Mary Elizabeth Boyd

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

Mary Elizabeth Boyd was born on 29 February 1820, in North Carolina, United States as the daughter of Boyd. She married William P Moore in 1846, in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Pitt, North Carolina, United States in 1850. She died on 18 April 1893, in Chocowinity, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Trinity Cemetery, Chocowinity, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

William P Moore
1827–1894
Mary Elizabeth Boyd
1820–1893
Marriage: 1846
William Henry Moore
1845–1864
Mark Moore
1857–
Edward Martin Moore
1848–1920
Annie Elizabeth Moore
1849–1930
Joseph Franklin Moore
1851–1929
Pearce Ann Moore
1853–1943
Mary Magdalene Moore
1855–1931
Richard J Moore
1858–

Sources (19)

  • Mary Moore in household of Wm P Moore, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Polly Moore, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Polly Moore in entry for Joseph F Moore, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"

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World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1845

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from the island of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, from Bòid (genitive case of Bòd, the Gaelic name of the island of Bute) or Bòideach, denoting a person from Bute. Alternatively, the name may denote descendants of a Gilla filius Boed, who appears in reference to Glasgow Cathedral in the early 12th century, perhaps from the Gaelic personal name Boite, of uncertain origin.

Scottish and Irish: from the Gaelic epithet buidhe ‘yellow(-haired)’. Compare Bowie .

Manx: from Mac Gille Buidhe ‘son of the yellow-haired lad’ (compare 2 above).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Letter written by Polly E. Boyd Moore.

The Age of my Children Anne E. Moore was born May the 29th 1849 Joseph F. was born March the 19 1851 Pierce Ann was born October the 1st 1853 Mary M was born April the 8th 1955 Richard J was born Sept …

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