George Edwin MOULTON

(b. 7 November 1839 , Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, USA d. 25 July 1907 , Brooklyn, New York, USA )

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George Edwin MOULTON was born 7 November 1839 in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, USA

George Edwin MOULTON was the child of Joseph MOULTON and Abigail Goodwin BEAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) David MOULTON and Dorothy MOULTON (maternal) Zachariah BEAL and Hannah TARLETON

George Edwin was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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George Edwin married Mary BAILEY 7 April 1887 in Kings County, New York, USA . Mary BAILEY was born abt. 1839

George Edwin MOULTON died 25 July 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, USA .

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Mary BAILEY-- Date: 7 April 1887 Place: Kings County, New York, USA
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Name: George E Moulton
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 7 Apr 1887
Marriage Place: Kings, New York, USA
Spouse: Mary Bailey
Certificate Number: 1034

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1839 Birth
7 November 1839
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, USA

Biography/Obituary
George Edwin, was b. at Foxcroft, Nov. 7, 1839, received his primary education there and at Westbrook, and pursued his studies preparatory to a college course at Westbrook Seminary. He entered the Freshman class of Tufts' College in 1858, left Tufts' for Bowdoin College in the spring of 1860, and in the fall of 1861, during the first term of his Senior year, left his Alma Mater for the tented field. Nov. 20, 1861, he was commissioned as 2d Lieutenant, Oct. 14, 1864, 1st Lieutenant, and Dec. 27, 1864, Captain of company A, 13th Regt. of Me. Vols., Col. Neal Dow. Jan. 6, 1865, he was transferred to Captaincy of company B, 30th Me. Vols. He served in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, and Georgia, his first expedition being to Ship Island, under Gen. Butler. He was in Gen. Banks' expedition up the Red River, and with Gen. Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley.

He was in the battles of Mustang Island, Fort Espanola, Texas; Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hill, La. In April, 1863,...Read MORE...

Biography
George Edwin Moulton (Joseph, David, John, John, John, John), m. April 17, 1887, Mary Bailey of Brooklyn, N. Y. Was born at Foxcroft. Graduated at Westbrook Semi nary; entered Bowdoin College; left during first term of his senior year, in fall of 1861, and entered Co. A, Thirtetnth regiment, Maine volunteers ; served with distinction through the war. Was judge advocate at Winchester, Va., after the war; for a time in lumber business at Chicago, Ill. ; now in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he is prominent in educational matters.

Moulton Annals by Henry William Moulton
Publisher Edward A. Claypool
Year 1906

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

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 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Maine
Name: George E Moulton
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1850: Township 8 Range 8, Piscataquis, Maine, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Moulton 52
Abigail G Moulton 52
John H Moulton 20
George E Moulton 12

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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

1860 Westbrook, Maine
Name: George E Moulton
Age: 20
Birth Year: abt 1840
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Maine
Home in 1860: Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine
Post Office: Westbrook Stevens Plains
Family Number: 248
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Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Moulton 62
Abagail G Moulton 62
David Moulton 34
Elizabeth Moulton 30
George E Moulton 20
Abby C Moulton 3
Henry Moulton 1

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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 Brooklyn, New York
Name: George E. Moulton
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1880: Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
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Occupation: Mercantile Reporter
Household Members:
Name Age
George E. Moulton 40

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.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Marriage / Partner
George Edwin MOULTON and Mary BAILEY 7 April 1887, Kings County, New York, USA

He was 47 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Brooklyn, New York
Name: George E Moulton
Age: 59
Birth Date: Nov 1840
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1900: Brooklyn Ward 13, Kings, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Brother in Law
[Brother-in-law]
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
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Household Members:
Name Age
John Bailey 51
Emma Bailey 45
George E Moulton 59
Sarah E Mc Guire 25
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

Obituary
George E. Moulton, a resident of Brooklyn for the past thirty years, died at his home, 929 Greene avenue, this morning of cancer of the stomach. The deceased was born in Foxcroft, Me., November 7, 1839, and received his preliminary education at Westbrook. His preparatory course was pursued at Westbrook Seminary, and upon its completion he entered Tufts College as a freshman in 1852. In 1860 he entered Bowdoin College, where he completed his studies.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted and on November 20, 1861, received a commission as second lieutenant. In October, 1864, he was advanced to the grade of first lieutenant and in December of the same year was made a captain and assigned to Company A of the Thirteenth Maine Volunteers, of which Colonel Neal Dow was commanding officer. [On] January 6, 1865, he was transferred to Company B, Thirtieth Maine Volunteers, and served in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia and Georgia. He was in General Banks' expedition up the Red...Read MORE...