Peter Moor

Male16 March 1784–

Brief Life History of Peter

When Peter Moor was born on 16 March 1784, in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Muir, was 44 and his mother, Mary Ferguson, was 46.

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Family Time Line

James Muir
1740–
Mary Ferguson
1739–
Mary Muir
1761–
Margaret Moor
1763–
Katherine Muir
1765–
Mary Muir
1769–
Ann Muir
1771–1831
Thomas More
1777–
Peter Moor
1784–

Sources (2)

  • Petter More, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Petter More, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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World Events (8)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

Age 18

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1811 · The Tron Riot

Age 27

The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

1815

Age 31

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh: variant of Moore .

German: variant of Mohr .

Dutch (also De Moor): nickname for a man of swarthy complexion, from Middle Dutch moor ‘Moor’ (from Latin maurus), or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a Moor. Compare De Moor .

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

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