Ebenezer MOULTON

Born

21 June 1803 , Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

27 September 1885 , Standish, Maine, USA

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Simon MOULTON Abigail PLAISTED

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Ebenezer MOULTON was born 21 June 1803 in Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Ebenezer MOULTON was the child of Simon MOULTON and Abigail PLAISTED

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Peter MOULTON and Joanna SHAW

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Ebenezer married Elisabeth D BLAKE 27 January 1831 in Limington, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elisabeth D BLAKE was born 27 April 1809 in Limington, Maine, USA.

Ebenezer MOULTON died 27 September 1885 in Standish, Maine, USA .
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Elisabeth D BLAKE-- Date: 27 January 1831 Place: Limington, Maine, USA

Children of Ebenezer MOULTON and Elisabeth D BLAKE

Elizabeth MOULTON (b.27 January 1832, Standish, Maine, USA d. , )

John Plaisted MOULTON (b.11 December 1833, Standish, Maine, USA d. abt. 1886, Standish, Maine, USA )

Simon Moody MOULTON (b.27 April 1837, Standish, Maine, USA d. 9 November 1917, Somerset, Massachusetts, USA)

Lydia P MOULTON (b.24 September 1847, Standish, Maine, USA d. 26 February 1929, )

Lewis Willard MOULTON (b.28 February 1852, Waterford, Maine, USA d. 19 February 1918, Standish, Maine, USA )

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1803 Birth
21 June 1803
Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

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

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

1831 Marriage / Partner
Ebenezer MOULTON and Elisabeth D BLAKE 27 January 1831, Limington, Maine, USA

He was 27 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Elizabeth MOULTON was born 27 January 1832, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Ebenezer was 28 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
John Plaisted MOULTON was born 11 December 1833, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Ebenezer was 30 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
Simon Moody MOULTON was born 27 April 1837, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Ebenezer was 33 years old.

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

1847 Birth of Child
Lydia P MOULTON was born 24 September 1847, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Ebenezer was 44 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Lewis Willard MOULTON was born 28 February 1852, Waterford, Maine, USA

Ebenezer was 48 years old.

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.

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.

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 Death
27 September 1885
Standish, Maine, USA

He died at the age of 82.

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state