Sarah ROWELL

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23 July 1722 , Salisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

23 March 1789 , Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

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Born: 23 July 1722 in Salisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Mother: Unknown

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Sarah married Benjamin MOULTON 9 December 1742 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, New England . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Benjamin MOULTON was born 17 May 1721 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach). Benjamin died 10 December 1782 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA. Benjamin was the child of Benjamin MOULTON and Elizabeth DEARBORN.

Sarah ROWELL died 23 March 1789 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA.
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Sarah ROWELL married

Benjamin MOULTON
Marriage date: 9 December 1742
Marriage place: Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, New England
Source: americanancestors.org

Benjamin MOULTON was the child of Benjamin MOULTON and Elizabeth DEARBORN

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Benjamin MOULTON

Spouse: Sarah Rowell

MARRIAGE: 12-9-1742.

LOCATION: Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

VOLUME: Grooms M to 1901

PAGE: 32824

New Hampshire: Births to 1901, Deaths and Marriages to 1937

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Children of Benjamin MOULTON and Sarah ROWELL

Benjamin MOULTON

Born: 25 May 1743, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 5 March 1819, Kensington, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Mary SANBORN 12 September 1765 Place: Epping, New Hampshire, USA (West) (Camp Hedding)

Married: Elizabeth ROWE 13 August 1783 Place: Kensington, New Hampshire, USA

Jemima MOULTON

Born: 11 February 1747, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, New England
Died: ,

Thomas MOULTON

Born: 29 December 1749, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 12 January 1754, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, New England

Elizabeth MOULTON

Born: 31 March 1752, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 18 September 1759, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, New England

Thomas MOULTON

Born: 26 January 1754, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, New England
Died: ,

Sarah MOULTON

Born: 14 January 1757, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 20 April 1772,

Abigail MOULTON

Born: 26 June 1759, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 21 April 1777,

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Birth — 1722
23 July 1722
Salisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1742 Marriage / Partner
Sarah ROWELL and Benjamin MOULTON 9 December 1742, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

She was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Benjamin MOULTON was born 25 May 1743, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah was 20 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jemima MOULTON was born 11 February 1747, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Thomas MOULTON was born 29 December 1749, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Elizabeth MOULTON was born 31 March 1752, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah was 29 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Death of Child
Thomas MOULTON died 12 January 1754, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah was 31 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Thomas MOULTON was born 26 January 1754, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Sarah MOULTON was born 14 January 1757, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah was 34 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Abigail MOULTON was born 26 June 1759, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah was 36 years old.

1759 Death of Child
Elizabeth MOULTON died 18 September 1759, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah was 37 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Benjamin MOULTON married 12 September 1765, Epping, New Hampshire, USA (West) (Camp Hedding) to Mary SANBORN

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Benjamin MOULTON died 10 December 1782, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

1783 Marriage of Child
Benjamin MOULTON married 13 August 1783, Kensington, New Hampshire, USA to Elizabeth ROWE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

Death — 1789
23 March 1789
Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA
She died at the age of 66.

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