Elizabeth Johnson WENTWORTH

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4 April 1829 , Hollis, Maine, USA

Died

10 February 1869 , Westbrook, Maine, USA

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Ebenezer WENTWORTH Sarah "Sally" L WOODMAN

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Born: 4 April 1829 in Hollis, Maine, USA

Father: Ebenezer WENTWORTH

Mother: Sarah "Sally" L WOODMAN

Paternal grandparents: Ebenezer WENTWORTH , Jane MERRILL

Maternal grandparents: Stephen WOODMAN , Ruth BRADBURY

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Elizabeth Johnson married David MOULTON 26 November 1852 in Moulton, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
David MOULTON was born 21 November 1825 in Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation). David died 31 January 1886 in Portland, Maine, USA (Deering). David was the child of Joseph MOULTON and Abigail Goodwin BEAL.

Elizabeth Johnson WENTWORTH died 10 February 1869 in Westbrook, Maine, USA .

NOTE: David Ignatius Popple's great-grandmother

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Elizabeth Johnson WENTWORTH married

David MOULTON
Marriage date: 26 November 1852
Marriage place: Moulton, Maine, USA
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David MOULTON was the child of Joseph MOULTON and Abigail Goodwin BEAL

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Name: Mr David Moulton

Event Type: Marriage

Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1852

Marriage Place: Moulton, Maine, USA

Spouse Name: Miss Elizabeth J Wentworth

Ancestry.com. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Children of David MOULTON and Elizabeth Johnson WENTWORTH

Abbie Cora MOULTON

Born: 5 January 1857, Westbrook, Maine, USA
Died: 28 May 1873, Portland, Maine, USA

Henry Clifford MOULTON

Born: 11 August 1858, Portland, Maine, USA
Died: 21 September 1918, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Eva L LUNT 22 November 1886 Place: Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

Sarah Agnes MOULTON

Born: 4 November 1861, Westbrook, Maine, USA
Died: 20 March 1917, Portland, Maine, USA

Married: Daniel Wilbur HESELTINE 21 September 1886 Place: Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

George MOULTON

Born: 22 February 1864, Westbrook, Maine, USA
Died: ,

Married: Edith H HAMBLEN

Mary Lizzie MOULTON

Born: 17 February 1867, Portland, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1923, Everett, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Charles Nelson EVANS 24 July 1889 Place: Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

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Birth
Name: Elizabeth Johnson Wentworth
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1829
Birth Place: Hollis
Registration Place: Hollis, York
Father: Ehnezoe Wentworth

Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll #: 102

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Elizabeth Johnson WENTWORTH - Birth Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll #: 102

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Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll #: 102

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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 Biddeford, Maine
Name: Elisabeth J Wentworth
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1850: Biddeford, York, Maine, USA
Gender: Female
Family Number: 494
Household Members:
Name Age
Ebenezer Wentworth 66
Sarah L Wentworth 63
Osgood H Wentworth 28
Elisabeth J Wentworth 21
Sarah H Wentworth 18

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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1852 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth Johnson WENTWORTH and David MOULTON 26 November 1852, Moulton, Maine, USA

She was 23 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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

1857 Birth of Child
Abbie Cora MOULTON was born 5 January 1857, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)

Elizabeth Johnson was 27 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

1858 Birth of Child
Henry Clifford MOULTON was born 11 August 1858, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

Elizabeth Johnson was 29 years old.

1860 Westbrook, Maine
Name: Elizabeth Moulton
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Maine
Home in 1860: Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine
Post Office: Westbrook Stevens Plains
Family Number: 248
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Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Moulton 62
Abagail G Moulton 62
David Moulton 34
Elizabeth Moulton 30
George E Moulton 20
Abby C Moulton 3
Henry Moulton 1

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

1861 Birth of Child
Sarah Agnes MOULTON was born 4 November 1861, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)

Elizabeth Johnson was 32 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)

1864 Birth of Child
George MOULTON was born 22 February 1864, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)

Elizabeth Johnson was 34 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Mary Lizzie MOULTON was born 17 February 1867, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

Elizabeth Johnson was 37 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

Death
Name: Elizabeth J Moulton
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Feb 1869
Event Place: Westbrook, , Maine, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
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Spouse's Name: David Moulton
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GS Film Number: 001002654
Digital Folder Number: 007015909
Image Number: 04189

'Maine Vital Records, 1670-1907 ', database with images, FamilySearch : 27 December 2014), Elizabeth J Moulton, 1869.