When James Wesley Moe was born on 14 October 1856, in Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, his father, John Wesley Moe, was 33 and his mother, Sophia Augusta Lawrason, was 22. He married Emma Steele on 10 March 1886, in Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and York, Ontario, Canada in 1901. He died on 13 October 1942, in Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 85, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knute, Carsten, Helmer, Aagot, Alf, Ardeen, Bergit, Bernt, Gunhild, Gunner, Iver.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Moe or (modernized) Mo, from Old Norse mór ‘plain, moor, heath’. Compare Mo and Moo .
Swedish: ornamental or topographic name from mo ‘sandy heathland’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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