Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Moore was born about June 1770, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, Matthew Moore, was 32 and his mother, Letitia Dalton, was 28. He lived in Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States in 1850. He died on 19 October 1855, in Madison, Alabama, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States.
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- Edward Moore, "United States Census, 1830"
- Nicholas. Court Records, Deed Books 1824–1836, Death Records 1852–1862, Marriage Records 1821–1862, Genealogy Records 1852–1862, Property Records 1824–1836, Birth Records 1852–1862, Will Records 1821–1851, Family Bible Records 1852–1862 | Perry. Deed B...
- Edward Moore, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
North Carolina is the 12th state.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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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