Rebekah Poore

Brief Life History of Rebekah

When Rebekah Poore was born on 10 May 1705, in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Jonathan Poore, was 27 and her mother, Rebecca Hale, was 21. She married Deacon Thomas Moody on 26 October 1727, in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 20 August 1782, in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Deacon Thomas Moody
1703–1784
Rebekah Poore
1705–1782
Marriage: 26 October 1727
Mark Moodey
1729–1729
Rebecca Moodey
1730–1730
Arthur Moodey
1731–
Nathan Moodey
1731–
Sarah Moody
1733–
Judith Moody
1734–1734
David Moody
1735–1815
Rhoda Moodey
1737–
Elisabeth Moodey
1741–
Abner Moody
1744–1744
Nathan Moodey
1747–

Sources (31)

  • Rebecca Poer (Poor) in Vital Records page image for Newbury, MA - Births
  • Thomas Moody and Rebecca Poor Marriage Record
  • Rebekah Poore Moody, "Find A Grave Index"

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1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Power .

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

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Rebecca Poore Moody (10 May 1705 – 20 August 1782)

Her husband was Dea. Thomas Moody. She died aged 77 yrs. [sources: Vital Records of Newburyport, MA to the end of the year 1849, deaths] (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86245650/rebekah-mood …

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