Joseph
MOULTON
(b.
abt. 1648
,
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
d.
January 1692
,
Maine, New England
)
Cause of Death: killed by Abenaki Indians - Candlemas Massacre
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Joseph MOULTON was born abt. 1648 in Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Joseph MOULTON was the child of Thomas MOULTON and Martha UNKNOWN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert MOULTON and Mary SMYTHE (SMITH)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Hannah LITTLEFIELD abt. 1678 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Hannah LITTLEFIELD was born 5 January 1652 in Wells, Maine, USA. Hannah died 24 January 1692 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach).
Joseph MOULTON died January 1692 in Maine, New England.
Joseph was a victim of the Candlemas Masacre in York, Maine. His wife was killed by Abenaki Indians. Joseph was captured and died en route to Canada.
The Raid on York (also known as the Candlemas Massacre) took place on 24 January 1692 during King William's War, when Chief Madockawando and Father Louis-Pierre Thury led 200-300 natives into the town of York (then in the District of Maine and part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, now in the state of Maine), killing about 100 of the English settlers and burning down buildings, taking another estimated 80 villagers hostage. The villagers were forced to walk to Canada, New France, where they were ransomed by Capt. John Alden Jr. of Boston (son of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins of the Plymouth Colony). One of those taken Captive was a young Jeremiah Moulton, who would later gain notoriety during the Father Rale's War.
Capt. Floyd wrote that "the houses are all burned and rifled except the half dozen or thereabout"...later in the same letter he adds: "there is about seventeen or eighteen houses burned". Forty-eight people were buried by Capt. Floyd, and the remaining number were young children whose names never appeared on the existing town records...
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Joseph MOULTON was a Innkeeper.
Joseph MOULTON was a Innkeeper.
Family and Children of Joseph MOULTON
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Hannah LITTLEFIELD-- Date: abt. 1678 Place:
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MARRIAGE: 1678.
VOLUME: Volume 2
PAGE: 1070
MOULTON, Joseph (-1691-2?), York, ME, & ____ [LITTLEFIELD]; ca 1678?; {Thomas Moulton of York (ms) 4; GDMNH 499}
Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700
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Children of Joseph MOULTON and Hannah LITTLEFIELD:
John MOULTON (b.abt. 1685, d. , )
Joseph MOULTON (b.abt. 1686, York, Maine, Dominion of New England d. abt. 1763, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England )
m. Abigail AYERS 25 November 1709 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke)
Daniel MOULTON (b.abt. 1687, d. , )
Jeremiah MOULTON (b.abt. 1688, York, Maine, Dominion of New England d. 20 July 1765, York, Maine, New England )
m. Hannah BALLARD
Hannah LITTLEFIELD-- Date: abt. 1678 Place: americanancestors.org
MARRIAGE: 1678.
VOLUME: Volume 2
PAGE: 1070
MOULTON, Joseph (-1691-2?), York, ME, & ____ [LITTLEFIELD]; ca 1678?; {Thomas Moulton of York (ms) 4; GDMNH 499}
Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700
Vital Records (incl. Bible, Cemetery, Church and SSDI)
Children of Joseph MOULTON and Hannah LITTLEFIELD:
John MOULTON (b.abt. 1685, d. , ) Joseph MOULTON (b.abt. 1686, York, Maine, Dominion of New England d. abt. 1763, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England )m. Abigail AYERS 25 November 1709 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke)
Daniel MOULTON (b.abt. 1687, d. , ) Jeremiah MOULTON (b.abt. 1688, York, Maine, Dominion of New England d. 20 July 1765, York, Maine, New England )m. Hannah BALLARD
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NEAR THIS SPOT
ARE INTERRED THE REMAINS OF THE VICTIMS
OF ONE OF THE WORST MASSACRES OF COLONIAL DAYS.
ON CANDLEMAS DAY, 1691-2,
IN THE DAWN OF A JANUARY MORNING, ABENAKI INDIANS
ATTACKED THE SETTLEMENT OF YORK.
BURNING THE HOUSES AND KILLING OR CAPTURING
300 OF ITS INHABITANTS.
ABOUT 40 WERE KILLED. THE REST MARCHED
TO CANADA, MANY DYING ON THE WAY.
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THESE HARDY PIONEERS
BY THE SOCIETY
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS.
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1692 Death January 1692
Maine, New England
Joseph is buried at: Old York Cemetery York Village York County Maine, USA
Added: 6/22/2016 8:47:33 PM
- Updated: 7/10/2025 2:18:19 PM
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1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New Hampshire, New England
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New Hampshire
June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes 9th U.S. state
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