Brief Life History of Amos Barton
When Amos Barton Moore was born on 13 December 1829, in Georgetown, Brown, Ohio, United States, his father, Andrew Johnson Moore, was 36 and his mother, Rebecca Curry, was 32. He married Cecilia Ambrozette Young on 2 July 1849, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Beaverhead, Montana, United States in 1910 and Alberta, Canada in 1911. He registered for military service in 1857. He died on 26 May 1912, in Reese Creek, Gallatin, Montana, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Reese Creek, Gallatin, Montana, United States.
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- Amos B Moore, "United States Census, 1900"
- Amos B Moore, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Amos Moore, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
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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Brief Life Sketch of Amos Barton Moore
Amos Barton was a Gallatin County Montana rancher and stock man. He served in the Montana Legislature in 1875.
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