Hannah Richardson Moore

Brief Life History of Hannah Richardson

When Hannah Richardson Moore was born on 5 December 1807, in Buxton, York, Maine, United States, her father, Captain Jonathan Moore, was 24 and her mother, Hannah Richardson, was 28. She married Asa Berry on 6 December 1825, in Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Maine, United States in 1870. She died on 1 March 1898, in Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Moore Cemetery, Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Asa Berry
1803–1889
Hannah Richardson Moore
1807–1898
Marriage: 6 December 1825
Helen Amanda Berry
1826–
Violet Moore Berry
1827–1847
Francis Asbury Berry
1829–1859
Clara Malinda Berry
1831–
Aravesta Diantha Berry
1834–1923
Caroline Matilda Berry
1836–1836
Celestia Annette Berry
1837–1915
Wilbur Flavius Berry
1840–1897
John Newland Moffit Dela Fletcher Berry
1842–1920
Albrona Faustina Berry
1842–1884
Fernando Cortez Berry
1846–1907
Clara M. Berry
1847–
Flavilla Augusta Berry
1849–1873

Sources (21)

  • Hannah Berry in household of Asa Berry, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Hannah Richardson Moore, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Hannah Richardson Moore Berry, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1820

Maine is the 23rd state.

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.

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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