Dorothy MOULTON

Born

22 June 1770 , Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England

Died

19 January 1853 , Porter, Maine, USA

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Joseph MOULTON Leah BICKFORD

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Born: 22 June 1770 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England

Father: Joseph MOULTON

Mother: Leah BICKFORD

Paternal grandparents: Joseph MOULTON , Sarah SHERBURNE

Maternal grandparents: Thomas BICKFORD , Elizabeth FURBER

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Dorothy married David MOULTON 16 February 1794 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
David MOULTON was born 18 June 1760 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach). David died 18 October 1838 in Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation). David was the child of John MOULTON and Mary MARSTON.

Dorothy MOULTON died 19 January 1853 in Porter, Maine, USA .
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Dorothy MOULTON married

David MOULTON
Marriage date: 16 February 1794
Marriage place: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Source: ancestry.com

David MOULTON was the child of John MOULTON and Mary MARSTON

Marriage notes:

Name: Dorothy Moulton

Marriage Date: 16 Feb 1794

Event Type: Marriage

Clerk's Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Gender: Female

Spouse Name: David Moulton

Spouse Gender: Male

FHL Film Number: 1001286

Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

"David, b. June 18, 1760, m. Feb. 16, 1794, Dorothy, daughter of Joseph Moulton, of Portsmouth, who was b. June 22, 1770. They lived in Porter, Maine where he d. Oct. 18, 1838, set. 78 y. 4 m. His wife d. Jan. 19, 1853, at 82 y. 6 m. 27 d. They were m. by

the Rev. Joseph Walton, of Portsmouth, and had children."

A genealogical register of some of the descendants of John Moulton, of Hampton and of Joseph Moulton of Portsmouth

by Moulton, Thomas, 1810-1888

Published 1873

Children of David MOULTON and Dorothy MOULTON

John MOULTON

Born: 7 December 1794, Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 4 March 1876, Porter, Maine, USA

Married: Jane COFFIN 1 January 1824 Place: Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Joseph MOULTON

Born: 23 July 1797, Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 2 October 1880, Portland, Maine, USA

Married: Abigail Goodwin BEAL 10 February 1823 Place: Greenland, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah MOULTON

Born: 18 December 1799, Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 25 November 1882, Porter, Maine, USA

David MOULTON

Born: 23 August 1802, Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 13 June 1867, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Phebe WENTWORTH 7 July 1828 Place: Berwick, Maine, USA

Mary MOULTON

Born: 28 January 1805, Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 16 December 1836, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, USA

Thomas MOULTON

Born: 15 August 1810, Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 31 October 1888, Porter, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1770
22 June 1770
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Dorothy MOULTON and David MOULTON 16 February 1794, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke)

She was 23 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
John MOULTON was born 7 December 1794, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Dorothy was 24 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1797 Birth of Child
Joseph MOULTON was born 23 July 1797, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Dorothy was 27 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Sarah MOULTON was born 18 December 1799, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Dorothy was 29 years old.

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1802 Birth of Child
David MOULTON was born 23 August 1802, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Dorothy was 32 years old.

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

1805 Birth of Child
Mary MOULTON was born 28 January 1805, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Dorothy was 34 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1810 Birth of Child
Thomas MOULTON was born 15 August 1810, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

Dorothy was 40 years old.

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 of Child
Joseph MOULTON married 10 February 1823, Greenland, New Hampshire, USA to Abigail Goodwin BEAL

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

1824 Marriage of Child
John MOULTON married 1 January 1824, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation) to Jane COFFIN

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.

1828 Marriage of Child
David MOULTON married 7 July 1828, Berwick, Maine, USA to Phebe WENTWORTH

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

1836 Death of Child
Mary MOULTON died 16 December 1836, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, USA (Dover) (Foxcroft)

Dorothy was 66 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Death of Spouse/Partner
David MOULTON died 18 October 1838, Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation)

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

Dorothy MOULTON - Grave Thanks to Marguerite

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Thanks to Marguerite

Riverside Cemetery Kezar Falls Oxford County Maine, USA

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Death — 1853
19 January 1853
Porter, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 82.

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Riverside Cemetery Kezar Falls Oxford County Maine, USA

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