Joseph Moulton

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

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• He worked from circa 1764 to 1810 as a silversmith in Newburyport MA with home and shop on State Street ⁶

• Master to Ebenezer Noyes Moulton abt 1781 in Newburyport MA. ¹

• Master to William Moulton abt 1785 in Newburyport MA. ¹

• Advertised in the Essex Journal and New Hampshire Packet, 25 Jun 1786,
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
THE Subscriber's Dwelling House in Newbury was broken Open this morning and a considerable sum of money stolen, with about 40 pieces of remarkable copper coin, some of very ancient date and characters.
Some Silver Table Spoons marked D over F with the maker's name, J. Moulton stamped on the handle, and a pair of square silver shoe buckles open work, with two rows of small holes.

Tristram Dalton

• Master to Enoch Moulton abt 1793 in Newburyport MA. ¹

• He was a partner c 1796 with Theophilus Bradbury in Newburyport MA as MOULTON & BRADBURY. Their shop was located on Merrimack Street and they produced plated buckles. ³

• Master to Abel Moulton abt 1797 in Newburyport MA. ¹

Joseph married Abigail Noyes on 14 Sep 1765 in Newburyport MA. (Abigail Noyes was born on 23 Feb 1739 in Newbury MA and died on 8 Sep 1818 in Newburyport MA.)