John MOULTON

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28 August 1835 , Parsonsfield, Maine, USA

Died

18 May 1920 , Asheville, North Carolina, USA

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John MOULTON Jane COFFIN

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Born: 28 August 1835 in Parsonsfield, Maine, USA

Father: John MOULTON

Mother: Jane COFFIN

Paternal grandparents: David MOULTON , Dorothy MOULTON

Maternal grandparents: James COFFIN , Jane MCMILLAN

John was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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John married Annie WATSON 9 October 1867 in Camden County, New Jersey, USA . Annie WATSON was born abt. 1844 Annie died 18 October 1870 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA.

John married (2) Ella V SHEELY 8 September 1876 in Hamilton County, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Ella V SHEELY was born 1 September 1847 in Watertown, New York, USA. Ella V died 19 June 1934 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Ella V was the child of Arthur SHEELY and Emily E BAKER.

John MOULTON died 18 May 1920 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.

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John MOULTON married

Annie WATSON
Marriage date: 9 October 1867
Marriage place: Camden County, New Jersey, USA
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Husband: Moulton, John

Wife: Anna Watson

Date: 9 Oct 1867

Ancestry.com. Camden County, New Jersey Marriages, 1837-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

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John MOULTON married

Ella V SHEELY
Marriage date: 8 September 1876
Marriage place: Hamilton County, New York, USA
Ella V SHEELY was the child of Arthur SHEELY and Emily E BAKER

Children of John MOULTON and Ella V SHEELY

Arthur MOULTON

Born: 19 July 1877, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Died: 7 September 1950, Charleston, West Virginia, USA

Annie Louise MOULTON

Born: 3 May 1882, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Died: 25 January 1961, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA

Married: John Quincy PORTER 8 August 1906

Roscoe Norris MOULTON

Born: 8 November 1884, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Died: 2 December 1950, Charleston, West Virginia, USA

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Birth — 1835
28 August 1835
Parsonsfield, Maine, USA

Biography
John Moulton, m. October 9, 1867, Annie Watson of Camden, N. J. She d. October 18, 1870. Married (2) September 8, 1876, Ella V. Sheely. Was educated at Parsonsfield Seminary and Fryeburg Academy. Was teacher prior to 1855, when he removed to St. Paul, Minn. June 17, 1861, being then in law office, he enlisted in army, became captain, major and lieutenant colonel. In battles Mill Spring, Corinth, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge and others. Under Sherman in his march to the sea. After close of war returned to St. Paul and engaged in lumber business. Secretary of St. Paul Lumber Co. Now lives in Charleston, W. Va.

Moulton Annals by Henry William Moulton
Editor Claribel Moulton
Publisher Edward A. Claypool, 1906

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

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.

1867 Marriage / Partner
John MOULTON and Annie WATSON 9 October 1867, Camden County, New Jersey, USA

He was 32 years old.

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.

1870 Death of Spouse/Partner
Annie WATSON died 18 October 1870, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA

1876 Marriage / Partner
John MOULTON and Ella V SHEELY 8 September 1876, Hamilton County, New York, USA

He was 41 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 Birth of Child
Arthur MOULTON was born 19 July 1877, Charleston, West Virginia, USA

John was 41 years old.

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)

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.

1882 Birth of Child
Annie Louise MOULTON was born 3 May 1882, Charleston, West Virginia, USA

John was 46 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Roscoe Norris MOULTON was born 8 November 1884, Charleston, West Virginia, USA

John was 49 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - 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.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification