Brief Life History of Catherine
Catherine Moore was born in 1837, in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States as the daughter of John Moore and Julia. She married Curtis Battis on 24 September 1857, in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States in 1860. She died on 6 November 1880, in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in East Dorset, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States.
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- Kate Battis in household of Curtis Battis, "United States Census, 1880"
- Cathrin Moore Battis, "Find A Grave Index"
- Katherine in entry for Frank Battis and Maria A Kenney, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864 · St. Albans Raid
St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.
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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