Brief Life History of Josiah Warren
When Josiah Warren Moore was born on 27 June 1805, in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Nathan Moore, was 43 and his mother, Mercy Gilbert, was 45. He died on 27 April 1830, at the age of 24, and was buried in Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Josiah Mowers, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Josiah Warren Moore, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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