Joseph MOULTON

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23 July 1797 , Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

2 October 1880 , Portland, Maine, USA

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David MOULTON Dorothy MOULTON

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Born: 23 July 1797 in Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Father: David MOULTON

Mother: Dorothy MOULTON

Paternal grandparents: John MOULTON , Mary MARSTON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MOULTON , Leah BICKFORD

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Joseph married Abigail Goodwin BEAL 10 February 1823 in Greenland, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Abigail Goodwin BEAL was born 25 January 1798 in Newmarket, New Hampshire, USA (Rockingham Junction). Abigail Goodwin died 25 March 1886 in Wells, Maine, USA. Abigail Goodwin was the child of Zachariah BEAL and Hannah TARLETON.

Joseph MOULTON died 2 October 1880 in Portland, Maine, USA .
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Abigail Goodwin BEAL
Marriage date: 10 February 1823
Marriage place: Greenland, New Hampshire, USA
Abigail Goodwin BEAL was the child of Zachariah BEAL and Hannah TARLETON

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Joseph Moulton, second son, and father of the subject of this sketch, was born in 1797. He married Abigail Goodwin, daughter of Zachariah Beal, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, February 10, 1823. She was born at New Market, January 25, 1798. He was a shoemaker and tanner at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and at Porter, Maine, until 1835, when he removed to Foxcroft, Maine, where he carried on farming until 1855, when he removed to Westbrook (now Deering). He held the office of Adjutant of Second Regiment, Second Brigade, Sixth Division, ten years ; of Deputy Sheriff for Oxford County, eight years; for Piscataquis County, eight years ; of Coroner, for fourteen years ; of United States Deputy Marshal (appointed in 1840) ; and of selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor of Westbrook for the years 1856-57. In politics he was a Democrat until the formation of the Republican party.

Moulton Annals by Henry William Moulton

Editor Claribel Moulton

Publisher Edward A. Claypool, 1906

Children of Joseph MOULTON and Abigail Goodwin BEAL

Sarah Abigail MOULTON

Born: 12 November 1823, Porter, Maine, USA
Died: 16 June 1845, Port Huron, Michigan, USA

Married: Joel Wilder KELSEY 20 January 1844 Place: Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, USA (Dover) (Foxcroft)

David MOULTON

Born: 21 November 1825, Porter, Maine, USA
Died: 31 January 1886, Portland, Maine, USA

Married: Elizabeth Johnson WENTWORTH 26 November 1852

John Henry MOULTON

Born: 29 March 1830, Porter, Maine, USA
Died: 26 August 1870, Toledo, Ohio, USA

Married: Mary Elizabeth SCOTT 3 February 1863 Place: Toledo, Ohio, USA

Hannah MOULTON

Born: 20 April 1835, Porter, Maine, USA
Died: 6 August 1836, Porter, Maine, USA

George Edwin MOULTON

Born: 7 November 1839, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, USA
Died: 25 July 1907, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Married: Mary BAILEY 7 April 1887

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Birth — 1797
23 July 1797
Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Biography
Joseph, b. July 23, 1797, received his early education at the district school in Porter, learned the trade of shoe-maker and tanner at Portsmouth, N. H., carried on the business at Porter village for twelve or thirteen years, employing apprentices and journeymen, in 1835 he removed to Foxcroft, Me., engaging in farming and hotel keeping. Remaining in Piscataquis county until 1855, he then left for Westbrook (now Deering) where he continues to reside. He held the office of Adjt. of 2d Regt., 2d Brig., 6th Division ten years; of Deputy Sheriff for Oxford county, eight years; for Piscataquis county, eight years; of Coil ner, for fourteen years; of U. S. Deputy Marshall (? appointed in 1840), and of Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor of Westbrook, for the years of 1856 and '57. In politics he was a Democrat until formation of the Republican party. He was m. at Greenland, N. H., to Abigail Goodwin, daughter of Zachariah Beal, of Portsmouth, Feb. 10, 1823, by the Rev. Mr....Read full story

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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

1823 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MOULTON and Abigail Goodwin BEAL 10 February 1823, Greenland, New Hampshire, USA

He was 25 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Sarah Abigail MOULTON was born 12 November 1823, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Joseph was 26 years old.

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

1825 Birth of Child
David MOULTON was born 21 November 1825, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Joseph was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
John Henry MOULTON was born 29 March 1830, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Joseph was 32 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

1835 Birth of Child
Hannah MOULTON was born 20 April 1835, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1836 Death of Child
Hannah MOULTON died 6 August 1836, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Joseph was 39 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)

1839 Birth of Child
George Edwin MOULTON was born 7 November 1839, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, USA (Dover) (Foxcroft)

Joseph was 42 years old.

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 of Child
Sarah Abigail MOULTON married 20 January 1844, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, USA (Dover) (Foxcroft) to Joel Wilder KELSEY

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

1845 Death of Child
Sarah Abigail MOULTON died 16 June 1845, Port Huron, Michigan, USA

Joseph was 47 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Piscataquis, Maine
Name: Joseph Moulton
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1850: Township 8 Range 8, Piscataquis, Maine, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Moulton 52
Abigail G Moulton 52
John H Moulton 20
George E Moulton 12

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1860 Westbrook, Maine
Name: Joseph Moulton
Age: 62
Birth Year: abt 1798
Gender: Male
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

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 Marriage of Child
John Henry MOULTON married 3 February 1863, Toledo, Ohio, USA to Mary Elizabeth SCOTT

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 Westbrook, Maine
Name: Jos Moulton
Age in 1870: 72
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1870: Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Saccarappa
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Household Members:
Name Age
Jos Moulton 72
Aba C Moulton 72
David Moulton 44
Aba C Moulton 13
Henry Moulton 11
Agnes S Moulton 8
George Moulton 5
Mary E Moulton 3
Hattie Cosier 27

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1870 Death of Child
John Henry MOULTON died 26 August 1870, Toledo, Ohio, USA

Joseph was 73 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 Deering, Maine
Name: Joseph Moulton
Age: 83
Birth Year: abt 1797
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1880: Deering, Cumberland, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Abigail Moulton
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
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Occupation: Retired Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Moulton 83
Abigail Moulton 82
David Moulton 54
Henry C. Moulton 21
Sarah A. Moulton 17
George E. Moulton 15
Mary C. Moulton 12

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Death
Name: Joseph Moulton
Gender: Male
Age: 83
Birth Date: abt 1797
Death Date: 2 Oct 1880
Death Place: Deering
Registration Place: Portland, Cumberland

Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll #: 78
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Evergreen Cemetery Portland Cumberland County Maine, USA

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Joseph MOULTON - Death Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll #: 78

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Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll #: 78

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Evergreen Cemetery Portland Cumberland County Maine, USA

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