Moses Peter Gordon III (1798 - 1877)

Born 5 Apr 1798 in Thompson Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States

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Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1877 at age 79 in Belfast Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Moses Gordon III was the grandson of Moses I and resided in Belfast Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. When Moses Peter GORDON was born on April 5, 1798, in Belfast, Pennsylvania, his father, John, was 34.

He married Mary Mollie PECK Gordon and they had eight children together. He then married Frances F (Fannie) PECK Gordon and they had six children together. His first wife Mary Peck was born November 30, 1797 and died October 12 1856. Fannie Peck his second wife was born in 1836 and died in 1896.

He died on September 16, 1877, having lived a long life of 79 years, and was buried in the Peck Cemetery in Belfast Township on what is now [1965] the Bernard Barnhart farm. A monument was erected in his memory by his son David Gordon.

Moses III was twice married. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Birth

Given Name: Moses Peter.

Surname: Gordon.

Suffix: III. ^{[5] [4] [9] [1] [2] [3] [7] [12]}

Birth Date: 5 APR 1798. ^{[6] [11]}

Birth Place: Belfast, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States. ^{[5] [4] [9] [2] [3] [7] [12]}

Siblings

John GORDON Elizabeth (Betsy) GORDON James GORDON Sally GORDON William GORDON

Marriage

Belfast Twp. ^[7]

Children

Children of Mary Mollie PECK Gordon 1797–1856

Peter S Gordon 1824–1900

Susanne GORDON Bishop 1828–1920

William M GORDON 1830–1908

Job GORDON 1833–1910

Henry GORDON 1835–1913

David Edgar Daniel Gordon Sr 1837–1923

Rachel GORDON Kirchner 1839–1902

Elizabeth (Eliza) GORDON Shives 1841–1900

Children of Frances (Fannie) PECK Gordon 1836–1896

Mary Jane (Jennie) GORDON Snyder 1859–1932

Moses GORDON IV 1861–1940

John Gordon 1864–1929

Margaret GORDON Souders (Sowders, Sowers) 1865–1956

Amanda GORDON Snyder 1871–1953

Mary GORDON Knabel 1874–1932

Residence

1840 Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[1]

1850 Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania. ^[2]

1860 Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[3]

1870 Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[4]

Death

Date: 16 SEP 1877. Belfast Twp, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. ^{[6] [11][5] [9] [7]}

Buried: Peck Cemetery. Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^{[9] [10]}

• Fact: Burial Peck Cemetery, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 445; Page: 392; Family History Library Film: 0020538
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1789751 (accessed 22 January 2022)

   Name	Moses Gordon
   Home in 1840 (City, County, State)	Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania
   Free White Persons - Males - Under 5	2
   Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9	2
   Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19	1
   Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49	1
   Free White Persons - Females - Under 5	1
   Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14	1
   Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19	2
   Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49	1
   Persons Employed in Agriculture	2
   Free White Persons - Under 20	9
   Free White Persons - 20 thru 49	2
   Total Free White Persons	11
   Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves	11

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Source: 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Repository: Ancestry.com 22 AUG 2016 Time: 21:25:35 Year: 1850; Census Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_783; Page: 69B; Image: 141
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Source: 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Repository: Ancestry.com 22 AUG 2016 Time: 21:25:36 Year: 1860; Census Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1113; Page: 184; Image: 188; Family History Library Film: 805113
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Source: 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record Repository: Ancestry.com 22 AUG 2016 Time: 21:25:35 Year: 1870; Census Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Birth date: abt 1798 Birth place: PA Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Source: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: Ancestry.com 22 AUG 2016 Time: 21:25:36 Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=102
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Title: Source NOTEABBR Source Bob McKinley youghrtl AT westol.com
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Repository: Ancestry.com 22 AUG 2016 Time: 21:25:37 Birth year: 1798; Birth city: Belfast Twp; Birth state: PA
8. ↑ Title: Internet download-FamilySearch.org NOTEABBR Internet download
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4} Source Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=GOR&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=40&GScntry=4&GSsr=2921&GRid=76480650& Repository: Ancestry.com 22 AUG 2016 Time: 21:25:32  :
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} THE GORDON FAMILY of Fulton County Pennsylvania (Since 1775 A. D.). Page 15.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Title: Source NOTEABBR Source Hilda E. Schriver, HC81, Box 156, Needmore, Pa. 17238-9511
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: Ancestry.com 22 AUG 2016 Time: 21:25:29
13. ↑ Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Repository: Ancestry.com 22 AUG 2016 Time: 21:25:37 Birth year: 1798; Birth city: Belfast Twp; Birth state: PA

• Find A Grave: Memorial #76480650 : accessed 20 March 2017, memorial #76480650 for Moses Peter Gordon, III (1798 - 1877)