Sarah  MOULTON

Biography
In Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N. Y. there is a monument on which is inscribed:

This stone is erected to
Major John Ellis Wool,
the gallant soldier,
the able commander,
and patriotic citizen ;
distinguished in many battles;
and to Sarah Moulton,
his excellent and worthy consort.

This fitting inscription was written by William C. Bryant. General Wool was born at Newburg, Orange County, New York, February 29, 1784. Sarah Moulton was born at Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, July 4, 1787. They were married in Troy, N. Y., September 27, 1810. They had no children. General Wool died in Troy, N. Y., November 10, 1869. Mrs. Wool died in Troy, N. Y., May 7, 1873.

Mrs. Wool's father was Howard Moulton, son of Colonel Stephen Moulton, whose father was a clergyman of financial if not of professional ability, as he built a church in Stafford, Conn., and preached in it without pay.

Colonel Stephen Moulton's home was near Stafford Springs, a fashionable watering place ...Read full story