jehu mosher
Jehu Mosher was born in 1755 in Tiverton, Rhode Island in New England. He was the fifth child of James and Lydia Mosher. Jehu was a farmer. The Mosher Genealogy refers to Jehu's great strength. On one occasion he carried an anchor for a wager for 30 feet without breathing, with the anchor raised to his shoulders. The account concludes with a statement that the soles of his boots were "burst out". Jehu won the bet. He is father of two prominent shipbuilders with his first wife Hannah. Jehu Jr b1783 and Nicholas Sr. Exactly when the first Mosher Shipyard was built is not certain. He died 3rd Mar 1851 at the age of 96 years.
Marriages:
1. Hannah Greeno (1760-1804), daughter of Daniel Greeno who was a grantee at Falmouth N.S.
2. Eleanor Foley (1784-1867), daughter of Thomas and Sarah Foley.
Children with Hannah Greeno:
1. Priscilla 1778-1866 married George Malcolm
2. Olive 1780 -
3. Sarah 1781-
4. Lydia -
5. Jehu 1783-1865. married to Mary Burgess.
Children;
Silas (1806-1865) married Martha Knowles. Children; 1. William Henry (1836-1903) married Isabella Briden, 2. Rebecca (1838-1873) married George Richard Mounce, 3. Mary Sabra (1838-1913) married John Andrew Harvey (1834-1882).
John Edward (1810-1890)
Ann
Hannah
Jane
Matilda
Jehu Allen
Ezekiel.
3. Daniel 10 Sep 1786 - 25 May 1851. Married Levina Black (1788-1870). Moved with his family to Ontario.
Children; 1.Hannah 1810-1886 married Gordon DeWolf Macumber (1806-1835), 2. Jehu 1812-, 3. Eliza 1815-, 4. Matilda 1819-, 5. Reuben 1821-, 6. Archibald 1823-, 7. John Barzillai 1826-1898, 8. Sarah 1828-1895, 9. William 1832-1853.
4. James 1787-1873 married Mary Smith (1791-1861).Children; 1. Lemina (1812- ?) married John Mathew Marsters (1828-1907), 2.Daniel (1815-1880), 3. Thomas Harding (1817-1876), 4. Lydia Ann (1819-1898), 5. Calvin Smith (1825-1892) married August S.A. Wilde (1831-1917).
5.Nicholas 1792-1871 married Nancy Ann Malcolm (1791-1875). Children; 1. Melinda Ann (1817-1884), 2. Sarah Jane (1818-1898), 3. Nicholas (1821-1887) married Annie Davis (1834-?), 4. Elizabeth (1824-1882), 5. Hannah (1827-1916), 6. James (1835-?), 7. Daniel (1835-1913) married Merinda Martin (1845-1917).
6.Allen 1792-1865 married Jenny Proctor. (1804-1875).Children; 1.James Taylor (1819-1893) married Frances Card (1833-?)
2. William Allen (1826-?), 3. Olive (1829-1904) married William Forrest (1830-?), 4. John Allen Mosher (1832-1909),
5.Melinda Jane (1845-1925) married Stephen Job Harvie (1834-1911).
7. Reuben 1796-11 Jan 1885. married Elizabeth Mosher (daughter of Joseph b 1768 & Priscilla)
Children; 1.Priscilla (1821-1860) married Ramsay Hunter (1819-1887), 2. Reuben (1823-1900) married Ann Elizabeth Crossley (1826-1889), 3. Joseph A (1826-1873) married Melinda Greeno (1830-1888), 4. Daniel W. (1826-?) married 1. Mary Ann Crowell 2. Martha Constantine, 5. George L. (1830-1910) married Phoebe A. Harmon (1826-1914), 6. James Ness (1832-1907) married Anna Greeno (1841-1929), 7. Thomas, 8. Hannah.
8. Matilda Elizabeth 1798-31 Oct 1860 married George Armstrong (1792-1867). Children; 1. George Cochrane (1820-1877), 2. Thomas (1822-1890), 3. Daniel William (1832-1880), 4. Joseph (1834-1878), 5. Elias Benjamin (1841-1913).
Children with Eleanor Foley
Jehu's second marriage to Eleanor Foley (1784-1867), born in Washington, Rhode Island, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Foley.
9. Noah William 1807-17 Jul 1872 married Sarah Eliza Stillman (1812-1892). Lived in Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.A from about 1860. Noah was a Lighthouse keeper at Norwalk Is Lighthouse and died on the job in 1872.
Children; 1. Rachel Salome (1829-1901) married Josiah J. Dutcher (1812-1888), 2. Omen Edward (1830-1893) married 1. Sarah Marks (1828-1867), 2. Sarah Catherine Kitchell (1846-1925), 3. Clementina Harrison (1833-1905) married Michael D. Marks (1831-1900), 4. Damaris Elmira (1838-1923) married Isaac Fisher (1834-1916), 5. Leander H. (1845-1883) married Jessie Louise Read (1849-1905), 6. Noah William Jr (1847-1914) married 1. Susan Mirinda Comstock (1851-), 2. Catherine Amelia Comstock (1855-1944), Susan's cousin. Noah Jr took over Lighthouse duties when his father Noah Sr passed away in 1872.
10. Ark 1809-1901
11. Branch 1811- married 1. Sophia Lockhart (1811-?) Child: James Branch (1835-1894) mother Sophia died. James married Sophia's widowed sister Mary. No issue. Branch was a fine mechanic, a ship-joiner and did the work of joining many ships at Avondale.
12. Rachel Dove 1812-1871 married George Peleg "Eli" Sanford (1803-1872). Children; 1.William Wilson Sandford (1834-?),
2. Charles Wesley Sandford (1838-1871), 3. George Nelson Sandford (1840-1913), 4. Sarah Ellen Sandford (1844-1877).
13. Nelson 1818-1878. Sea Captain. married to 1. Margaret Murphy 2. Catherine Murphy (her sister)
Children; Ellen (1842-1923), Annet (1843-1901), Narraway b 1845 by 1st marriage
Lillian (1864-1931), McKewen b 1866, Margaret and Almona by 2nd marriage.
14. Sarah Freelove 1820-1894 married William Chambers (1806-1888) and their children Loran, Angelina, Collonwood, Seymour, Henrietta and Arthur.
15. William 1822-1871 married 1. Maria Harvie 2. Mary Bell. William was a seaman and was washed overboard from the barque Eugena and drowned.
Children by Maria: Woodberry b1846, William Peoples 1847-1899 and Wilson.
Nelson, Norman and Charles were by his second wife Mary Bell.
16. Martha (7 Jun 1823-15 May 1901) married Captain James William Anthony (son of Jacob) b 1819
Children; 1.Napoleon, 2. Leila, 3. Rachel, 4. Vincent, 5. Wesley, 6. Alfonso, 7. Clarence, 8. Helena Alberta was in her teens when her father died of heart disease in Antwerp when still quite young.
17. George Hiram 1826-1871 married in 1853 1. Mary Warnock (1828-1900), Children; 1. Mary Aurilla (1856-1938), 2. Clementine (1858-1938), 3. Major Lester (1859-?)
2. married in 1864 Adelaide Cropley (1840-1925), Children; 1. Georgina Elizabeth (1864-1938), 2. Edward James (1865-1941), 3. Ella M (1866-1956), 4. Jennie L. (1868-1917), 5. Sarah Lelia (1869-1960), 6. Albert Austin (1875-1964), 7. Adelia (1875-1963)
18. Wesley 1828-1910 married Betsey Maddox.
Children; 1.Eleanor Priscilla (1861-1914), 2. Arthur Wesley (1862-1934), 3. Frederick N. (1865-?), 4. Leila (1870-?)
Omen Edward Mosher and Sarah Kitchell.
Leander H. Mosher and his wife Jessie Louise Read