Biography

Moulton was born on August 14, 1818 in East Hartford, Connecticut

East Hartford, Connecticut

East Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 51,252 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

, the eldest of twelve children. Moulton moved to Madison in 1854. He would marry Ellen Cook. They would also own a home in Burke, Wisconsin

Burke, Wisconsin

Burke is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,990 at the 2000 census. The town is set to be annexed by the City of Madison, the Village of De Forest, and the City of Sun Prairie by 2036.-Geography:...

. Moulton worked as a contractor and helped construct the Wisconsin State Capitol

Wisconsin State Capitol

The Wisconsin State Capitol, in Madison, Wisconsin, houses both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature along with the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Office of the Governor. Completed during 1917, the building is the fifth to serve as the Wisconsin capitol since the first territorial legislature...

. He was later appointed State Carpenter of Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 by Governor George Wilbur Peck

George Wilbur Peck

George Wilbur Peck was an American writer and politician who served as the 17th Governor of Wisconsin.Peck was born in 1840 in Henderson, New York, the oldest of three children of David B. and Alzina P. Peck. In 1843, the family moved to Cold Spring, Wisconsin...

. Moulton passed away on August 28, 1899.