Michael (Mohr) More (1772 - 1840)

Born 24 May 1772 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Lewis) More — married 7 Feb 1796 in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1840 at age 68 in Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Michael Mohr was born in 1772, and he was baptized on 24 May 1772, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was married in 1796 to Jane Lewis, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, by Elias Wickoff, J.P.

He lived during the time (1816) of the "year without a summer" due to the cold summer weather caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora volcano the previous year. "On June 25, 1816, The Franklin Repository in Pennsylvania reported that snow blanketed the area. Around the same time, The Evening Post in New York described freezing temperatures and nearly a foot of snow. Farm animals in Vermont succumbed to the freezing temperatures as long-time residents said they’d never seen anything like it!" "As fall approached, the Hartford Courant noted that 1816 would go down in history because there had been frost every month of the year. European papers complained that constant rains had ruined crops and created a famine."

He passed away 01 June 1840, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

Sources

• "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FV-TXH : 12 December 2014), Michael Mohr, ; citing CORPORATION OF ZION,NEW GERMANTOWN,HUNTERDON,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 974 B2N V. 31-34.

• "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VW5V-X38 : 12 December 2014), Michael More and Jane Lewis, 07 Feb 1796; citing Hunterdon, New Jersey, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 807,007.

• "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VW5L-TGC : 12 December 2014), Michael More and Jane Lewis, 07 Feb 1796; citing Hunterdon, New Jersey, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 818,212.