Josiah MOULTON

Born

8 June 1805 , Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

25 September 1894 , Standish, Maine, USA

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Simon MOULTON Abigail PLAISTED

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Josiah MOULTON was born 8 June 1805 in Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Josiah MOULTON was the child of Simon MOULTON and Abigail PLAISTED

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

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Josiah married Martha HASTY abt. 1833 in Standish, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Martha HASTY was born 25 May 1809 in Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls). Martha died 22 April 1870 Martha was the child of Daniel HASTY and Susannah DOW.

Josiah MOULTON died 25 September 1894 in Standish, Maine, USA .
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Martha HASTY-- Date: abt. 1833 Place: Standish, Maine, USA
Martha HASTY was the child of Daniel HASTY and Susannah DOW

Children of Josiah MOULTON and Martha HASTY

Amanda MOULTON (b.16 April 1836, Standish, Maine, USA d. 26 April 1836, Standish, Maine, USA )

Gilbert Fayette MOULTON (b.29 May 1838, Standish, Maine, USA d. 20 February 1861, Standish, Maine, USA )

Leander H MOULTON (b.22 August 1840, Standish, Maine, USA d. 30 June 1915, Standish, Maine, USA )

Maria Susan MOULTON (b.18 March 1845, Standish, Maine, USA d. 25 May 1864, Standish, Maine, USA )

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1805 Birth
8 June 1805
Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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

1836 Birth of Child
Amanda MOULTON was born 16 April 1836, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Josiah was 30 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Gilbert Fayette MOULTON was born 29 May 1838, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Josiah was 32 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.

1840 Birth of Child
Leander H MOULTON was born 22 August 1840, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Josiah was 35 years old.

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

1845 Birth of Child
Maria Susan MOULTON was born 18 March 1845, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Josiah was 39 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

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 Death of Child
Gilbert Fayette MOULTON died 20 February 1861, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Josiah was 55 years old.

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)

1864 Death of Child
Maria Susan MOULTON died 25 May 1864, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Josiah was 59 years old.

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 - 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

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

1894 Death
25 September 1894
Standish, Maine, USA

He died at the age of 89.

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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