Brief Life History of Oliver
When Oliver Moore was born on 20 February 1796, in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Roswell Moore, was 34 and his mother, Lovina Phillips, was 27. He married Caroline Leonard on 28 October 1819, in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 2 May 1871, in Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- Oliver Moore, "United States Census, 1850"
- Oliver Moore, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Oliver Moore, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1805
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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