William Parker MOULTON

(b. 22 August 1827 , Salem, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 January 1901 , Salem, Massachusetts, USA )

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William Parker MOULTON was born 22 August 1827 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA

William Parker MOULTON was the child of Nathaniel Parker MOULTON and Rebecca LEAVITT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacob Smith MOULTON and Nancy TILTON (maternal) Jonathan L LEAVITT and Rebecca LAKE

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

William Parker married Lydia Augusta ARRINGTON 28 November 1845 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia Augusta ARRINGTON was born 12 December 1828 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia Augusta died 29 July 1850 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA.

William Parker married (2) Martha M GARVIN 1 December 1850 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Martha M GARVIN was born 2 June 1829 in Chichester, New Hampshire, USA. Martha M died 2 February 1886

William Parker married (3) Emma Sackett HOLLY 3 July 1887 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA . Emma Sackett HOLLY was born 12 July 1846 in New York, USA. Emma Sackett died 11 December 1892

William Parker MOULTON died 9 January 1901 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA.
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Occupation

William Parker MOULTON was a locomotive engineer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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William Parker MOULTON married

Lydia Augusta ARRINGTON-- Date: 28 November 1845 Place: Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA
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Name William P. Moulton
Gender Male
Spouse Augusta Arrington
Marriage Date 28 Nov 1845
City Wakefield
County Middlesex
Source Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0599729.
Household Members
Name Age
Augusta Arrington
William P. Moulton

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Children of William Parker MOULTON and Lydia Augusta ARRINGTON:

Annie Augusta MOULTON (b.27 March 1846, Salem, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 February 1918, Salem, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Edmund Alfred BROWN 24 December 1865 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA

William Parker MOULTON married

Martha M GARVIN-- Date: 1 December 1850 Place: Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Will P Moulton
Birth Place: Manchester
Marriage Date: 1 Dec 1850
Marriage Place: Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Spouse: Martha M Garvin
Spouse Birth Place: Concord

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Children of William Parker MOULTON and Martha M GARVIN:

Addie Rebecca MOULTON (b.16 August 1855, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA d. , )

Lucretia Isabelle MOULTON (b.7 November 1858, Rockford, Illinois, USA d. , )

Martha Emmogine MOULTON (b.24 May 1862, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA d. , )

John Parker MOULTON (b.24 May 1862, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA d. abt. 1933, )

Jennie Frances MOULTON (b.10 August 1864, Chicago, Illinois, USA d. 3 June 1932, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA )
m. George R BROWN 11 October 1886 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

William Benjamin MOULTON (b.10 September 1867, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA d. , )

Nathaniel Otis MOULTON (b.6 April 1870, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA d. , )

William Parker MOULTON married

Emma Sackett HOLLY-- Date: 3 July 1887 Place: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

Children of William Parker MOULTON and Emma Sackett HOLLY:

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Birth
Name: William P Moulton
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1827
Birth Place: Salem, Massachusetts
Father Name: Nathaniel P Moulton
Mother Name: Rebeccah Moulton

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

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

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)

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 Marriage / Partner
William Parker MOULTON and Lydia Augusta ARRINGTON 28 November 1845, Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

He was 18 years old.

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1846 Birth of Child
Annie Augusta MOULTON was born 27 March 1846, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

William Parker was 18 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Marriage / Partner
William Parker MOULTON and Martha M GARVIN 1 December 1850, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1850 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lydia Augusta ARRINGTON died 29 July 1850, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Birth of Child
Addie Rebecca MOULTON was born 16 August 1855, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

William Parker was 28 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Lucretia Isabelle MOULTON was born 7 November 1858, Rockford, Illinois, USA

William Parker was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
John Parker MOULTON was born 24 May 1862, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

William Parker was 34 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Martha Emmogine MOULTON was born 24 May 1862, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

William Parker was 34 years old.

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)

1864 Birth of Child
Jennie Frances MOULTON was born 10 August 1864, Chicago, Illinois, USA

William Parker was 36 years old.

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.

1865 Marriage of Child
Annie Augusta MOULTON married 24 December 1865, Reading, Massachusetts, USA to Edmund Alfred BROWN

1867 Birth of Child
William Benjamin MOULTON was born 10 September 1867, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

William Parker was 40 years old.

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 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Name: P W Moulton
Age in 1870: 43
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1870: Fond du Lac Ward 3, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Fond Du Lac
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Household Members:
Name Age
P W Moulton 43
Martha Moulton 41
Adda Moulton 15
Isabella Moulton 11
John P Moulton 8
Jennie F Moulton 5
Willie B Moulton 3
Nathan O Moulton 8/ 12

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 Birth of Child
Nathaniel Otis MOULTON was born 6 April 1870, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

William Parker was 42 years old.

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)

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 Marriage of Child
Jennie Frances MOULTON married 11 October 1886, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA to George R BROWN

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Marriage / Partner
William Parker MOULTON and Emma Sackett HOLLY 3 July 1887, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

He was 59 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.

Death
Name: William P Moulton
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1828
Birth Place: Salem
Death Date: 9 Jan 1901
Death Place: Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Death: 73
Father: Nathaniel Leavitt
Mother: Rebecca Leavitt

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