John Currier MOULTON

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9 May 1837 , Parsonsfield, Maine, USA

Died

2 July 1911 , Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

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John MOULTON Elizabeth BARTLETT

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Born: 9 May 1837 in Parsonsfield, Maine, USA

Father: John MOULTON

Mother: Elizabeth BARTLETT

Paternal grandparents: John MOULTON , Edna MERRILL

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John Currier married Orissa Ida FLOYD 11 November 1857 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Orissa Ida FLOYD was born 15 December 1835 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA . Orissa Ida died 22 January 1915 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA.

John Currier MOULTON died 2 July 1911 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA.
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Orissa Ida FLOYD
Marriage date: 11 November 1857
Marriage place: Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

Children of John Currier MOULTON and Orissa Ida FLOYD

Mary Ida MOULTON

Born: 15 February 1859, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 December 1934, , Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Elizabeth MOULTON

Born: 2 July 1861, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Bartlett MOULTON

Born: 24 March 1864, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 September 1956, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA

Susan Ellen MOULTON

Born: 26 January 1872, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 February 1876, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

John Charles Bartlett MOULTON

Born: 26 April 1877, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 September 1963, , Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1837
9 May 1837
Parsonsfield, Maine, USA

Biography
John C, m. November 11, 1857, Orissa Ida Floyd.

Children :

1. Mary Ida, b. February 15, 1859.

2. Sarah Lizzie, b. July 2, 1861 ; m. November 15, 1894, Chas. E. Plummer.

3. Hannah Bartlett, b. March 24, 1864; m. George F. Merrill, October 4, 1880.

4. Susie Ella, b. January 26, 1872; d. February 26, 1876. (771)

5. John Charles, b. April 26, 1877.

Moulton Annals by Henry William Moulton
Editor Claribel Moulton
Publisher Edward A. Claypool, 1906

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

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

1857 Marriage / Partner
John Currier MOULTON and Orissa Ida FLOYD 11 November 1857, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

He was 20 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Mary Ida MOULTON was born 15 February 1859, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

John Currier was 21 years old.

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

1861 Birth of Child
Sarah Elizabeth MOULTON was born 2 July 1861, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

John Currier was 24 years old.

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)

1864 Birth of Child
Hannah Bartlett MOULTON was born 24 March 1864, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

John Currier was 26 years old.

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.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1872 Birth of Child
Susan Ellen MOULTON was born 26 January 1872, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

John Currier was 34 years old.

1876 Death of Child
Susan Ellen MOULTON died 16 February 1876, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

John Currier was 38 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 Birth of Child
John Charles Bartlett MOULTON was born 26 April 1877, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

John Currier was 39 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

Death — 1911
2 July 1911
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 74.

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