Agnes MOULTON

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28 February 1798 , Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

25 September 1870 , Gorham, Maine, USA

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Jonathan MOULTON Agnes FOSS

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Born: 28 February 1798 in Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Father: Jonathan MOULTON

Mother: Agnes FOSS

Paternal grandparents: Peter MOULTON , Joanna SHAW

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Agnes married William HARDING 02/25/1818 in Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
William HARDING was born 01/20/1790 in Gorham, Maine, USA. William died 04/13/1844 in Gorham, Maine, USA.

Agnes MOULTON died 25 September 1870 in Gorham, Maine, USA.

m. William Harding

m. (2) Joseph McDonald

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Agnes MOULTON married

William HARDING
Marriage date: 02/25/1818
Marriage place: Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q219-R294

Children of William HARDING and Agnes MOULTON

Mary Ann HARDING

Born: 01/23/1819, Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 04/09/1847, Buxton, Maine, USA

Samuel HARDING

Born: 09/01/1822, Standish, Maine, USA
Died: 01/21/1846, Buxton, Maine, USA

Lydia HARDING

Born: 02/15/1827, Standish, Maine, USA
Died: 06/20/1913, Standish, Maine, USA

Hannah HARDING

Born: 06/05/1830, Standish, Maine, USA
Died: 08/29/1895, Standish, Maine, USA

Charles HARDING

Born: 12/31/1835, Standish, Maine, USA
Died: 12/22/1926, , Maine, USA

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Birth — 1798
28 February 1798
Standish, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Marriage / Partner
Agnes MOULTON and William HARDING 02/25/1818, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

She was 20 years old.

1819 Birth of Child
Mary Ann HARDING was born 01/23/1819, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Agnes was 20 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Samuel HARDING was born 09/01/1822, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Agnes was 24 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

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 Birth of Child
Lydia HARDING was born 02/15/1827, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Agnes was 28 years old.

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

1830 Birth of Child
Hannah HARDING was born 06/05/1830, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Agnes was 32 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Charles HARDING was born 12/31/1835, Standish, Maine, USA (Steep Falls)

Agnes was 37 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)

1844 Death of Spouse/Partner
William HARDING died 04/13/1844, Gorham, Maine, 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

1846 Death of Child
Samuel HARDING died 01/21/1846, Buxton, Maine, USA (Bar Mills)

Agnes was 47 years old.

1847 Death of Child
Mary Ann HARDING died 04/09/1847, Buxton, Maine, USA (Bar Mills)

Agnes was 49 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 - 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

Death — 1870
25 September 1870
Gorham, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 72.

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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

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