Edward Moulton was a clockmaker, watchmaker, and silversmith who worked in Rochester, New Hampshire, and Alfred and Saco, Maine.

Edward Sherburne Moulton was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on October 15, 1778, the son of Joseph (1743-1808) and Linda (Bickford) (1743-1818) Moulton. He is listed in Paul Foley’s book, Willard’s Patent Time Pieces, as a clockmaker and silversmith. Moulton started his career as a clockmaker in Rochester, New Hampshire, in 1801. He married Mary Leighton on May 15, 1803. In 1807, James C. Cole began his apprenticeship under Moulton. Around 1813, Moulton sold his business to Cole and moved to Saco, Maine. In 1829, he served as the town’s Fire Warden. From 1830-1855, he was the director of the Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Moulton is primarily known for making tall case clocks. Many of these are housed in cases thought to have been constructed by Abraham Forsskol of Saco. Additional tall case clocks, timepieces, pocketwatches, and watch papers are known. A tall clock signed with the location of Alfred, Maine, is also known. Edward Moulton died in Saco on August 16, 1855. He is buried in the Laurel Hill Cemetery.