United States Federal Census, Comumbia Township, Whitley County, Indiana , page: 12A & 41-stamped continures on 12B, lines 49-50 & 51-53, dwelling 232/234, family 241/239, Spencer J. Ihrig household at Ancestry.com

13. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry.com

14. Columbia City Commercial, Columbia City, Indiana, 16 July 1885

15. Index to Digest of Obituaries 1856-1910 of Whitley County, Indiana by Nellie M. Raber at http://whitleycountyin.org/raber/raber_m.htm

16. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 at Ancestry.com

17. Book: Descendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations, Revised edition BY Mildred Mosher Chamberlain, and Laura McGaffey Clarenbach, Madison, Wis.: L.M. Clarenbach, 1990, pgs. 428-429

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Smith-33377 created through the import of wikitree1.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by Kimball G. Everingham. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kimball G. and others.