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Born: 1 August 1837 in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA

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Samuel Moore Senter was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Samuel Moore Senter  married  Martha Brown "Mattie" THURSTON 31 March 1866 in Moultonboro, New Hampshire, USA .  Martha Brown "Mattie" THURSTON  was born 12 September 1841 in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.  Martha Brown "Mattie" died 23 December 1930 in Manhattan, New York, USA . 

Samuel Moore Senter MOULTON died 11 May 1886 in Laconia, New Hampshire, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Samuel Moore Senter MOULTON

Samuel Moore Senter MOULTON married flag female ancestor Martha Brown "Mattie" THURSTON
Marriage date: 31 March 1866
Marriage place: Moultonboro, New Hampshire, USA
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Marriage notes:
Name: S M S Moulton
Marriage Date: 31 Mar 1866
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Place: Moultonboro, New Hampshire
Birth Date: abt 1840
Birth Place: Centre Harbor, New Hampshire
Age: 26
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's name: J C Moulton
Mother's name: Nellie Moulton
Spouse Name: Mattie B Thurston
Spouse Birth Place: Hanover, New Hampshire
Spouse Age: 24
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Father's Name: B E Moulton
Spouse Mother's Name: S S Moulton
FHL Film Number: 1001286
Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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Samuel Moore Senter Moulton was born August 1, 1837, and resides at Laconia. May 2, 1861, he enlisted and served in the New Hampshire Volunteers. July 26, 1861, he enlisted in the Regular Army of the United States, and served three years during the Rebellion, with the mounted troops. Since the war he has been employed as book-keeper, clerk, and paymaster in the car fastories above referred to. He was one of the selectmen of Laconia for the years 1868 and 1869; and was Representative of the town to the Legislature for the years 1876 and 1877. He married Martha B. Thurston, daughter of Benjamin E. Thurston, who is well-known. He served as Representative to the Legislature from the town of Moultonborough in Carroll CCounty, for the years 1867 and 1868, after which he removed to, and now resides in Laconia, which town he represented in the Legis lature in 1881. He was also High Sheriff of Belknap County in the years 1874 and 1875.

Moulton Annals by Henry William Moulton
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BirthBirth — 1837
1 August 1837
Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA
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Meredith, New Hampshire
Name: Samuel S Moulton
Age: 13
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birth
Place: New Hampshire
Home in 1850: Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 229
Household Members:
Name Age
John C Moulton 40
Melley b S Moulton 40
Edwin C Moulton 16
Samuel S Moulton 13
Horatio F Moulton 1
Ruth P Cogswell 18
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
marriage1866 Marriage / Partner
Samuel Moore Senter MOULTON and Martha Brown "Mattie" THURSTON 31 March 1866, Moultonboro, New Hampshire, USA

He was 28 years old.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Laconia, Belknap, New Hampshire
Name: Samuel M. S. Moulton
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birth
Place: New Hampshire
Home in 1880: Laconia, Belknap, New Hampshire
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's
Name: Martha B. Moulton
Father's Birth
Place: New Hampshire
Mother's Birth
Place: New Hampshire
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Occupation: Clerk In Car Shop
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel M. S. Moulton 42
Martha B. Moulton 38
Death
Name: Samuel M S Moulton
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1838
Birth
Place: Lake Village, New Hampshire
Death Date: 11 May 1886
Death
Place: Laconia, New Hampshire
Death
Age: 48
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father
Name: John C Moulton
Clerk Locality: Laconia, New Hampshire
Event Type: Death
FHL
Film Number: 1001096

Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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