Joseph MOULTON

Born

15 January 1738 , Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

6 February 1816 , Monson, Massachusetts, USA

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Freeborn MOULTON Rebekah WALKER

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Born: 15 January 1738 in Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Freeborn MOULTON

Mother: Rebekah WALKER

Paternal grandparents: Robert MOULTON , Hannah GROVES

Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Joseph married Sarah FULLER 17 May 1759 in Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Sarah FULLER was born 10 September 1741 in Ashford, Connecticut, USA. Sarah died 16 April 1769 in Monson, Massachusetts, USA.

Joseph married (2) Hannah LEWIS 19 December 1769 in Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Hannah LEWIS was born 29 December 1744 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove).

Joseph married (3) Elizabeth SHERMAN abt. 1773 in Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Elizabeth SHERMAN was born 14 April 1743 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville). Elizabeth died 21 January 1816 in Monson, Massachusetts, USA.

Joseph MOULTON died 6 February 1816 in Monson, Massachusetts, USA.

Moulton, Joseph – age 78 years – son of Capt. Freeborn and Rebekah (Walker) Moulton and husband of 1st wife Sarah (Fuller) Moulton and 2nd wife Hannah (Lewis) Moulton and 3rd wife Elizabeth (Sherman) Moulton – born in Monson on February 6, 1738 and died in Monson on January 15, 1816 – served in the French and Indian War and in the Amrican Revolution - buried in Row 19

Burials in Moulton Hill Road Cemetery, Monson, Massachusetts
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Joseph MOULTON married

Sarah FULLER
Marriage date: 17 May 1759
Marriage place: Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Marriage notes:

Name Sarah Fuller

Event Type Marriage

Marriage Date 17 May 1759

Marriage Place Brimfield, Massachusetts

Spouse Name Joseph Moulton

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Name Age

Sarah Fuller

Joseph Moulton

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Children of Joseph MOULTON and Sarah FULLER

Robert MOULTON

Born: 10 September 1760, Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 5 November 1765, Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Hannah MOULTON

Born: 30 January 1763, Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 2 November 1765, Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Nathaniel MOULTON

Born: 12 August 1765, Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 6 May 1830, Randolph, Vermont, USA

Married: Isabel SOULE 20 December 1785 Place: Wilbraham, Massachusetts, USA

Robert MOULTON

Born: 8 June 1768, Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 23 June 1772, Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Joseph MOULTON married

Hannah LEWIS
Marriage date: 19 December 1769
Marriage place: Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Joseph MOULTON and Hannah LEWIS

Sarah MOULTON

Born: 14 December 1770, Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Royal MOULTON

Born: 20 December 1772, Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Joseph MOULTON married

Elizabeth SHERMAN
Marriage date: abt. 1773
Marriage place: Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Joseph MOULTON and Elizabeth SHERMAN

Lewis MOULTON

Born: 6 November 1774, Monson, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 January 1776, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Joseph MOULTON

Born: 3 August 1776, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 23 March 1840, Genesee, New York, USA

Married: Esther BUGBEE 29 November 1801 Place: Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin MOULTON

Born: 12 April 1778, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 28 March 1828,

Mary MOULTON

Born: 5 April 1780, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1781, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Hannah MOULTON

Born: 13 March 1782, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 3 August 1782, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Clarissa MOULTON

Born: 6 January 1784, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 11 September 1861, Kirtland, Ohio, USA

Israel MOULTON

Born: 18 February 1786, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Mary (Mercy) MOULTON

Born: 4 April 1788, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 September 1859, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth MOULTON

Born: 4 April 1788, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 October 1794, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Rufus MOULTON

Born: 21 June 1790, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 July 1869, Westminster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Rensaly Ursula WASHBURN 20 October 1814 Place: Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Amanda MOULTON

Born: 22 March 1793, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 August 1881, Stafford, Connecticut, USA

Abel MOULTON

Born: 5 March 1795, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Hiram MOULTON

Born: 23 December 1799, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 November 1863, Hartsgrove, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

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Birth — 1738
15 January 1738
Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MOULTON and Sarah FULLER 17 May 1759, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

He was 21 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Robert MOULTON was born 10 September 1760, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 22 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Hannah MOULTON was born 30 January 1763, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 25 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Nathaniel MOULTON was born 12 August 1765, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 27 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Hannah MOULTON died 2 November 1765, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 27 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Robert MOULTON died 5 November 1765, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 27 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Robert MOULTON was born 8 June 1768, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 30 years old.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MOULTON and Hannah LEWIS 19 December 1769, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

He was 31 years old.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah FULLER died 16 April 1769, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

1770 Birth of Child
Sarah MOULTON was born 14 December 1770, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 32 years old.

1772 Death of Child
Robert MOULTON died 23 June 1772, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 34 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Royal MOULTON was born 20 December 1772, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 34 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Lewis MOULTON was born 6 November 1774, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 36 years old.

Revolutionary War
MOULTON, JOSEPH
Ancestor #: A082350
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): SERGEANT
Birth: 1-15-1738 BRIMFIELD MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 1-15-1816 MONSON MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description: 1) CAPT AMOS WALBRIDGE, COL BREWER, 1775

SPOUSE
1) SARAH FULLER
2) HANNAH X
3) ELIZABETH X

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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 Death of Child
Lewis MOULTON died 20 January 1776, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 38 years old.

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 Birth of Child
Joseph MOULTON was born 3 August 1776, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 38 years old.

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

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

1778 Birth of Child
Benjamin MOULTON was born 12 April 1778, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 40 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Mary MOULTON was born 5 April 1780, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 42 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Hannah MOULTON was born 13 March 1782, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 44 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Clarissa MOULTON was born 6 January 1784, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 46 years old.

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

1785 Marriage of Child
Nathaniel MOULTON married 20 December 1785, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, USA to Isabel SOULE

1786 Birth of Child
Israel MOULTON was born 18 February 1786, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 48 years old.

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

1788 Birth of Child
Elizabeth MOULTON was born 4 April 1788, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 50 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Mary (Mercy) MOULTON was born 4 April 1788, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 50 years old.

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

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1790 Birth of Child
Rufus MOULTON was born 21 June 1790, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 52 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Amanda MOULTON was born 22 March 1793, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 55 years old.

1794 Death of Child
Elizabeth MOULTON died 3 October 1794, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 56 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Abel MOULTON was born 5 March 1795, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 57 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1799 Birth of Child
Hiram MOULTON was born 23 December 1799, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 61 years old.

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph MOULTON married 29 November 1801, Monson, Massachusetts, USA to Esther BUGBEE

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.

1814 Marriage of Child
Rufus MOULTON married 20 October 1814, Monson, Massachusetts, USA to Rensaly Ursula WASHBURN

Death — 1816
6 February 1816
Monson, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 78.

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Moulton Hill Road Cemetery, Monson, Massachusetts

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