Josiah MOULTON

(b. 28 May 1775 , Standish, Maine, New England d. 5 January 1862 , Thorndike, Maine, USA )

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Josiah MOULTON was born 28 May 1775 in Standish, Maine, New England

Josiah MOULTON was the child of Peter MOULTON and Joanna SHAW and the grandchild of: (paternal) Worthington MOULTON and Abigail GARLAND

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Josiah married Mary "Polly" LANE 2 March 1797 in Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Mary "Polly" LANE was born abt. 1775 in Maine, USA. Mary "Polly" died 23 June 1808 in Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls).

Josiah married (2) Nancy DEARBORN 3 June 1809 in Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Nancy DEARBORN was born 14 January 1784 in Buxton, Maine, USA (Bar Mills).

Josiah MOULTON died 5 January 1862 in Thorndike, Maine, USA.
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Josiah MOULTON married

Mary "Polly" LANE-- Date: 2 March 1797 Place: Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Children of Josiah MOULTON and Mary "Polly" LANE:

Peter MOULTON (b.7 January 1798, Thorndike, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 5 February 1890, Unity, Maine, USA)

Lavinia MOULTON (b.8 February 1800, Thorndike, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 13 September 1881, , Maine, USA)

Endoxia MOULTON (b.14 March 1802, Thorndike, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 16 September 1821, Thorndike, Maine, USA)

Eli MOULTON (b.15 January 1804, Thorndike, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. abt. 1879, Waldo, Maine, USA)
m. Hannah LAKEMAN 7 June 1828 in Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah MOULTON married

Nancy DEARBORN-- Date: 3 June 1809 Place: Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Children of Josiah MOULTON and Nancy DEARBORN:

Mary MOULTON (b.1 November 1811, Thorndike, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 4 December 1860, )

Eunice MOULTON (b.28 June 1813, Thorndike, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. , )

Cyrus MOULTON (b.abt. 1814, , Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. , )

Alden MOULTON (b.abt. 1815, Thorndike, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. , )

Harriet MOULTON (b.10 January 1816, Thorndike, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 3 September 1817, Thorndike, Massachusetts (District of Maine))

Allen MOULTON (b.10 January 1819, Thorndike, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 16 May 1820, Thorndike, Maine, USA)

Esther MOULTON (b.abt. 1819, Thorndike, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. , )

Susan MOULTON (b.31 March 1820, Thorndike, Maine, USA d. 19 August 1839, , Maine, USA)

Althea MOULTON (b.10 May 1822, Thorndike, Maine, USA d. 30 July 1849, )

Alden MOULTON (b.21 May 1830, Thorndike, Maine, USA d. , )

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1775 Birth
28 May 1775
Standish, Maine, New England

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Josiah MOULTON and Mary "Polly" LANE 2 March 1797, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

He was 21 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1798 Birth of Child
Peter MOULTON was born 7 January 1798, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 22 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Lavinia MOULTON was born 8 February 1800, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 24 years old.

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1802 Birth of Child
Endoxia MOULTON was born 14 March 1802, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 26 years old.

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1804 Birth of Child
Eli MOULTON was born 15 January 1804, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 28 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary "Polly" LANE died 23 June 1808, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

1809 Marriage / Partner
Josiah MOULTON and Nancy DEARBORN 3 June 1809, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

He was 34 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1811 Birth of Child
Mary MOULTON was born 1 November 1811, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 36 years old.

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1813 Birth of Child
Eunice MOULTON was born 28 June 1813, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 38 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Harriet MOULTON was born 10 January 1816, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 40 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1817 Death of Child
Harriet MOULTON died 3 September 1817, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 42 years old.

1819 Birth of Child
Allen MOULTON was born 10 January 1819, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 43 years old.

1820 Birth of Child
Susan MOULTON was born 31 March 1820, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 44 years old.

1820 Death of Child
Allen MOULTON died 16 May 1820, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 44 years old.

1821 Death of Child
Endoxia MOULTON died 16 September 1821, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 46 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Althea MOULTON was born 10 May 1822, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 46 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1828 Marriage of Child
Eli MOULTON married 7 June 1828, Thorndike, Maine, USA to Hannah LAKEMAN

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 Birth of Child
Alden MOULTON was born 21 May 1830, Thorndike, Maine, USA

Josiah was 55 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Death of Child
Susan MOULTON died 19 August 1839, , Maine, USA

Josiah was 64 years old.

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 - 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

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

1862 Death
5 January 1862
Thorndike, Maine, USA

He died at the age of 86.

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state