Alice Jane Moon

Brief Life History of Alice Jane

When Alice Jane Moon was born on 31 July 1818, in Eccleston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Matthias Moon, was 42 and her mother, Alice Plumb, was 38. She married James Pulley on 4 February 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 21 November 1877, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Pulley
1823–1906
Alice Jane Moon
1818–1877
Marriage: 4 February 1846
James Franklin Pulley
1848–1933
Joseph Henry Pulley
1849–1924
David Alexander Pulley
1852–1940
Alice Jane Pulley
1855–1923
Jedediah Morgan Pulley
1857–1907

Sources (38)

  • Alice E Pullen in household of Jas Pullen, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Alice Moon, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Alice Jane Moon Pulley, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1825 · Museum of Lancashire

The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Mohan .

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Moyon in La Manche. Compare Mounce .

Americanized form of German Mohn or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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notes from the journal of hugh moon

The following are notes from Hugh Moons journal. Hugh Moon was born in Lanceshire, England August 5, at 10 o'clock in the morning in the year of our Lord, 1815. He was the fifth son of Mathias Moon(1 …

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