Jeremiah MOULTON

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23 December 1825 , Sanford, Maine, USA

Died

28 May 1894 , Sanford, Maine, USA

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Rufus MOULTON Miriam FERNALD

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Born: 23 December 1825 in Sanford, Maine, USA

Father: Rufus MOULTON

Mother: Miriam FERNALD

Paternal grandparents: Jeremiah MOULTON , Martha FRIEND

Maternal grandparents: Stephen FERNALD , Catherine TRIPP

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Jeremiah married Sarah Ann CHADBOURNE 16 January 1850 in Sanford, Maine, USA . Sarah Ann CHADBOURNE was born 6 July 1828 in Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale). Sarah Ann died 13 April 1857 in Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale).

Jeremiah married (2) Olive PERKINS 29 October 1857 in Sanford, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Olive PERKINS was born 5 March 1824 in Wells, Maine, USA. Olive died 18 September 1882 in Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale).

Jeremiah married (3) Martha HANSCOM 31 January 1883 in Sanford, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Martha HANSCOM was born 7 October 1857 in Lebanon, Maine, USA. Martha died 19 September 1930 in Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale).

Jeremiah MOULTON died 28 May 1894 in Sanford, Maine, USA .

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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Jeremiah MOULTON married

Sarah Ann CHADBOURNE
Marriage date: 16 January 1850
Marriage place: Sanford, Maine, USA

Children of Jeremiah MOULTON and Sarah Ann CHADBOURNE

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Jeremiah MOULTON married

Olive PERKINS
Marriage date: 29 October 1857
Marriage place: Sanford, Maine, USA

Children of Jeremiah MOULTON and Olive PERKINS

Rufus MOULTON

Born: 26 December 1859, Sanford, Maine, USA
Died: 24 August 1889, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Olive E MOULTON

Born: November 1865, Sanford, Maine, USA
Died: 9 August 1867, Sanford, Maine, USA

Jeremiah MOULTON married

Martha HANSCOM
Marriage date: 31 January 1883
Marriage place: Sanford, Maine, USA

Children of Jeremiah MOULTON and Martha HANSCOM

Olive Hazel MOULTON

Born: 9 April 1885, Sanford, Maine, USA
Died: 3 April 1971, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Stephen J MOULTON

Born: abt. 1886, Sanford, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1886, Sanford, Maine, USA

Iva Martha MOULTON

Born: 27 June 1887, Sanford, Maine, USA
Died: 5 March 1922, Sanford, Maine, USA

Mary Ina MOULTON

Born: 15 June 1888, Sanford, Maine, USA
Died: 11 May 1889, Sanford, Maine, USA

Herbert MOULTON

Born: 12 March 1890, Sanford, Maine, USA
Died: 15 January 1892, Sanford, Maine, USA

Ruth MOULTON

Born: 15 April 1891, Sanford, Maine, USA
Died: 15 April 1891, Sanford, Maine, USA

Miriam MOULTON

Born: 24 March 1893, Sanford, Maine, USA
Died: 25 January 1971, Sanford, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1825
23 December 1825
Sanford, Maine, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Jeremiah MOULTON and Sarah Ann CHADBOURNE 16 January 1850, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

He was 24 years old.

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
Jeremiah MOULTON and Olive PERKINS 29 October 1857, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

He was 31 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.

1857 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah Ann CHADBOURNE died 13 April 1857, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

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

1859 Birth of Child
Rufus MOULTON was born 26 December 1859, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

Jeremiah was 34 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

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.

1865 Birth of Child
Olive E MOULTON was born November 1865, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

Jeremiah was 39 years old.

1867 Death of Child
Olive E MOULTON died 9 August 1867, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

Jeremiah was 41 years old.

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

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

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 - 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.

1882 Death of Spouse/Partner
Olive PERKINS died 18 September 1882, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

1883 Marriage / Partner
Jeremiah MOULTON and Martha HANSCOM 31 January 1883, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

He was 57 years old.

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

1885 Birth of Child
Olive Hazel MOULTON was born 9 April 1885, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

Jeremiah was 59 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Iva Martha MOULTON was born 27 June 1887, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

Jeremiah was 61 years old.

1888 Birth of Child
Mary Ina MOULTON was born 15 June 1888, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

Jeremiah was 62 years old.

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Death of Child
Mary Ina MOULTON died 11 May 1889, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

Jeremiah was 63 years old.

1889 Death of Child
Rufus MOULTON died 24 August 1889, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Jeremiah was 63 years old.

1890 Birth of Child
Herbert MOULTON was born 12 March 1890, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

Jeremiah was 64 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Ruth MOULTON was born 15 April 1891, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

Jeremiah was 65 years old.

1892 Death of Child
Herbert MOULTON died 15 January 1892, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

Jeremiah was 66 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Birth of Child
Miriam MOULTON was born 24 March 1893, Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale)

Jeremiah was 67 years old.

Jeremiah MOULTON - Grave Inscription: JEREMIAH MOULTON 1825 - 1894 SARAH A. died April 13, 1857 age 28 years & 9 months OLIVE 1824 - 1882

Grave

Inscription:
JEREMIAH MOULTON
1825 - 1894
SARAH A.
died April 13, 1857
age 28 years & 9 months
OLIVE
1824 - 1882

Riverside Cemetery Springvale York County Maine, USA

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Death — 1894
28 May 1894
Sanford, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 68.

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