Jane COFFIN

Born

31 October 1800 , Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

23 May 1882 , Porter, Maine, USA

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James COFFIN Jane MCMILLAN

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Born: 31 October 1800 in Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Father: James COFFIN

Mother: Jane MCMILLAN

Paternal grandparents: James COFFIN , Martha MCLELLAN

Maternal grandparents: Andrew MCMILLAN , Hannah Hazen OSGOOD

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Jane married John MOULTON 1 January 1824 in Porter, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
John MOULTON was born 7 December 1794 in Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation). John died 4 March 1876 in Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation). John was the child of David MOULTON and Dorothy MOULTON.

Jane COFFIN died 23 May 1882 in Porter, Maine, USA .
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Jane COFFIN married

John MOULTON
Marriage date: 1 January 1824
Marriage place: Porter, Maine, USA
John MOULTON was the child of David MOULTON and Dorothy MOULTON

Children of John MOULTON and Jane COFFIN

Sarah Jane MOULTON

Born: 7 May 1826, Porter, Maine, USA
Died: 30 April 1830, Porter, Maine, USA

James Coffin MOULTON

Born: 10 February 1830, Porter, Maine, USA
Died: June 1862, Monterey, Mexico

Moses Swett MOULTON

Born: 4 October 1833, Porter, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1895, Porter, Maine, USA

Married: Armine TIBBETTS 30 March 1856

John MOULTON

Born: 28 August 1835, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA
Died: 18 May 1920, Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Married: Annie WATSON 9 October 1867

Married: Ella V SHEELY 8 September 1876

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Birth — 1800
31 October 1800
Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage / Partner
Jane COFFIN and John MOULTON 1 January 1824, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

She was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Sarah Jane MOULTON was born 7 May 1826, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Jane was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
James Coffin MOULTON was born 10 February 1830, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Jane was 29 years old.

1830 Death of Child
Sarah Jane MOULTON died 30 April 1830, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Jane was 29 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1833 Birth of Child
Moses Swett MOULTON was born 4 October 1833, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Jane was 32 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
John MOULTON was born 28 August 1835, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Jane was 34 years old.

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

1862 Death of Child
James Coffin MOULTON died June 1862, Monterey, Mexico

Jane was 61 years old.

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.

1876 Death of Spouse/Partner
John MOULTON died 4 March 1876, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

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)

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.

Jane COFFIN - Grave Thanks to Marguerite

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Riverside Cemetery Kezar Falls Oxford County Maine, USA

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Death — 1882
23 May 1882
Porter, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 81.

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Riverside Cemetery Kezar Falls Oxford 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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