flag female ancestor  Sarah Knight  GODFREY

  (b. 23 January 1823 ,  Hampton, New Hampshire, USA   d. 23 August 1904 ,  Exeter, New Hampshire, USA )  

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Sarah Knight GODFREY was born 23 January 1823 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah Knight GODFREY was the child of ?   and   ?

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Sarah Knight  married  James Warren MOULTON 8 November 1843 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
James Warren MOULTON  was born 30 July 1817 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach).  James Warren died 7 October 1904 in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.  James Warren was the child of John MOULTON and Nancy SHANNON.

Sarah Knight GODFREY died 23 August 1904 in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.





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Sarah Knight GODFREY married flag male ancestor James Warren MOULTON-- Date: 8 November 1843 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
James Warren MOULTON was the child of John MOULTON and Nancy SHANNON




Children of James Warren MOULTON and Sarah Knight GODFREY:

flag female ancestor Augusta A MOULTON (b.4 August 1845, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA  d. 20 September 1881, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA )
m. William Harrison BLAKE 10 October 1863 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

flag female ancestor Clara J MOULTON (b.23 October 1846, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA   d. 9 March 1929, )
m. George Frank ROLLINS 24 December 1867 in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

flag male ancestor John William MOULTON (b.16 April 1855, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA  d. 15 January 1896, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA)



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birth1823 Birth
23 January 1823
Hampton, New Hampshire, USA
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1843 Marriage / Partner
Sarah Knight GODFREY and James Warren MOULTON 8 November 1843, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

She was 20 years old.
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1845 Birth of Child
Augusta A MOULTON was born 4 August 1845, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah Knight was 22 years old.
1846 Birth of Child
Clara J MOULTON was born 23 October 1846, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)

Sarah Knight was 23 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1855 Birth of Child
John William MOULTON was born 16 April 1855, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah Knight was 32 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
marriage1863 Marriage of Child
Augusta A MOULTON married 10 October 1863, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA to William Harrison BLAKE
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
marriage1867 Marriage of Child
Clara J MOULTON married 24 December 1867, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA to George Frank ROLLINS
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
1881 Death of Child
Augusta A MOULTON died 20 September 1881, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)

Sarah Knight was 58 years old.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
1896 Death of Child
John William MOULTON died 15 January 1896, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah Knight was 73 years old.
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - 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.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
death1904 Death
23 August 1904
Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

She died at the age of 81.
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