Brief Life History of Joseph Hickman
When Joseph Hickman Moore was born on 10 October 1807, in Milltown, East Goshen Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Emmor Moore Jr, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Hickman, was 21. He married Matilda Helene Eleanor Bowie on 15 April 1841, in Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1870. He died on 12 January 1873, in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States, at the age of 65.
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- Jos H Moore, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Hickman Moore - Published information: birth: 10 October 1807; Milltown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
- Joseph M Moore in entry for Eugène Soniat and Elvé Anna B. Moore, "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
Louisiana is the 18th state.
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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