Daniel
MOULTON
Born
29 May 1731
,
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Died
26 August 1809
,
Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
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Born: 29 May 1731 in Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Father:
Jonathan MOULTON
Mother:
Elizabeth LAMPREY
Paternal grandparents:
Robert MOULTON
, Lucy SMITH
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Daniel married Grace REYNOLDS (RUNNELLS) 25 April 1751 in Scarborough, Maine, New England . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Grace REYNOLDS (RUNNELLS) was born 24 October 1731 in Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro). Grace died 19 December 1787 in Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro).
Daniel married (2) Hannah Beck COTTON 5 June 1788 in Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . Hannah Beck COTTON was born abt. 1734 Hannah Beck died 4 September 1814
Daniel MOULTON died 26 August 1809 in Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine) .
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Spouse & Children of Daniel MOULTON
Daniel MOULTON married 
Grace REYNOLDS (RUNNELLS)
Marriage date: 25 April 1751
Marriage place: Scarborough, Maine, New England
Source: archives.mainegenealogy.net
Grace REYNOLDS (RUNNELLS)Marriage date: 25 April 1751
Marriage place: Scarborough, Maine, New England
Source: archives.mainegenealogy.net
Marriage notes:
[Apr.] 25, [1751.] Daniel Moulton and Grace Runnels.
RECORDS OF THE SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN SCARBOROUGH, MAINE.
MARRIAGES.
COMMUNICATED BY WM. M. SARGENT, ESQ.
Children of Daniel MOULTON and Grace REYNOLDS (RUNNELLS)
Charles Pine MOULTONBorn: 15 July 1751, Scarborough, Maine, New England
Died: 4 June 1807, Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 4 June 1807, Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Married: Olive FABYAN 24 March 1774 Place: Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
Jonathan MOULTONBorn: 21 September 1753, Scarborough, Maine, New England
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Mehitable HARMON 20 December 1775 Place: Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
John MOULTONBorn: 12 September 1755, Scarborough, Maine, New England
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Mary BURNHAM 4 February 1779 Place: Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
Lucy MOULTONMarried: Nathaniel FENDERSON
Daniel MOULTONBorn: 27 June 1762, Scarborough, Maine, New England
Died: 23 July 1763, Scarborough, Maine, New England
Died: 23 July 1763, Scarborough, Maine, New England
Daniel MOULTONMarried: Deborah DYER 20 November 1790 Place: Gorham, Maine, USA
Daniel MOULTON married Hannah Beck COTTON
Marriage date: 5 June 1788
Marriage place: Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Hannah Beck COTTONMarriage date: 5 June 1788
Marriage place: Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Children of Daniel MOULTON and Hannah Beck COTTON
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Birth — 173129 May 1731
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Biography
Daniel Moulton, Captain, born in Hampton, N. H., 1731. His father died when he was four years old, and he was apprenticed to a man who treated him harshly. About 1745, at the age of fourteen, he ran away and went to the new settlements in Maine, first to Saco, and then to Scarborough, where he settled on the east side of Nonsuch river, near 'Rocky Hill,' opposite what is now known as the Daniel Carter place. He was a blacksmith, and became the owner of large tracts of land, holding most of what is now Scarborough Corner School District, and, it is said, about two miles of Nonsuch meadows. He had a large square house and several large barns. He gave each of his children a farm with large square house. In later years he paid a considerable sum in settlement for 'his time' to the man to whom he had been apprenticed. He is mentioned in Southgate's History of Scar borough, as one of the prominent men in the town after its second settlement. He was an especial favorite of Charles Pine, the...Read full story
Daniel Moulton, Captain, born in Hampton, N. H., 1731. His father died when he was four years old, and he was apprenticed to a man who treated him harshly. About 1745, at the age of fourteen, he ran away and went to the new settlements in Maine, first to Saco, and then to Scarborough, where he settled on the east side of Nonsuch river, near 'Rocky Hill,' opposite what is now known as the Daniel Carter place. He was a blacksmith, and became the owner of large tracts of land, holding most of what is now Scarborough Corner School District, and, it is said, about two miles of Nonsuch meadows. He had a large square house and several large barns. He gave each of his children a farm with large square house. In later years he paid a considerable sum in settlement for 'his time' to the man to whom he had been apprenticed. He is mentioned in Southgate's History of Scar borough, as one of the prominent men in the town after its second settlement. He was an especial favorite of Charles Pine, the...Read full story
1751 Marriage / PartnerDaniel MOULTON and Grace REYNOLDS (RUNNELLS) 25 April 1751, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
He was 19 years old.
1751 Birth of ChildCharles Pine MOULTON was born 15 July 1751, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
Daniel was 20 years old.
1753 Birth of ChildJonathan MOULTON was born 21 September 1753, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
Daniel was 22 years old.
1755 Birth of ChildJohn MOULTON was born 12 September 1755, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
Daniel was 24 years old.
1758 Birth of ChildLucy MOULTON was born 10 January 1758, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
Daniel was 26 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildDaniel MOULTON was born 27 June 1762, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
Daniel was 31 years old.
1763 Death of ChildDaniel MOULTON died 23 July 1763, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
Daniel was 32 years old.
1764 Birth of ChildDaniel MOULTON was born 25 May 1764, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
Daniel was 33 years old.
1774 Marriage of ChildCharles Pine MOULTON married 24 March 1774, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro) to Olive FABYAN
1775 Marriage of ChildJonathan MOULTON married 20 December 1775, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro) to Mehitable HARMON
1779 Marriage of ChildJohn MOULTON married 4 February 1779, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro) to Mary BURNHAM
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Death of Spouse/PartnerGrace REYNOLDS (RUNNELLS) died 19 December 1787, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
1788 Marriage / PartnerDaniel MOULTON and Hannah Beck COTTON 5 June 1788, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
He was 57 years old.
1790 Marriage of ChildDaniel MOULTON married 20 November 1790, Gorham, Maine, USA to Deborah DYER
1807 Death of ChildCharles Pine MOULTON died 4 June 1807, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)
Daniel was 76 years old.
Death — 180926 August 1809
Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
He died at the age of 78.
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1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New Hampshire
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