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Alexander Fulton (August 29, 1805 – January 17, 1885) was the founder of the Iowa State Agricultural Society.
Fulton was born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania to James and Ann Fulton. He was their fourth child. In 1807, the Fulton family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and in 1814 to Ross County, Ohio. Huntingdon County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ...
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Ross County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. ...
In 1822, Fulton joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. On June 22, 1826, he married Eliza Jones. Shortly after, they moved to Delaware County, Ohio, where they had five children: Robert J. (1829–1857), Gilbert Lafayette (1831–1853), Joseph Warren (1833–1903), William C. (1836–1857), and Martha Amelia (1838–1855). During this time, Fulton worked as a millwright. The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784. ...
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Derived from the trade of carpentry, a millwright originally was a specialised carpenter who was trained as a carpenter and as well had working knowledge of gear ratios, driveshaft speeds, and other equations. ...
In 1843, the family moved to Fairfield, Jefferson County, in the Iowa Territory. On May 29 of that year, Fulton purchased 40 acres (0.2 km²) of land from the government and built a log cabin in the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 26, township 72, R 10 W. On December 8, 1845 he purchased another 40 acres (0.2 km²) of land, in section 10 of township 71; and on October 15, 1846, another 40 acres (0.2 km²), in section 34 of township 71. Fairfield is a city in Jefferson County, Iowa. ...
Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ...
Iowa Territory was an organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1838 until December 28, 1846 when it became Iowa, the 29th state. ...
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While in Fairfield, Fulton was the proprietor of the first drug and book store in the area. He also organized and was the first member of the Jefferson Lodge No. 4, a branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He and Eliza were also foster parents. One of their many foster children took the name Morris Fulton. Fulton is said to have had a "celebrated truck garden". The I.O.O.F. Hall at the corner of Yonge and College in Toronto, Ontario The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) is a fraternal organization derived from English Oddfellows orders of the mid-1700s. ...
Fulton was one of the founders of the Iowa State Agricultural Society. This organization was a forerunner of the Iowa State Fair. The Iowa State Fair is an annual state fair held in Des Moines, Iowa. ...
Fulton represented Iowa Governor Cyrus C. Carpenter at the United States Centennial celebration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1876. This is a list of Governors of Iowa: See also Iowa Iowa Territory Governors of Iowa Territory Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Iowa ...
Cyrus Clay Carpenter (November 24, 1829 - May 29, 1898) was a Governor and U.S. Representative from Iowa. ...
The United States Centennial was on July 4, 1876. ...
Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ...
He died in his Fairfield home on January 17, 1885. His tombstone is number 492 in lot 52 of the Old Fairfield City Cemetery.
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