Brief Life History of Finley
When Finley Moon was born on 24 October 1830, in Clinton, Ohio, United States, his father, Joseph Routh Moon, was 28 and his mother, Eleanor Hunter, was 25. He married Mary Millikan on 7 May 1863, in Clinton, Ohio, United States. He lived in Washington Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 3 November 1866, in Clinton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Martinsville IOOF Cemetery, Martinsville, Clark Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States.
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- Finley Moon in household of Joseph R Moon, "United States Census, 1850"
- Finley Moon, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994"
- Finley Moon, "Find A Grave Index"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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