James Warren MOULTON

Born

30 July 1817 , Hampton, New Hampshire, USA

Died

7 October 1904 , Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

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John MOULTON Nancy SHANNON

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James Warren MOULTON was born 30 July 1817 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA

James Warren MOULTON was the child of John MOULTON and Nancy SHANNON

and the grandchild of: (paternal) James MOULTON and Phebe PALMER

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James Warren married Sarah Knight GODFREY 8 November 1843 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sarah Knight GODFREY was born 23 January 1823 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach). Sarah Knight died 23 August 1904 in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.

James Warren MOULTON died 7 October 1904 in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.
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James Warren MOULTON married

Sarah Knight GODFREY-- Date: 8 November 1843 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Children of James Warren MOULTON and Sarah Knight GODFREY

Augusta A MOULTON (b.4 August 1845, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA d. 20 September 1881, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA )
m. William Harrison BLAKE 10 October 1863 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

Clara J MOULTON (b.23 October 1846, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA d. 9 March 1929, )
m. George Frank ROLLINS 24 December 1867 in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

John William MOULTON (b.16 April 1855, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA d. 15 January 1896, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA)

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1817 Birth
30 July 1817
Hampton, New Hampshire, USA

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

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)

1843 Marriage / Partner
James Warren MOULTON and Sarah Knight GODFREY 8 November 1843, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 26 years old.

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
Augusta A MOULTON was born 4 August 1845, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

James Warren was 28 years old.

1846 Birth of Child
Clara J MOULTON was born 23 October 1846, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)

James Warren was 29 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

1855 Birth of Child
John William MOULTON was born 16 April 1855, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

James Warren was 37 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Augusta A MOULTON married 10 October 1863, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA to William Harrison BLAKE

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.

1867 Marriage of Child
Clara J MOULTON married 24 December 1867, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA to George Frank ROLLINS

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.

1881 Death of Child
Augusta A MOULTON died 20 September 1881, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)

James Warren was 64 years old.

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

1896 Death of Child
John William MOULTON died 15 January 1896, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

James Warren was 78 years old.

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 Death
7 October 1904
Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

He died at the age of 87.

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