Benjamin F MOULTON

(b. 28 February 1864 , Unity, Maine, USA d. 22 December 1944 , Montana, USA )

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Benjamin F MOULTON was born 28 February 1864 in Unity, Maine, USA

Benjamin F MOULTON was the child of Elkanah Harding MOULTON and Melissa TASKER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Benjamin MOULTON and Hannah HARDING

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Benjamin F married Julia SMITH 17 July 1888 in Fergus, Montana, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Julia SMITH was born abt. 1863 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA.

Benjamin F MOULTON died 22 December 1944 in Montana, USA.

moved to Grass Range, Montana

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Occupation

Benjamin F MOULTON was a Ranchman.

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Benjamin F MOULTON married

Julia SMITH-- Date: 17 July 1888 Place: Fergus, Montana, USA
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Name: Benjamin F Moulton
Spouse: Julia Smith
Marriage Date: 1888
Marriage Place: Fergus, Montana

Ancestry.com. Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: Julia Smith
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1863
Birth Place: Sioux City IA
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1888
Marriage Place: Fergus, Montana
Father: Edward E. Smith
Mother: Elizabeth Van Zant
Spouse: Benjamin F. Moulton
FHL Film Number: 1035939

Ancestry.com. Montana, Select Marriages, 1889-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.

Children of Benjamin F MOULTON and Julia SMITH:

Lucy May MOULTON (b.abt. 1892, , Montana, USA d. , )

Clara M MOULTON (b.abt. 1900, , Montana, USA d. , )

Edwin Elkanah MOULTON (b.6 December 1901, Grass Range, Montana, USA d. 26 April 1970, Santa Barbara, California, USA)

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1864 Birth
28 February 1864
Unity, Maine, USA

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

Unity, Waldo, Maine
Name: Benjamin Moulton
Age in 1870: 6
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1870: Unity, Waldo, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Unity
Value of real estate: View image
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: Benjamin F. Moulton
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1880: Unity, Waldo, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Elkuah H. Moulton
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's name: Melissa Moulton
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
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Occupation: At Home
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

1888 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin F MOULTON and Julia SMITH 17 July 1888, Fergus, Montana, USA

He was 24 years old.

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

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.

1901 Birth of Child
Edwin Elkanah MOULTON was born 6 December 1901, Grass Range, Montana, USA

Benjamin F was 37 years old.

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

Lewistown, Fergus, Montana
Name: B F Moulton
Age in 1910: 46
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1910: Lewistown Ward 1, Fergus, Montana
Street: Idaho St
House Number: 502
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Julia V Moulton
Father's Birthplace: United States
[United States of America]
Mother's Birthplace: United States
[United States of America]
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Ranchman
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 21
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
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Household Members:
Name Age
B F Moulton 46
Julia V Moulton 48
Lucy May Moulton 18
Clara M Moulton 10
Edwin E Moulton 8

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

Big Spring, Fergus, Montana
Name: Ben F Moulton
[Ben F Mealton]
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1920: Big Spring, Fergus, Montana
Street: Washington
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Julia B Moulton
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: County Commissioner
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Ben F Moulton 56
Julia B Moulton 58
Clara M Moulton 20

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

Grass Range, Fergus, Montana
Name: Ben Moulton
Age: 75
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Maine
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Grass Range, Fergus, Montana
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Grass Range, Fergus, Montana
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 1A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 10
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 400
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Ben Moulton 75
Julia Moulton 79

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Death
Name: Benjamin F Moulton
Death Date: 22 Dec 1944
Death County: Fergus

Ancestry.com. Montana, Death Index, 1868-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2001.

Added: 7/20/2016 3:06:57 PM - Updated: 5/28/2024 2:34:43 PM