Brief Life History of Jesse
Jesse Moon was born on 15 March 1794, in Orange, North Carolina, United States. He married Mary Jane Gilliam on 2 March 1828, in Cooper, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 4 July 1845, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 51.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Jesse Moon - Published information: birth: 15 March 1794; Orange, North Carolina, United States
- Jesse Moon, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Jesse Moon, "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"
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Children (6)
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World Events (8)
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Mohan .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Moyon in La Manche. Compare Mounce .
Americanized form of German Mohn or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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