flag male ancestor  John  MOULTON

  (b. 15 June 1755 Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 22 February 1844 Newbury, Massachusetts, USA )  

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John MOULTON was born 15 June 1755 in Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay

John MOULTON was the child of Samuel MOULTON   and   Mary ORDWAY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph MOULTON and Mary NOYES (maternal)  Stephen ORDWAY and Abigail MERRICK

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John  married  Edna MERRILL 6 November 1790 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Edna MERRILL  was born abt. 1755 Edna died 16 May 1852

John MOULTON died 22 February 1844 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA .
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John MOULTON married  female ancestor Edna MERRILL-- Date: 6 November 1790 Place: Newbury, Massachusetts, USA


Children of John MOULTON and Edna MERRILL:

flag female ancestor Mary MOULTON (b.abt. 1791, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA   d. 23 April 1818, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA)

flag male ancestor William MOULTON (b.abt. 1792, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA  d. 16 July 1871, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Ruth BARTLETT 

 female ancestor Alice MOULTON (b.abt. 1795,   d. , )

flag male ancestor Joseph MOULTON (b.August 1798, , Massachusetts, USA  d. 7 May 1829, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA )

flag female ancestor Sarah MOULTON (b.11 January 1801, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA   d. 12 February 1885, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA)

flag male ancestor John MOULTON (b.abt. 1803, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA   d. 26 June 1872, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Elizabeth BARTLETT 2 December 1833 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA



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birth1755 Birth
15 June 1755
Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1790 Marriage / Partner
John MOULTON and Edna MERRILL 6 November 1790, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

He was 35 years old.
1798 Birth of Child
Joseph MOULTON was born August 1798, , Massachusetts, USA

John was 43 years old.
1801 Birth of Child
Sarah MOULTON was born 11 January 1801, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

John was 45 years old.
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1818 Death of Child
Mary MOULTON died 23 April 1818, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

John was 62 years old.
1829 Death of Child
Joseph MOULTON died 7 May 1829, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

John was 73 years old.
marriage1833 Marriage of Child
John MOULTON married 2 December 1833, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth BARTLETT
NewsFrom 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.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1844 Death
22 February 1844
Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 88.

John is buried at: Belleville Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Added: 7/24/2016 10:37:57 AM - Updated: 11/14/2023 12:27:14 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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