Brief Life History of Nickolaus
Nickolaus Moes was born on 14 March 1835, in Germany. He had at least 1 daughter with Margaretha Erpling. He died on 3 June 1900, in Bellwood, Butler, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Butler, Nebraska, United States.
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Family Time Line
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- Nikilaus Moes, "BillionGraves Index"
- Nickolaus Moes, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1835–1900 Male
1825–1895 Female
Children (1)
1861–1944 Female
World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 1
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
Age 17
1856
Age 21
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Gerda.
Dutch and North German: nickname, or metonymic occupational name for a cook or for someone who grows vegetables, from Middle Dutch moes ‘food, porridge, stewed vegetables’.
Dutch: shortened form of Moespot, a topographic or habitational name referring to a house called Moespot, from a word meaning ‘pan for cooking vegetables’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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