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'''Born:''' Hugh Moore
'''Born:''' Hugh Moore (sometimes spelled Moor)


::c. 1742
::c. 1742

Revision as of 03:40, 30 January 2015


Born: Hugh Moore (sometimes spelled Moor)

c. 1742
Londonderry, NH

Died: March 2, 1814

Buxton, ME

Spouse: Margaret Nesmith Moore

Children: Elizabeth Moore Ayer, Mary Moore Boynton, Margaret Moore Phinney, Jennet Moore Cochrane, Sarah Moore Heath, Jonathan S. Moore, Hannah Moore

Parents: James Moore 1 and Elizabeth Gregg Moore

Siblings: John Moore, James Moore, William Moore, Robert Moore, Janet Moore, Sarah Moore Perham, Elizabeth Moore, Mary Moore

Early Life

Education

Career

  • Captain in Continental Army

Accomplishments

Gwillim-Moore Genealogy says, "He and his wife moved to Buxton, ME, tradition saying, arrived on horseback the day of the battle of Lexington and Concord. He built a house there, which is now in the town of Standish, ME. On baking day,the Indian women were said to visit to get samples."

Health

Faith

"Hugh and his son, Jonathan, were instrumental in starting the Methodist church in that area. The first meetings were held in their home, until the church was built."