Stephen Carpenter MOULTON

Born

31 July 1837 , Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

Died

24 January 1908 , East Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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Born: 31 July 1837 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

Parents of Stephen Carpenter MOULTON

Father

James Bliss MOULTON

Mother

Abigail Whipple CARPENTER

Grandparents of Stephen Carpenter MOULTON

Paternal grandparents

Chase MOULTON Lucy DROWNE

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Stephen Carpenter was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Stephen Carpenter married Sarah Olney LAWLESS 28 November 1867 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Sarah Olney LAWLESS was born 6 June 1841 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA . Sarah Olney died 6 July 1909 in East Providence, Rhode Island, USA .

Stephen Carpenter MOULTON died 24 January 1908 in East Providence, Rhode Island, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Stephen Carpenter MOULTON

Stephen Carpenter MOULTON married

Sarah Olney LAWLESS
Marriage date: 28 November 1867
Marriage place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Stephen Carpenter MOULTON and Sarah Olney LAWLESS

Annie Richmond MOULTON

Born: 21 August 1868, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 February 1891, East Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Gilbert Carpenter MOULTON

Born: 30 September 1870, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 August 1872, , Rhode Island, USA

Henry Holden MOULTON

Born: 5 October 1872, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 February 1939,

Edward Stephen MOULTON

Born: 25 April 1876, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 31 August 1954, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Elizabeth Edge ARMINGTON 14 May 1902

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(VII) Stephen Carpenter, son of James Bliss Moulton, was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, July 31, 1837, died January 24, 1908. He was educated in the public schools. He settled at North Swansea, Massachusetts. During the civil war he served in the First Massachusetts Cavalry. In politics he was a Republican; in religion a Congregationalism He married, November 28, 1867, Sarah Olney Lawless, born June 6, 1841 ; died July 6, 1909, daughter of Gilbert Richmond Lawless, of Bristol, Rhode Island. Children: 1. Annie Richmond, born August 21, 1868, died February 17, 1881. 2. Gilbert Carpenter, born September 30, 1870, died August 12, 1872. 3. Henry Holden, born October 5, 1872. 4. Edward Stephen, mentioned below.

New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 2
Editor William Richard Cutter
Publisher Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914

Birth — 1837
31 July 1837
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

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 - 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)

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.

1867 Marriage / Partner
Stephen Carpenter MOULTON and Sarah Olney LAWLESS 28 November 1867, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

He was 30 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
Annie Richmond MOULTON was born 21 August 1868, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

Stephen Carpenter was 31 years old.

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.

1870 Birth of Child
Gilbert Carpenter MOULTON was born 30 September 1870, , Massachusetts, USA

Stephen Carpenter was 33 years old.

1872 Death of Child
Gilbert Carpenter MOULTON died 12 August 1872, , Rhode Island, USA

Stephen Carpenter was 35 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Henry Holden MOULTON was born 5 October 1872, , Massachusetts, USA

Stephen Carpenter was 35 years old.

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

1876 Birth of Child
Edward Stephen MOULTON was born 25 April 1876, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

Stephen Carpenter was 38 years old.

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

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

1891 Death of Child
Annie Richmond MOULTON died 17 February 1891, East Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Watchemoket) (Rumford)

Stephen Carpenter was 53 years old.

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)

Death — 1908
24 January 1908
East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 70.

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