Moulton, William (1772-1861)
- Name:
- Moulton, William (1772-1861)
- Born:
- 08/19/1772
- Birthplace:
- Newburyport, MA
- Died:
- 02/14/1861
- Death Location:
- Newburyport, MA
- Residence:
- Newburyport, MA
- Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Silversmith 1795-1845
- Father:
- Moulton, Joseph (1744-1816)
- Mother:
- Noyes, Abigail (1739-1818)
- Relations:
- Apprentices: Anthony Francis Towle and William P. Jones, who eventually took over the Moulton silver empire.
Siblings:
Moulton, Ebenzer (silversmith of Boston, MA)
Moulton, Enoch (silversmith of Portland, ME)
Moulton, Abel (silversmith of Newburyport, MA)
Parents: Joseph Moulton (3rd) (1744-1861); silvermith of Newburyport, MA
Grandparents: William Moulton (3rd) (1720-1793); silversmith of Newburyport, MA, Hempsted, NH, and Marietta, OH - Spouse:
- Judith Noyes (1779-1822), October 1, 1801
- Children:
- Mary
Rebecca
William Hazen
Harriet
Joseph (4th) (1814-1903; silversmith of Newburyport, MA; m. Elizabeth Rhodes; children)
Nathan - Notes:
- John J. Currier, History of Newburyport, Mass. 1764-1905. (Newburyport, Massachusetts: John J. Currier, 1906), 170.
Stephen Decatur, "The Moulton Silversmiths," Antiques, January, 1941, 15-16.
Henry N. Flynt and Martha Gandy Fales, The Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver, With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. (Old Deerfield, Massachusetts: The Heritage Foundation, 1968), 283.
"Biographical," American Traveller, Boston, Massachusetts, February 23, 1861.
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