John Hale
MOULTON
(b.
24 June 1795
,
Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA
d.
3 June 1885
,
Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA
)
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John Hale MOULTON was born 24 June 1795 in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA
John Hale MOULTON was the child of Benning MOULTON and Sally LEAVITT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jonathan MOULTON and Abigail SMITHJohn Hale MOULTON died 3 June 1885 in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA.
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1795 Birth 24 June 1795
Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA
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COL. JOHN HALE MOULTON, who was born at Centre Harbor, N.H. June 24, 1795, and died at his residence, Moulton House, June 3, 1885, aged ninety years.
Colonel John Hale Moulton was of the sixth generation in descent from the emigrant John and grandson of General Jonathan and son of Benning and Sally (Leavitt) Moulton. After a common-school education, he entered his brother's store in his native town and continued with him until 1812, when he was employed as a clerk in Hampton for three years. Returning to Centre Harbor, he resumed his old position in his brother's employ, and also had the opportunity of adding to his education by receiving instruction from that able teacher, 'Master' Dudley Leavitt... Three years after, 1818, he established himself in trade and continued merchandising for ten years... in 1828 purchased a mill privilege in an adjoining town, erected a saw, grist, and shingle mill, and also owned and conducted a freighting boat on Lake Winnipesaukee, with which he...Read MORE...
History of Merrimack and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & Co., 1885
COL. JOHN HALE MOULTON, who was born at Centre Harbor, N.H. June 24, 1795, and died at his residence, Moulton House, June 3, 1885, aged ninety years.
Colonel John Hale Moulton was of the sixth generation in descent from the emigrant John and grandson of General Jonathan and son of Benning and Sally (Leavitt) Moulton. After a common-school education, he entered his brother's store in his native town and continued with him until 1812, when he was employed as a clerk in Hampton for three years. Returning to Centre Harbor, he resumed his old position in his brother's employ, and also had the opportunity of adding to his education by receiving instruction from that able teacher, 'Master' Dudley Leavitt... Three years after, 1818, he established himself in trade and continued merchandising for ten years... in 1828 purchased a mill privilege in an adjoining town, erected a saw, grist, and shingle mill, and also owned and conducted a freighting boat on Lake Winnipesaukee, with which he...Read MORE...
History of Merrimack and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & Co., 1885
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.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.
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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 Death 3 June 1885
Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 90.
John is buried at: Lakeview/Pleasant View Cemetery Center Harbor Belknap County New Hampshire, USA
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New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after Hampshire, England. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1686 - New England
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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