John Henry MOULTON

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29 March 1830 , Porter, Maine, USA

Died

26 August 1870 , Toledo, Ohio, USA

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Joseph MOULTON Abigail Goodwin BEAL

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Born: 29 March 1830 in Porter, Maine, USA

Father: Joseph MOULTON

Mother: Abigail Goodwin BEAL

Paternal grandparents: David MOULTON , Dorothy MOULTON

Maternal grandparents: Zachariah BEAL , Hannah TARLETON

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John Henry married Mary Elizabeth SCOTT 3 February 1863 in Toledo, Ohio, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mary Elizabeth SCOTT was born 27 November 1837 in Maumee, Ohio, USA. Mary Elizabeth died 18 November 1921 in Alton, Illinois, USA.

John Henry MOULTON died 26 August 1870 in Toledo, Ohio, USA.
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Mary Elizabeth SCOTT
Marriage date: 3 February 1863
Marriage place: Toledo, Ohio, USA

Children of John Henry MOULTON and Mary Elizabeth SCOTT

Mary Mott MOULTON

Born: 18 April 1864, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Died: 13 January 1954, St Louis, Missouri, USA

Married: Jesse NORTON 29 August 1883 Place: Toledo, Ohio, USA

Married: Franklin Walter OLIN 28 May 1889 Place: Toledo, Ohio, USA

Virginia Hunt MOULTON

Born: 28 November 1866, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Died: 14 May 1958, San Diego, California, USA

Married: Dean Van Rensselaer MANLEY 11 November 1891 Place: Toledo, Ohio, USA

John Henry MOULTON

Born: 14 July 1870, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Died: 28 August 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married: Blanche EVERTS 2 December 1896 Place: Alton, Illinois, USA

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Birth — 1830
29 March 1830
Porter, Maine, USA

Biography
John Henry, was b. at Porter, Mar. 29, 1830, and received his education at the district school and Academy at Foxcroft. Although vocal or instrumental music was not at that time generally deemed of importance, as a part of education, yet he particularly excelled in both. After finishing his Academical education, and teaching school for several winters in Foxcroft and in the neighboring towns, he removed to New York, and was employed as a clerk in an office of the Erie Railroad at Dunkirk and Piermont.

Subsequently he made Toledo, Ohio, his residence, there having made himself familiar with the details of the lumber trade, he engaged in that business, and was largely and successfully employed in it up to the time of his last sickness. Feb. 3, 1863, he was m. to Mary E., daughter of Dr. David B. Scott, of Toledo, by the Rev. Mr. Marsham. He d. at Toledo, Aug. 26, 1870, set- 40 y. 4 m. 27 d. His wife was b. in Maumee, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1837. They had three children.

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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 Maine
Name: John H Moulton
Age: 20
Birth Year: abt 1830
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

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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

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 Marriage / Partner
John Henry MOULTON and Mary Elizabeth SCOTT 3 February 1863, Toledo, Ohio, USA

He 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
Mary Mott MOULTON was born 18 April 1864, Toledo, Ohio, USA

John Henry 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.

1866 Birth of Child
Virginia Hunt MOULTON was born 28 November 1866, Toledo, Ohio, USA

John Henry was 36 years old.

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 Toledo, Ohio
Name: John H Moulton
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1870: Toledo Ward 3, Lucas, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Toledo
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Household Members:
Name Age
John H Moulton 40
Mary E Moulton 32
Mary M Moulton 6
Jenny H Moulton 3
Keka Barth 22

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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