Wilson Perry MOULTON

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16 April 1828 , Massachusetts, USA

Died

12 December 1889 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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Cromwell MOULTON Lucina A OLNEY

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Born: 16 April 1828 in Massachusetts, USA

Father: Cromwell MOULTON

Mother: Lucina A OLNEY

Paternal grandparents: Stephen MOULTON , Deborah MASON

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Wilson Perry married Catherine Amelia ANGELL 20 November 1855 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine Amelia ANGELL was born 11 April 1832 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA . Catherine Amelia died 19 April 1912 in Rhode Island, USA.

Wilson Perry MOULTON died 12 December 1889 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Catherine Amelia ANGELL
Marriage date: 20 November 1855
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Children of Wilson Perry MOULTON and Catherine Amelia ANGELL

Sullivan MOULTON

Born: 8 July 1871, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 12 September 1945, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Maude Evelyn COOKE 30 August 1888

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Birth — 1828
16 April 1828
Massachusetts, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Wilson Perry MOULTON and Catherine Amelia ANGELL 20 November 1855,

He was 27 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

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

1871 Birth of Child
Sullivan MOULTON was born 8 July 1871, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Wilson Perry was 43 years old.

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)

1880 - Providence, Rhode Island

Name: Wilson B Moulton
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
District: ED 24
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Accountant
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1828
BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
Mother's BirthPlace: Rhode Island, United States
Note:
Sheet Letter: C
Sheet Number: 401
Sheet Number and Letter: 401C
Household ID: 5148440
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 1212
GS Film Number: 1255212
Digital Folder Number: 005162315
Image Number: 00217

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Wilson B Moulton Self M 52 Massachusetts, United States
Catharine A Moulton Wife F 48 Rhode

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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 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled