When Benoni Moore was born on 14 April 1669, in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph Moore, was 21 and his mother, Lydia Axtell, was 24. He married Mahetabell Allis on 13 December 1698, in Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1669 and Albany, Albany, New York, United States in 1790. He died on 18 November 1753, in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 84.
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Historical Boundaries: 1674: New York Colony, British Colonial America 1683: Albany, New York Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Albany, New York, United States
Incorporated in 1686
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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