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Janet (Logan) Moore (1746 - 1818)

Janet Moore formerly Logan
Born in New Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and
Sister of and
Wife of — married about 1760 in New Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , and
Died at about age 72 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Biography

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Janet (Logan) Moore migrated from New England to Truro, Nova Scotia.
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Janet was born in 1746. She was only 14 when she married Hugh Moore (age 22) and sailed with his family to become part of the first wave of Township Grantees that founded Truro. Hugh and Janet received a tract of land for farming along the Salmon River. She had 8 children. She passed away in 1818.

Jennet Logan was born circa 1740[1]), the daughter of unknown parents.

Note: The surnames Moor and Moore are used interchangeably in these references.

In 1759, in Rockingham, Londonderry, New Hampshire, she married Hugh Moor, and they came to Truro Nova Scotia[2] [3] [4]

Their children[1] included:

  1. Mary, bom circa 1762, who married Michael Lovett Tucker, October 13th, 1785[5]
  2. Janet (Fanny), bom in Truro, March 28th, 1765[6], who married John Faulkner.
  3. Sarah, born March 3rd, 1769[7], who married Daniel McKenzie and lived to Pictou
  4. Robert, born in Truro, October 2, 1770[8], who married Margaret, daughter of William O'Brien and Lydia Harris, December 28th, 1797. He learned the wheelwright business from uncle, William Moor
  5. John, born in Truro, February 14th, 1772[9], who married Susannah Hunter Harris, daughtor of Dr. John Harris, June 7th 1803
  6. Elizabeth, born November 27th, 1773[10], who married John Dickson of Onslow Mountain, in November 1804.
  7. Hugh Jr, bom in Truro, May 20th, 1776[11], who married Margaret, daughter of Andrew O'Brien and Margaret Denny of Noel, October 20th, 1814[12]. He inherited his father's farm, whore he spent his life. He died January 11th, 1864, aged 88 years.
  8. Alice, born in Truro, August 27th, 1778[13]. She died unmarried, December 26, 1860, aged 82 years.

Jennet died in Truro November 28, 1818[1], and is buried in the Robie St Cemetery in Truro[14]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Historical and genealogical record of the first settlers of Colchester county down to the present time by Miller, Thomas, Published 1873; Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the National Library of Canada; Publisher Halifax, N.S. : A. & W. MacKinlay; Digitizing sponsor University of Alberta Libraries, Chapter 6, pages 126-129 covers the Moor family
  2. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives Census Returns, Assessment and Poll Tax Records 1767-1838; Census Returns, 1767-1787. Hugh Moor; Truro, Colchester County — 1770; Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 443 no. 33
  3. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives Census Returns, Assessment and Poll Tax Records 1767-1838; Poll Tax Records, 1791-1795; Hugh Moor; Truro, Colchester County — 1792; Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 444 no. 58
  4. ↑ Familysearch shows several family trees with this information
  5. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5V-5R2 : 5 December 2014), Hugh Moore in entry for Michael Lovit Tucker and Mary Moore, 13 Oct 1785; citing Truro,Colchester,Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 928,972.
  6. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5Y-W5L : 5 December 2014), Hugh Moore in entry for Fanny Moore, 28 Mar 1765; citing , TRURO, COLCHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 928,972.
  7. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5Y-WRC : 5 December 2014), Hugh Moore in entry for Sarah Moore, 03 Mar 1768; citing , TRURO, COLCHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 928,972.
  8. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLG6-5FV : 27 November 2014), Hugh Moore in entry for Robert Moore, 02 Oct 1770; citing , TRURO, COLCHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA, 02 Oct 1770, reference 2:16T0SN9; FHL microfilm 928,972.
  9. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLG6-5FD : 27 November 2014), Hugh Moore in entry for John Moore, 14 Feb 1772; citing , TRURO, COLCHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA, 14 Feb 1772, reference 2:16T0SKN; FHL microfilm 928,972.
  10. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5Y-W5V : 5 December 2014), Hugh Moore in entry for Elizabeth Moore, 27 Nov 1773; citing , TRURO, COLCHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 928,972.
  11. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLG6-5FF : 27 November 2014), Hugh Moore in entry for Hugh Moore, 20 May 1776; citing , TRURO, COLCHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA, 20 May 1776, reference 2:16T0SM3; FHL microfilm 928,972.
  12. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5V-RX1 : 5 December 2014), Hugh Moore in entry for Hugh Moore and Margaret O'Brien, 20 Oct 1814; citing Truro,Colchester,Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 928,972.
  13. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5Y-W5W : 5 December 2014), Hugh Moore in entry for Allice Moore, 27 Aug 1778; citing , TRURO, COLCHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 928,972.
  14. ↑ Findagrave Memorial #127150735
  • Miller, Thomas, "Historical and Genealogical Record of the First Settlers of Colchester County down to the present time," A. & W. MacKinlay, 1873, Chapter IX, pages 126-130.
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Sykes-2848 Cynthia Sykes
Morrison Logan-1 and Logan-7345 appear to represent the same person because: I regret that I did not find your Janet Logan and created a second one. I you look at Leonard Smith's book you will see that Janet Morrison was Hugh's mother and Janet Logan was his wife. Hugh's father was also named Hugh which is how the two get so easily confused:

Smith, Leonard H; Smith, Leonard H, Nova Scotia immigrants to 1867, (https://archive.org/details/novascotiaimmigr00smit_0/page/102/mode/1up?q=archibald viewed 19 July 2022) Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1882, p. 180-181, shows immigration of Janet Moore D. of Morrison and widow of Hugh from Londonderry N.H. to Truro 1760; Alice, D. of Hugh/Janet; Daniel S. of Hugh/Janet; Esther, D. of Hugh/Janet; Hugh, S. of Hugh/Janet, Janet Moore, Wife of Hugh, D. of widow Janet Logan; Margaret, D. of Hugh/Janet; William, S. of Hugh/Janet; Susanna (Long) wife of William Moore, all on (3:No. 370, manuscript 3 was the manifest from Charming Molly (p. 261) sailing from in May 1760 (p. 435)) Thanks, Cynthia

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