Elizabeth Moore

25 February 1821–3 December 1893 (Age 72)
Beaminster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Moore was born on 25 February 1821, in Beaminster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Moore, was 39 and her mother, Mary Pomeroy, was 36. She married Mark Hann Halsey on 1 April 1847, in Beaminster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 3 December 1893, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Horsnell Mumford
1829–1917
Elizabeth Moore
1821–1893
Marriage: 8 November 1860
Gideon Moore Halsey Mumford
1848–1916
Thomas Moore Mumford
1861–1937
John William Mumford
1864–1951
Elizabeth Ann Mumford
1866–1949

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 November 1860Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1823
    Age 2
    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
    1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
    Age 12
    The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
    1843
    Age 22
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Moor
    Morrell
    Moores
    McMoore
    Mur
    Murzyn
    More
    Morrin
    Mauro
    Moresco
    Morey
    Morris
    Moro
    Seymour

    Sources (26)

    • Elizabeth Smith in entry for Harriet Smith, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    • Elizabeth Mumford in household of Thomas Mumford, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Elizabeth Smith in entry for Lesslie Anderson and Sarah Smith, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

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