Freeborn MOULTON

Born

3 April 1717 , Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

9 June 1792 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Robert MOULTON Hannah GROVES

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Born: 3 April 1717 in Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Robert MOULTON

Mother: Hannah GROVES

Paternal grandparents: Robert MOULTON , Mary COOKE

Maternal grandparents: Nicholas GROVES , Hannah SALLOWS

Freeborn had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Freeborn married Rebekah WALKER 23 June 1737 in Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Rebekah WALKER was born 17 April 1717 in Ashford, Connecticut, USA. Rebekah died 3 December 1802 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville).

Freeborn MOULTON died 9 June 1792 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Freeborn MOULTON married

Rebekah WALKER
Marriage date: 23 June 1737
Marriage place: Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Freeborn MOULTON and Rebekah WALKER

Joseph MOULTON

Born: 15 January 1738, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 6 February 1816, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sarah FULLER 17 May 1759 Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Married: Hannah LEWIS 19 December 1769 Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Married: Elizabeth SHERMAN 1773 Place: Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Rebekah MOULTON

Born: 29 November 1740, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1742, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Rebekah MOULTON

Born: 30 September 1742, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1806, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah MOULTON

Born: 29 November 1743, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Freeborn MOULTON

Born: 9 April 1746, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: August 1815, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Jerusha MUNGER 15 February 1767 Place: Wales, Massachusetts, USA

Abner MOULTON

Born: 27 June 1748, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 1 August 1824, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Anne MACE 1768 Place: Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sarah BLANCHARD 6 October 1807 Place: Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Phineas MOULTON

Born: 15 May 1751, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 15 June 1834, Randolph, Vermont, USA

Married: Mary BLODGETT 16 April 1771 Place: Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Elijah MOULTON

Born: 10 August 1753, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1844, Clarke, Durham, Canada West

Calvin MOULTON

Born: 10 May 1753, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 8 May 1825, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Lucy DURKEE 26 March 1778 Place: Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Luther MOULTON

Born: abt. 1760, Wales, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 21 November 1802, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Daniel MOULTON

Born: 12 March 1762, Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 12 January 1849, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1717
3 April 1717
Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
Freeborn MOULTON and Rebekah WALKER 23 June 1737, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

He was 20 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Joseph MOULTON was born 15 January 1738, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Freeborn was 20 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Rebekah MOULTON was born 29 November 1740, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Freeborn was 23 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Rebekah MOULTON was born 30 September 1742, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Freeborn was 25 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Hannah MOULTON was born 29 November 1743, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Freeborn was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Freeborn MOULTON was born 9 April 1746, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Freeborn was 29 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Abner MOULTON was born 27 June 1748, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Freeborn was 31 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Phineas MOULTON was born 15 May 1751, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Freeborn was 34 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Calvin MOULTON was born 10 May 1753, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Freeborn was 36 years old.

1753 Birth of Child
Elijah MOULTON was born 10 August 1753, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Freeborn was 36 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Joseph MOULTON married 17 May 1759, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville) to Sarah FULLER

1762 Birth of Child
Daniel MOULTON was born 12 March 1762, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Freeborn was 44 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Freeborn MOULTON married 15 February 1767, Wales, Massachusetts, USA to Jerusha MUNGER

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph MOULTON married 19 December 1769, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville) to Hannah LEWIS

1771 Marriage of Child
Phineas MOULTON married 16 April 1771, Monson, Massachusetts, USA to Mary BLODGETT

Revolutionary War
MOULTON, FREEBORN
Ancestor #: A082327
Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?)
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: 4-3-1717 WINDHAM HARTFORD CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 6-9-1792 MONSON HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 11, P 173
Service Description: 1) COL DANIELSON, LEXINGTON ALARM

COMMENTS(Overview)
1) EL – CALVIN WHO MARRIED ADALINE HUDSON AND EMILY EASTMAN WAS NOT THE SON OF
2) OF PATRIOT’S SON ELIJAH.
3) EL – MARY MOULTON WHO MARRIED GUY GAMSBY WAS NOT THE DAUGHTER OF PATRIOT’S
4) SON ELIJAH. DATACF. 5/ 2017.

RESIDENCE
1) City: MONSON - County: HAMPSHIRE CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS

SPOUSE
1) REBECCA WALKER
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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)

1778 Marriage of Child
Calvin MOULTON married 26 March 1778, Monson, Massachusetts, USA to Lucy DURKEE

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)

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Death — 1792
9 June 1792
Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 75.

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Moulton Hill Cemetery Monson Hampden County Massachusetts, USA

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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