Diana WALKER

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5 April 1792 , Wales, Massachusetts, USA

Died

9 March 1874 , Monson, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 5 April 1792 in Wales, Massachusetts, USA

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Diana married Jonas MOULTON abt. 1811 in Monson, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Jonas MOULTON was born 29 June 1783 in Monson, Massachusetts, USA. Jonas died 9 August 1852 in Monson, Massachusetts, USA. Jonas was the child of Abner MOULTON and Anne MACE.

Diana WALKER died 9 March 1874 in Monson, Massachusetts, USA.
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Diana WALKER married

Jonas MOULTON
Marriage date: abt. 1811
Marriage place: Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Jonas MOULTON was the child of Abner MOULTON and Anne MACE

Children of Jonas MOULTON and Diana WALKER

Lucia MOULTON

Born: 11 July 1812, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 April 1837,

Fidelia MOULTON

Born: 6 October 1813, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 December 1890, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Abner MOULTON

Born: 22 April 1815, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 April 1815, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Abner MOULTON

Born: 16 March 1816, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Jesse MOULTON

Born: 17 December 1817, East Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 May 1890, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

William MOULTON

Born: 21 December 1819, East Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 January 1877, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Austin Norcross MOULTON

Born: 6 December 1821, Wales, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 April 1896, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Lafayette MOULTON

Born: 27 September 1823, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 January 1883, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Franklin W MOULTON

Born: 20 September 1825, Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 March 1897,

Charles MOULTON

Born: 15 April 1830, Wales, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 May 1906, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Lucy A MOULTON

Born: 1 October 1832, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 January 1882, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1792
5 April 1792
Wales, Massachusetts, USA

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

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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.

1812 Birth of Child
Lucia MOULTON was born 11 July 1812, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Diana was 20 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Fidelia MOULTON was born 6 October 1813, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Diana was 21 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Abner MOULTON was born 22 April 1815, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Diana was 23 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Abner MOULTON was born 16 March 1816, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Diana was 23 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1817 Birth of Child
Jesse MOULTON was born 17 December 1817, East Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

Diana was 25 years old.

1819 Birth of Child
William MOULTON was born 21 December 1819, East Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

Diana was 27 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Austin Norcross MOULTON was born 6 December 1821, Wales, Massachusetts, USA

Diana was 29 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Lafayette MOULTON was born 27 September 1823, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Diana was 31 years old.

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

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1825 Birth of Child
Franklin W MOULTON was born 20 September 1825, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Diana was 33 years old.

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.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 Birth of Child
Charles MOULTON was born 15 April 1830, Wales, Massachusetts, USA

Diana was 38 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1832 Birth of Child
Lucy A MOULTON was born 1 October 1832, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Diana was 40 years old.

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 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1852 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jonas MOULTON died 9 August 1852, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

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 - 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)

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.

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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

Death — 1874
9 March 1874
Monson, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 81.

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state