Brief Life History of Moses
When Moses Tucker Sr was born on 23 April 1744, in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Lt. Benjamin Tucker III, was 41 and his mother, Mary Warren, was 40. He married Sarah Temple about 1781, in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. In 1785, at the age of 41, his occupation is listed as taverner in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He died on 12 January 1813, in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Moses Tucker, "New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Moses Tucker, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
- Moses Tucker, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1744–1813 Male
1746–1791 Female
Children (2)
1782– Male
1784– Male
Parents and Siblings
1703–1785 Male
1703–1793 Female
Siblings (9)
1730–1803 Female
1731–1804 Female
1734–1806 Male
1736–1738 Male
1738–1822 Male
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World Events (6)
1776
Age 32
1776
Age 32
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 37
Name Meaning
English (southwestern): occupational name from Middle English tuker(e), toker(e) ‘tucker, fuller’, a derivative of tuken ‘to torment, beat’ (Old English tūcian), for someone who fulled and finished cloth. This name for the occupation was characteristic of the West Country. Compare Fuller and Walker and see also Tuckerman .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tuachair ‘descendant of Tuachar’, a personal name composed of the elements tuath ‘people’ + car ‘dear, beloved’.
Americanized form of Jewish Tocker or Toker (see Tokarz ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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