Alexander Moores

Brief Life History of Alexander

When Alexander Moores was born on 22 September 1735, in Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Moores, was 46 and his mother, Mary Stretton, was 25. He married Elizabeth Macy on 1 March 1763, in Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 10 June 1772, in his hometown, at the age of 36, and was buried in Millbrook, Washington, Dutchess, New York, United States.

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Alexander Moores
1735–1772
Elizabeth Macy
1736–1790
Marriage: 1 March 1763
Alexander Moores
1758–1795
Rebecca Moores
1768–
Robert Moores
1772–1818
Reuben H Moores
1764–1835
Rebecca Moores
1766–1849
Elizabeth Moores
1766–1845

Sources (3)

  • Alexander Mooers, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Alexander Mooers, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Alexander Moores, "Find A Grave Index"

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Cheshire): variant of Moore , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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