Mary PEARL

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May 1784 , Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

26 April 1856 , Parsonsfield, Maine, USA

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Born: May 1784 in Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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Mary married William MOULTON 28 July 1805 in Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
William MOULTON was born 28 July 1785 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA . William died 1 May 1875 in Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls). William was the child of Cutting MOULTON and Judith EMERY.

Mary PEARL died 26 April 1856 in Parsonsfield, Maine, USA .

daughter of Joseph Pearl and Catherine Clark

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Mary PEARL married

William MOULTON
Marriage date: 28 July 1805
Marriage place: Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
William MOULTON was the child of Cutting MOULTON and Judith EMERY

Children of William MOULTON and Mary PEARL

Clarissa MOULTON

Born: 26 September 1805, Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 11 August 1876, , New Hampshire, USA

Samuel MOULTON

Born: 11 June 1807, Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 14 September 1890, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA

Cutting MOULTON

Born: 19 April 1810, Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 17 September 1886, Pomeroy Ridge, Saint James, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Mary TOWLE 1834

William E MOULTON

Born: 19 March 1813, Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 9 February 1892, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA

Judith MOULTON

Born: 19 July 1817, Parsonsfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 17 October 1886, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA

Married: Joseph MOULTON 7 November 1839

Catherine MOULTON

Born: 11 December 1820, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA
Died: 10 April 1907, Kennebunkport, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1784
May 1784
Porter, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary PEARL and William MOULTON 28 July 1805, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

She was 21 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Clarissa MOULTON was born 26 September 1805, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Mary was 21 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1807 Birth of Child
Samuel MOULTON was born 11 June 1807, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Mary was 23 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1810 Birth of Child
Cutting MOULTON was born 19 April 1810, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Mary was 25 years old.

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.

1813 Birth of Child
William E MOULTON was born 19 March 1813, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Mary was 28 years old.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1817 Birth of Child
Judith MOULTON was born 19 July 1817, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Mary was 33 years old.

1820 Birth of Child
Catherine MOULTON was born 11 December 1820, Parsonsfield, Maine, USA (Kezar Falls)

Mary was 36 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

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 - 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 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

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

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

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 - 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

Death — 1856
26 April 1856
Parsonsfield, Maine, USA
She 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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