Ella Susan MELCHER

Born

March 1847 , Maine, USA

Died

11 December 1931 , Los Angeles, California, USA

Ella Susan married Horatio Francis MOULTON 10 July 1873 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Horatio Francis MOULTON was born 24 January 1848 in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA. Horatio Francis died 13 September 1911 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Horatio Francis was the child of John Carroll MOULTON and Nellie Bean SENTER .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ella Susan MELCHER

Ella Susan MELCHER married

Horatio Francis MOULTON
Marriage date: 10 July 1873
Marriage place: West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Horatio Francis MOULTON was the child of John Carroll MOULTON and Nellie Bean SENTER

Children of Horatio Francis MOULTON and Ella Susan MELCHER

Helen Eastman MOULTON

Born: April 1874, Laconia, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 9 June 1909, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

John Carroll MOULTON

Born: 21 November 1876, Laconia, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 10 June 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA

Samuel F MOULTON

Born: 31 August 1879, Laconia, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 4 October 1948, Orange, California, USA

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Birth — 1847
March 1847
Maine, USA

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.

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.

1873 Marriage / Partner
Ella Susan MELCHER and Horatio Francis MOULTON 10 July 1873, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

She was 26 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Helen Eastman MOULTON was born April 1874, Laconia, New Hampshire, USA (Lakeport) (Weirs Beach) (The Weirs)

Ella Susan was 27 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
John Carroll MOULTON was born 21 November 1876, Laconia, New Hampshire, USA (Lakeport) (Weirs Beach) (The Weirs)

Ella Susan was 29 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)

1879 Birth of Child
Samuel F MOULTON was born 31 August 1879, Laconia, New Hampshire, USA (Lakeport) (Weirs Beach) (The Weirs)

Ella Susan was 32 years old.

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.

Los Angeles, California

Name: Ellen Moulton
Age: 53
Birth Date: Mar 1847
BirthPlace: Maine
Home in 1900: Los Angeles Ward 4, Los Angeles, California
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Horatis Moulton
Marriage Year: 1874
Years Married: 26
Father's BirthPlace: New Hampshire
Mother: Number of Living Children: 3
Mother: How many children: 3
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Horatis Moulton 52
Ellen Moulton 53
Helen E Moulton 26
John C Moulton 23
Samuel F Moulton 20

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1909 Death of Child
Helen Eastman MOULTON died 9 June 1909, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Ella Susan was 62 years old.

Los Angeles, California

Name: Ellen Suzan Moulton
Age in 1910: 64
Birth Year: abt 1846
BirthPlace: Maine
Home in 1910: Los Angeles Assembly District 75, Los Angeles, California
Street: West Third
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Horatio F Moulton
Father's BirthPlace: New Hampshire
Mother's BirthPlace: New Hampshire
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 37
Number of Children Born: 3
Number of Children Living: 2
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Household Members:
Name Age
Horatio F Moulton 62
Ellen Suzan Moulton 64

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1911 Death of Spouse/Partner
Horatio Francis MOULTON died 13 September 1911, Los Angeles, California, USA

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution