Brief Life History of James Francis
James Francis Moore was born on 28 December 1901, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. He married Catherine Agnes Fitzgerald on 13 June 1923, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States in 1950 and East Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States in 1977. He died in March 1960, at the age of 58, and was buried in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
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- James A Moore, "United States Census, 1950"
- Moore, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- James Francis Moore, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
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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