Mary Francis Moore

Brief Life History of Mary Francis

When Mary Francis Moore was born on 15 July 1836, in Boone, Indiana, United States, her father, Samuel John Moore, was 33 and her mother, Jane Utter, was 37.

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Family Time Line

Samuel John Moore
1803–1878
Jane Utter
1799–1871
Amanda J. Moore
1825–
Margaret Ann Moore
1826–
Margaret Malinda Moore
1826–
Harriet Ann Moore
1827–1911
Joseph Utter Moore
1828–1913
James Ellis Moore
1830–1922
Robert Cowdin Moore
1833–
Martha Sara Moore
1834–1916
Mary Ellen Moore
1836–1863
Mary Francis Moore
1836–
Samuel Houston Moore
1839–1872
William Augustus Moore
1840–1907
Serephina Moore
1844–1873

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    World Events (3)

    1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy

    The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.

    1846

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1863

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    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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