Brief Life History of Hardin D
When Hardin D Moore was born in 1795, in Kentucky, United States, his father, John W Moore, was 24 and his mother, Rebecca Mize, was 19. He married Sarah Jones on 14 May 1822, in Amite, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died about 1845, in Amite, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 51.
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- Hardin D. Moore, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
- Legacy NFS Source: Hardin D Moore - Individual or family possessions: death: about 1795; Amite, Mississippi, United States
- Legacy NFS Source: Hardin D Moore -
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1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.
1798 · Mississippi is Organized as an American Territory
The �Mississippi territory existed from April 7, 1798, to December 10, 1817, when the western half became the state of Mississippi and the eastern half became Alabama Territory. The territory was given up by Spain through the Treaty of Madrid.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.
English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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