David Moulton FRENCH

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21 May 1821 , Porter, Maine, USA

Died

24 June 1871 , Portland, Maine, USA

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Born: 21 May 1821 in Porter, Maine, USA

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David Moulton was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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David Moulton married Matilda W KEENEN 20 October 1844 in Brunswick, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Matilda W KEENEN was born abt. 1821 in Monmouth, Maine, USA. Matilda W died 28 March 1907 in Brunswick, Maine, USA.

David Moulton FRENCH died 24 June 1871 in Portland, Maine, USA .
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Recorded occupation: Stonemason and Ship Carpenter

The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
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David Moulton FRENCH married

Matilda W KEENEN
Marriage date: 20 October 1844
Marriage place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

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Name: David French

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Spouse's Name: Matilda Kennon

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Event Date: 20 Oct 1844

Event Place: Brunswick,Cumberland,Maine

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50296-2

System Origin: Maine-ODM

GS Film number: 10595

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"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch.org : 4 December 2014), David French and Matilda Kennon, 20 Oct 1844; citing Brunswick,Cumberland,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,595.

Children of David Moulton FRENCH and Matilda W KEENEN

Samuel William FRENCH

Born: 30 August 1850, Gardiner, Maine, USA
Died: 25 June 1916, Augusta, Maine, USA

Married: Celia Ann EDWARDS 5 October 1878 Place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

David Albion FRENCH

Born: 27 February 1857, Gardiner, Maine, USA
Died: 13 September 1934, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA

Married: Eunice Hannah COBB 20 November 1892 Place: Bath, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1821
21 May 1821
Porter, Maine, USA

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)

1844 Marriage / Partner
David Moulton FRENCH and Matilda W KEENEN 20 October 1844, Brunswick, Maine, USA

He was 23 years old.

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 Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
name: David M French
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 29
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birthplace: New Hampshire
estimated birth year: 1821
dwelling house number: 213
family number: 264
line number: 3
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 257
film number: 443494
digital folder number: 004198847
image number: 00042
Household Gender Age Birthplace
David M French M 29 New Hampshire
Matilda A French F 28 Maine
Angeline S Keenan F 20 Maine
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1850 Birth of Child
Samuel William FRENCH was born 30 August 1850, Gardiner, Maine, USA

David Moulton was 29 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
David Albion FRENCH was born 27 February 1857, Gardiner, Maine, USA

David Moulton was 35 years old.

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

1860 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: David M French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 40 years
estimated birth year: 1820
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

name: Matilda W French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 38 years
estimated birth year: 1822
birthplace: Maine
gender: Female

name: Samuel French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 9 years
estimated birth year: 1851
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

name: Albion French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 2 years
estimated birth year: 1858
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

page: 35
family number: 291
film number: 803432
dgs number: 4231243
image number: 00317
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

Civil War
Enlisted in Company 19th, Maine 19th Infantry Company on 21 Mar 1865.Mustered out on 23 May 1865 at Augusta, ME.

Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

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 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine
name: David M French
estimated birth year: 1820
gender: Male
age in 1870: 50y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
David M French M 50y Maine
Matilda French F 48y Maine
Wm S French M 18y Maine
David A French M 13y Maine
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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Oak Grove Cemetery Bath Sagadahoc County Maine, USA

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Death — 1871
24 June 1871
Portland, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 50.

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Oak Grove Cemetery Bath Sagadahoc County Maine, USA

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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