Brief Life History of Jesse
When Jesse Moore was born on 2 February 1811, in Nelson, Kentucky, United States, his father, William M. Moore, Sr, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Calvert, was 26. He married Hannah Davis on 20 December 1830, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and South Carrollton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 October 1894, in Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States.
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- Jesse Moore, "United States Census, 1870" Muhlenberg, Kentucky
- Jesse Moore, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Jesse Moore, "Find A Grave Index" Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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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