Charles Moulton was born in 1801, the eldest son of Captain Joshua Moulton (1775–1855) and Lydia Stone (1780–1872). Charles married Hannah Meserve (b. 1806), and together they raised a large family of eight children:
- John B. (b. between 1831-1832)*,
- Lydia M. (b. 1833),
- Esther J. (1835–1908),
- Mathias M. (1839–between 1903-1920)*,
- Olive (1842–1926),
- Charles (1844–1932),
- Liberty (1848–1923), and
- Fanny (b. 1851).
His son Mathias M. Moulton married Rose Ann Bean, and their son Willis Bean Moulton (1877–1934) married Jean S. Moulton. This cabinet card portrait, photographed by Conaut, was taken sometime between 1876 and 1891, capturing Charles in his later years. He lived to the remarkable age of 90, passing away in 1891.
