Elkanah Harding MOULTON

Born

22 October 1822 , Thorndike, Maine, USA

Died

11 April 1910 , Unity, Maine, USA

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Benjamin MOULTON Hannah HARDING

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Born: 22 October 1822 in Thorndike, Maine, USA

Father: Benjamin MOULTON

Mother: Hannah HARDING

Paternal grandparents: Jonathan MOULTON , Agnes FOSS

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Elkanah Harding married Melissa TASKER 2 June 1855 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Melissa TASKER was born 27 February 1833 in Maine, USA.

Elkanah Harding MOULTON died 11 April 1910 in Unity, Maine, USA.
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Recorded occupation: farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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farmer

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Elkanah Harding MOULTON married

Melissa TASKER
Marriage date: 2 June 1855
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Children of Elkanah Harding MOULTON and Melissa TASKER

Clara E MOULTON

Born: 8 October 1856, Unity, Maine, USA
Died: ,

Charles E MOULTON

Born: abt. 1857, Unity, Maine, USA
Died: ,

Married: Lucy WATKINS 5 April 1906

Benjamin F MOULTON

Born: 28 February 1864, Unity, Maine, USA
Died: 22 December 1944, , Montana, USA

Married: Julia SMITH 17 July 1888

Ernest Byron MOULTON

Born: 20 September 1866, Unity, Maine, USA
Died: 29 September 1957, Unity, Maine, USA

Married: Alfgive C "Allie" CORNFORTH 1 January 1895 Place: Troy, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1822
22 October 1822
Thorndike, Maine, 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)

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Elkanah Harding MOULTON and Melissa TASKER 2 June 1855,

He was 32 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Clara E MOULTON was born 8 October 1856, Unity, Maine, USA

Elkanah Harding was 33 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

Unity, Waldo, Maine
Name: Elkanah H Moulton
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1823
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Maine
Home in 1860: Unity, Waldo, Maine
Post Office: Knox
Family Number: 483
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Elkanah H Moulton 37
Melissa Moulton 26
Clara E Moulton 5
Charley Moulton 3
Sarah Bickmore 17

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1864 Birth of Child
Benjamin F MOULTON was born 28 February 1864, Unity, Maine, USA

Elkanah Harding was 41 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.

1866 Birth of Child
Ernest Byron MOULTON was born 20 September 1866, Unity, Maine, USA

Elkanah Harding was 43 years old.

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

Unity, Waldo, Maine
Name: Elhanah H Moulton
Age in 1870: 47
Birth Year: abt 1823
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1870: Unity, Waldo, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Unity
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Household Members:
Name Age
Elhanah H Moulton 47
Melissa Moulton 36
Clarey E Moulton 14
Charles E Moulton 12
Benjamin Moulton 6
Earnest B Moulton 3

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

Unity, Waldo, Maine
Name: Elkuah H. Moulton
Age: 57
Birth Year: abt 1823
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1880: Unity, Waldo, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Melissa Moulton
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
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Occupation: Farmer

Household Members:
Name Age
Elkuah H. Moulton 57
Melissa Moulton 46
Benjamin F. Moulton 16
Earnest B. Moulton 13
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1895 Marriage of Child
Ernest Byron MOULTON married 1 January 1895, Troy, Maine, USA to Alfgive C "Allie" CORNFORTH

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.

Unity, Waldo, Maine
Name: Elknah Moulton
[Elknah H Moulton]
Age: 77
Birth Date: Oct 1822
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1900: Unity, Waldo, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Melissa Moulton
Marriage Year: 1856
Years Married: 44
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
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Household Members:
Name Age
Elknah Moulton 77
Melissa Moulton 66
Ernest B Moulton 33
Alfgive C Moulton 27
Helen G Moulton 3

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

Death — 1910
11 April 1910
Unity, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 87.

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Pond Cemetery 1, Unity, Waldo, Maine, USA

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Last updated: 12/27/2016 11:28:58 AM

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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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