Brief Life History of Annabelle
When Annabelle Moore was born on 3 March 1736, in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, Thomas Moore, was 24 and her mother, Rachel Moore, was 22. She married Stephen Burnet about 1780, in Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died on 17 October 1812, in Redstone Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 76.
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- Annapel Moores, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- Burnet Anible in entry for Ann Smith, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Anible Burnet in entry for Robert Burnet, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1783
Historical Boundaries 1783: Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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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