Brief Life History of Alexander B
When Alexander B Moore was born on 19 November 1802, in Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Burris Moore, was 28 and his mother, Mary White, was 30. He married Elizabeth Styles Ritchey on 5 February 1830, in Jefferson, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Green Valley, Wayne Township, Knox, Ohio, United States in 1882. In 1880, at the age of 78, his occupation is listed as farmer in Oxford Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States. He died on 15 January 1882, in Oxford Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in East State Street Cemetery, Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.
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- Alexander Moore, "United States Census, 1850"
- Alexander Moore, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Alexander Moore, "Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997"
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1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1808
When Knox County was established in 1808 it was divided into four large townships - Wayne, Clinton, Morgan and Union.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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