Reuben Seavey MOULTON

Born

11 August 1796 , Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

1 March 1869 , Scarborough, Maine, USA

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John MOULTON Mary BURNHAM

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Born: 11 August 1796 in Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Father: John MOULTON

Mother: Mary BURNHAM

Paternal grandparents: Daniel MOULTON , Grace REYNOLDS (RUNNELLS)

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Reuben Seavey married Miranda HARMON 2 April 1823 in Scarborough, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Miranda HARMON was born 24 September 1807 in Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro). Miranda died 25 March 1841 in Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro).

Reuben Seavey MOULTON died 1 March 1869 in Scarborough, Maine, USA .
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Miranda HARMON
Marriage date: 2 April 1823
Marriage place: Scarborough, Maine, USA

Children of Reuben Seavey MOULTON and Miranda HARMON

Caleb Burbank MOULTON

Born: 16 August 1823, Scarborough, Maine, USA
Died: 7 December 1879, , Maine, USA

Granville MOULTON

Born: 5 July 1825, Scarborough, Maine, USA
Died: 17 March 1829, Scarborough, Maine, USA

Jordan F MOULTON

Born: 19 January 1827, Scarborough, Maine, USA
Died: ,

Rebecca MOULTON

Born: 19 January 1829, Scarborough, Maine, USA
Died: 23 February 1829, Scarborough, Maine, USA

Granville Libbey MOULTON

Born: 26 December 1830, , Maine, USA
Died: 1 March 1911, Scarborough, Maine, USA

Rebecca B MOULTON

Born: 1 June 1832, Scarborough, Maine, USA
Died: 8 September 1909, Brownfield, Maine, USA

Married: Joseph S MOULTON 6 September 1854 Place: Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

Reuben S MOULTON

Born: 28 September 1835, Scarborough, Maine, USA
Died: 24 August 1915, Hiram, Maine, USA

John Francis MOULTON

Born: 12 September 1837, Scarborough, Maine, USA
Died: 20 September 1906, Buxton, Maine, USA

Married: Mary Abigail BOYNTON 4 January 1865 Place: Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

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Birth — 1796
11 August 1796
Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The 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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1823 Marriage / Partner
Reuben Seavey MOULTON and Miranda HARMON 2 April 1823, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

He was 26 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Caleb Burbank MOULTON was born 16 August 1823, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

Reuben Seavey was 27 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1825 Birth of Child
Granville MOULTON was born 5 July 1825, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

Reuben Seavey was 28 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Jordan F MOULTON was born 19 January 1827, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

Reuben Seavey was 30 years old.

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Rebecca MOULTON was born 19 January 1829, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

Reuben Seavey was 32 years old.

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1829 Death of Child
Granville MOULTON died 17 March 1829, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

Reuben Seavey was 32 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1830 Birth of Child
Granville Libbey MOULTON was born 26 December 1830, , Maine, USA

Reuben Seavey was 34 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Rebecca B MOULTON was born 1 June 1832, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

Reuben Seavey was 35 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Reuben S MOULTON was born 28 September 1835, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

Reuben Seavey was 39 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
John Francis MOULTON was born 12 September 1837, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

Reuben Seavey was 41 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From 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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Miranda HARMON died 25 March 1841, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro)

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Marriage of Child
Rebecca B MOULTON married 6 September 1854, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro) to Joseph S MOULTON

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Marriage of Child
John Francis MOULTON married 4 January 1865, Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro) to Mary Abigail BOYNTON

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.

Death — 1869
1 March 1869
Scarborough, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 72.

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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