Samuel MOULTON

(b. 18 March 1780 , Newbury, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 22 March 1871 , Parsonsfield, Maine, USA )

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Samuel MOULTON was born 18 March 1780 in Newbury, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Samuel MOULTON was the child of Samuel MOULTON and Hannah NOYES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Samuel MOULTON and Mary ORDWAY

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

Samuel married Sarah DAVIS 26 October 1800 in Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Sarah DAVIS was born abt. 1780 Sarah died abt. 1811

Samuel married (2) Hannah LORD 21 March 1812 in Buxton, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Hannah LORD was born abt. 1780 Hannah died abt. 1840

Samuel MOULTON died 22 March 1871 in Parsonsfield, Maine, USA .
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Samuel MOULTON married

Sarah DAVIS-- Date: 26 October 1800 Place: Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Children of Samuel MOULTON and Sarah DAVIS:

Thomas MOULTON (b.25 December 1800, Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. , )

Hannah MOULTON (b.25 December 1801, Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 26 July 1860, )

Charles MOULTON (b.12 May 1803, Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 3 June 1855, Biddeford, Maine, USA )

Samuel MOULTON (b.17 July 1805, Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 19 February 1875, )

George MOULTON (b.21 April 1807, Bath, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 1 March 1897, Bath, Maine, USA)

Silas MOULTON (b.13 September 1809, Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 5 May 1869, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA )

Sarah MOULTON (b.1 September 1811, Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 25 December 1860, )

Samuel MOULTON married

Hannah LORD-- Date: 21 March 1812 Place: Buxton, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Children of Samuel MOULTON and Hannah LORD:

Joseph MOULTON (b.8 November 1816, Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 1 March 1900, )
m. Judith MOULTON 7 November 1839

Wentworth Lord MOULTON (b.6 October 1818, Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 23 March 1831, )

Isaac M MOULTON (b.25 March 1822, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA d. 24 June 1897, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA )

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1780 Birth
18 March 1780
Newbury, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

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

1800 Marriage / Partner
Samuel MOULTON and Sarah DAVIS 26 October 1800, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

He was 20 years old.

1800 Birth of Child
Thomas MOULTON was born 25 December 1800, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Samuel was 20 years old.

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1801 Birth of Child
Hannah MOULTON was born 25 December 1801, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

Samuel was 21 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Charles MOULTON was born 12 May 1803, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Samuel was 23 years old.

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

1805 Birth of Child
Samuel MOULTON was born 17 July 1805, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Samuel was 25 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1807 Birth of Child
George MOULTON was born 21 April 1807, Bath, Maine, USA

Samuel was 27 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1809 Birth of Child
Silas MOULTON was born 13 September 1809, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Samuel was 29 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Sarah MOULTON was born 1 September 1811, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

Samuel was 31 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.

1812 Marriage / Partner
Samuel MOULTON and Hannah LORD 21 March 1812, Buxton, Maine, USA (Bar Mills)

He was 32 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Joseph MOULTON was born 8 November 1816, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Samuel was 36 years old.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Birth of Child
Wentworth Lord MOULTON was born 6 October 1818, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Samuel was 38 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Isaac M MOULTON was born 25 March 1822, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Samuel was 42 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.

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 - 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

1855 Death of Child
Charles MOULTON died 3 June 1855, Biddeford, Maine, USA (Biddeford Pool)

Samuel was 75 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

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

1869 Death of Child
Silas MOULTON died 5 May 1869, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Samuel was 89 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Death
22 March 1871
Parsonsfield, Maine, USA

He died at the age of 91.

Added: 7/26/2016 5:51:20 PM - Updated: 2/4/2025 2:51:33 PM

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state