Benjamin Moore

Brief Life History of Benjamin

When Benjamin Moore was born on 18 August 1908, in Goshen Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, his father, John Moore, was 41 and his mother, Ellen Emily Meek, was 33. He married Ellen Emmeline Adams on 17 February 1933. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Goshen, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States in 1910 and Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States in 1920. He died on 12 February 1963, in Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 54.

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Benjamin Moore
1908–1963
Ellen Emmeline Adams
1913–2002
Marriage: 17 February 1933
John Thomas Moore
–1933

Sources (5)

  • Benjamin Moore, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Benjamin Moore, "West Virginia, Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Benjerman Moore, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"

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World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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