James Moore (abt. 1841 - 1912)

Born about 18 Apr 1841 in Montreal, Canada East

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Died 21 Jan 1912 at about age 70 in Clinton, New York, United States

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Biography

James Moore was born on April 18, 1841 in Montreal, Canada East (present-day Quebec).^[1][2][3][4]

He was the son of John Moore and Martha Gray.^[1][5] According to family recollections, John Moore was born in England, and Martha Gray was of Scottish descent.^[5]

He was baptized on June 20, 1841 at the Wesleyan Methodist Congregation in Montreal, Canada East.^[1]

He converted to the Methodist Church when he was eighteen years old.^[2] According to family recollections, he was a very religious man and regularly preached at the school house in "The Woods".^[5]

He married Margaret Mandigo on March 31, 1861.^[2][6][4][5]

He died on January 21, 1912 at "The Woods", near Clinton Mills, Clinton, New York, United States.^[2][7][3] He is buried at Sheldon Hill Cemetery in Ellenburg, Clinton, New York.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Canada, Québec, registres des églises protestantes, 1763-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YSVL-GS9?cc=1929561&wc=M6X6-93D%3A224595301%2C224515302%2C224884001 : 21 May 2014), Montréal > Methodist Church of Canada > Baptisms, marriages, burials with index 1818-1842 > image 583 of 674; Archives Nationales du Québec-Montréal, Sainte-Foy (Quebec National Library and Archives, Sainte-Foy).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Obituary of James Moore (1841-1912). Image accessed via Kimberly Kelsey Family Tree, Ancestry.com. Original source cited: The Plattsburgh Sentinel. (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) Chronicling America « Library of Congress [Accessed 05/16/2008, cltj.] See image.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247962147/james-moore: accessed 14 April 2023), memorial page for James Moore (18 Apr 1841–21 Jan 1912), Find A Grave: Memorial #247962147, citing Sheldon Hill Cemetery, Ellenburg Depot, Clinton County, New York, USA; Maintained by Beverly Wilson (contributor 50390622).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1900 United States Census
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Isabelle Lockerby Wright, family history narrative, page II.
6. ↑ "Margaret (Mandigo) Moore," Chateaugay Record, 14 December 1934, p. 7. NYS Historic Newspapers (accessed 14 October 2021).
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: NY State Death Index, New York Department of Health, Albany, NY. Accessed on ancestrylibrary.com, April 2023. View Ancestry Record 61535 #1578049 (requires subscription). Transcription: "Name: James Moore; Death Date: 21 Jan 1912; Death Place: Clinton, New York, USA; Certificate Number: 745."

• Wright, Isabelle Lockerby. Family history narrative, dated January 1, 1971. A copy of it (possibly a typed transcription of a hand-written narrative?) is in possession of Tuli Bennett-Bose. See scanned document.

Census records:

• 1851 Canada Census, Canada East, population schedule, Beauharnois (district 1), Hemmingford (subdistrict 12), p.141, James Moore; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca, accessed 14 April 2023); LAC microfilm C-1112.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQL-T9S : 18 February 2021), James Moore in entry for John Moore, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8FF-FZ7 : 3 January 2021), James Moore, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZX-KLD : 14 January 2022), James Mooers, Clinton, Clinton, New York, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
• "New York State Census, 1892", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ9G-R8S : 20 October 2021), James Moore, 1892.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS6P-5VN : accessed 9 March 2021), James Moore, Clinton Township, Clinton, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 13B, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,018.
• "New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKMT-HN1 : 8 March 2021), James Moore, Clinton, E.D. 01, Clinton, New York; citing p. 20, line 18, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 863,413.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5Q7-N7P : accessed 9 March 2021), James Moore, Clinton, Clinton, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 9B, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 932; FHL microfilm 1,374,945.