Benjamin M MOULTON

Born

3 July 1845 , Moultonsville, Illinois, USA

Died

9 July 1907 , Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA

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Born: 3 July 1845 in Moultonsville, Illinois, USA

Parents of Benjamin M MOULTON

Father

Orris G MOULTON

Mother

Nancy MILLER

Grandparents of Benjamin M MOULTON

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Ebenezer MOULTON Eliza GARDNER

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Benjamin M was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Benjamin M married Marietta KUDER 3 December 1869 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marietta KUDER was born 14 December 1847 in Groveland, Livingston, New York, USA. Marietta died 20 May 1935 in Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA.

Benjamin M MOULTON died 9 July 1907 in Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Benjamin M MOULTON

Benjamin M MOULTON married

Marietta KUDER
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Children of Benjamin M MOULTON and Marietta KUDER

Henry Soule MOULTON

Born: 21 October 1871, , New York, USA
Died: 23 May 1940, Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA

Orris G MOULTON

Born: 31 December 1877, , New York, USA
Died: 26 December 1878, , New York, USA

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Benjamin M. Moulton enlisted in the Northern Army, August 4, 1862, just one month after his seventeenth birthday. He was with his regiment in several battles, and on the 29th of September, 1864, was wounded at the battle of Chapin's Farm. He was made a prisoner on October 2, 1864, and taken to Richmond, Va., where he was confined in an old sugar warehouse. Some time after this he was parolled, and on June 6, 1865, he was discharged with his regiment at the close of the war. He is now general manager for the Oil Well Supply Company for Ohio and Indiana. In politics he is a Republican, and was on the staff of George K. Nash, Governor of Ohio. In 1904 he was elected Department Commander of the G. A. R. of Ohio.

Title Moulton Annals
Author Henry William Moulton
Editor Claribel Moulton
Publisher Edward A. Claypool, 1906

Birth — 1845
3 July 1845
Moultonsville, Illinois, USA

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin M MOULTON and Marietta KUDER 3 December 1869,

He was 24 years old.

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.

1871 Birth of Child
Henry Soule MOULTON was born 21 October 1871, , New York, USA

Benjamin M was 26 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1877 Birth of Child
Orris G MOULTON was born 31 December 1877, , New York, USA

Benjamin M was 32 years old.

1878 Death of Child
Orris G MOULTON died 26 December 1878, , New York, USA

Benjamin M was 33 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

Moulton Annals by Henry William Moulton
Editor Claribel Moulton
Publisher Edward A. Claypool, 1906

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

Death — 1907
9 July 1907
Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
He died at the age of 62.

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