70 NATHANIEL H. MOORE, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASS. aged 77 years. She res. Mt. Clemens, now at Kichmond, Mich. Children b. Antrim, N. H. : I. Nathaniel Holmes Weston," b. Antrim, N. H., July 21, 1833; m., Dec. 29, 1854, Hannah Hoit, of Weare, N. H. Child: Willie Holmes Weston,' b. Goffstown, N. H., April 16, 1860; m., Feb. 29, 1888, Eva A. Fuller, of Chesterfield, Mich., and res. Pdchmond, Mich. They res. Jan., 1891, at Osceola, Mich. Child: Jessie May • Weston,' b. July 19, 1889; d. July 28, 1890. Mr. N. H. Weston removed to Detroit, where Mrs. Weston d. June 30, 1862. He m., second, 1871, Mrs. Lura (Smith) Moore, the divorced wife of Thomas W. Moore, Jr. She d. Marcli 19, 1889. Child by second marriage, Harvey Weston,' b. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 19, 1872. II. Leonard C. Weston,6 b. Dec. 13, 1834; d. Oct. 14, 1839. III. Harrison C. Weston,« b. Doc. 7, 1839; m.. May 4, 1872, Mattie A. Ketchum. He res. at La Crosse, Wis. Children: Fred Weston,' Frank Weston,' b. in Michigan, Feb. 10, 1874. IV. Clark W. W^eston," b. Dec. 8, 1842; d. Dec. 4, 1861. He was a soldier in Co. I, 9th Eegt. Mich. Vols., and d. of typhoid fever at West Point, Ky. V. George W. Weston,^ b. Aug. 4, 1846; m., Dec. 29, 1875, Jenny Bowman, of Chesterfield, Mich. Children: Charles C. Weston,' b. March 2, 1881; d. Oct. 18, 1881. Winifred J. Weston,' July 2, 1882. Clinton C. Weston,' b. Feb. 23, 1887. Mr. Weston res. Eichmond, Mich. a sash and blind manufacturer. ; 8. jSTathaniel Holmes Moore,^ b. Bedford, N. H., Dec. 24, 1812; m.. May 9, 1837, Jane Smith, at Bedford, N. H., and in 1846 removed to Cambridge, Mass., where she d. Jan. 0, 1847. He m., second, July 28, 1852, Susan E. Spencer, of Cambridge, Mass. He d, Nov. 25, 1880, at Manchester, N. H., to which he removed in 1876, and is buried in Cambridge. Children b. Cambridge, Mass. : I. Henry Holmes Moore," b. Feb. 23, 1856; m., Jemima Stewart, of <strong>Boston</strong>, Mass. Children: Elizabetli Marion Moore,' b. Man- chester, N. H., July 1, 1885. Walter Alexander Moore,' b. March 9, 1887. Lillian Stewart Moore,' b. Dec. 11, 1888; d. April 18, 1889. They res. in Manchester, N. H. II. Lizzie Spencer Moore," b. June 29, 1853; d. Dec. 1, 1863. III. Adelaide Frothingham Moore," b. Sept. 9, 1860; d. March 28, 1862. IV. Ida Weston Moore," b. March 6, 1863; m., June 15, 1887, Alpheus Gray, of Dover, N. H. ; res. Manchester, N. H. V. Ada White Moore,« b. March 6, 1863; m., June 10, 1888, William F. Brent, of Manchester, N. H. Children : Ford Spencer Brent,' b. Dec. 21, 1888. Percy Gray Brent,' b. March 12, 1890. Arthur Thompson Brent,' b. Dec. 8, 1891. 9. William Moore,'^ b. May 20, 1815; d. Oct. 20, 1880. He m. in 1836, Mary A. Kendall, of Merrimack, N. H. ; res. Bedford, N. H. ; was selectman in 1849, and a brick manufacturer. She d. Jan. 15, 1892, aged 77 years, 7 months, 22 days. Children b. Bedford : I. Martha Jane Moore," b. July 1, 1836; m. her cousin, William C, son of Daniel, who d. Aug. 16, 1854. She m., second, 1860, Aaron Q. Gage of Bedford, N. H. Children b. Bedford, N. H. : Carrie E. Gage,'b. Feb. 26, 1861; m., Oct 14, 1885, Andrew Mc- Dougall; res. Manchester, N. H. Cliild: Roy Gage McDougall," b. Feb. 3, 1891. Annie Gertrude Gage,' b. March 14, 1868. Mary Jane Gage,' b. July 28, 1870. Mr. Gage is superintendent res. Manchester, N. H. of the Horse Railway Co. ; II. Elizabeth Marion Moore," b. March 14, 18:^9; d. Dec. 20, 1841. III. Sarah Elizabeth Moore," b. Dec. 9, 1849; m., Dec. 24, 1873, George F. Barnard, of Bedford, N. H. res. ; Bedford, N. H. He has been selectman and representative. Children: Henry George Barnard,' b. Sept. 18, 1878. Alice Leone Barnard,' b. Oct, 7, 1883.
y- MARGAEET M. MOORE, OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. 71 IV. Estella M, Moore,o b. Dec. 15, 1854; m., Dec. 24, 1875, John W. Hoitt, of Golfstown, N. H. ; res. Goffstown, N. H. Child: Ralph Henry Hoitt,' b. June 26, 1888. 10. Martha Jane Moore,^ b. 1817; d. March 30, 1821. 11. Margaret Morrison Moore,« b. May 20, 1820; m., Dec. 29, 1842, Ephraim Wliite, of Londonderry, N. H. He was a brick maker in Plaistow, X. H., where he d. April 12, 1854, aged 51 years. Mrs. White m., second, May 2, 1865, Gamaliel Gleason, of Andover, Mass., and res. in Andover, Mass. He d. March 24, 1879. She d. Dec. 21, 1890, aged 70 years, 7 months, 1 day. Children: I. Moores Ephraim White,'' b. Bedford, N. H., Oct. 26, 1845; was a soldier in 1st N. H. Battery; res. Andover, Mass. II. George G. White," b. Plaistow, N. H., March, 1849; d. Jan. 5, 1851. III. Mary Ella White," b. Plaistow, N. H., Feb. 6, 18.}4; d. Cambridge, Mass., July 5, 1862. 12. Robert Cox Moore,^ b. May 20, 182:3; m. ISTov. 20, 1845, Jane Sweet- ser, of Ilooksett, N. H. She d. Sept. 9, 1887, aged 62 years. He lived in Plaistow and Manchester, N. IT., till 1851; res. Scranton, Penn. He d. Aug. 25, 1890. Children: I. Georgianna Moore," b. Plaistow, N. H., July 28, 1850; m., July 4, 1871, Levi S. Hackett, of Scranton, Penn., and res. there. Children: Burton Corbin Hackett,' b. Plymouth, Penn., June 25, 1872. Frank Day Hackett,' b. at Scranton, Penn., Feb. 26, 1874. II. Joseph Addison Moore," b. at Scranton, Penn., Dec. 29, 18.52; m., July 5, 1876, Josephine A. Snow, of Hartford, Penn.; res. Scranton, Penn., and removed to Binghamton, N". Y., April 1, 1891. Children b. Scranton, Penn.: Jessie M. Moore,' b. Feb. 27, 1877. Harry B. Moore,' b. March 15, 1880. Hattie Irene Moore, b. Sept. 25, 1892. III. Edward A. Moore,«b. Jan. 10, 1855; d. March 20, 1855. IV. Harry G. Moore," b. Jan. 20, 1869; d. June 15, 1869. V. Jennie Ruth Moore," b. Feb. 21, 1870; m.. May, 1888, Louis S. Shipman, of Scranton, Penn., and res. there. He is superintendent of a button manufactory. 13. David McGregor Moore," b. July 20, 1825; m., Aug. 9, 1851, Charlotte E. Questen, of Amesbury, Mass.; res. Lawrence, Mass. Children: I. Edward S. Moore," b. Bedford, N. H., Dec. 2, 1853; he m. Laura Anna Clark, of Lawrence, Mass., Sept 16, 1874; res. Lawi-ence, Mass. ; no children. II. Frank E. Moore," b. Bedford, Aug. 18, 18.55; d. Sept. 27, 1856. III. Marian Elizabeth Moore," b. Bedford, Aug. 13, 1857; m., 1880, George H. Chandler, of Manchester, N. H. ; res. Manchester, N. H. Child: Jenny Maud Chandler,' b. Nov. 24, 1884. IV. Ellen Gertrude Moore," b. Bedford, N. H.. Sept. 14, 1859; m., Nov. 4, 1886, Oscar Brown, of Lawrence, Mass. Children: Earnest Brown,7 b. July 21, 1887, at Lawrence, Mass. Elmer Ray Brown,' b. Aug. 28, 1889, at Lawrence, Mass. V. Elma A. Moore," b. Manchester, N. H., Sept. 5, 1863; d. July 4, 1865. VI. Martha Ann Moore," b. Manchester, N. H., Nov. 10, 1865. VII. Bertha Isabella Mopre," b. Manchester, N. IL, Aug. 26, 1873. 14. Albert' WaUacfe Moore, ^ res. Wasbiogton, D. C. ; the son by the S(^c- / ond wife of his father, Mrs. ^usan (Bowman) Wallace, widow of Thomas Wallace, She d. in Henniker in ISS.). 65. Janet Holmes,* daiigJiter of Susanna AHison and Lieiit. John Holmes, was b. 1782 or 1783; m. her cousin, Robert Holmes, son of Jonathan and Mary (Moore) Holmes of Londonderry, N. H. They went to Louisville, Ky., where they lived and died. She became insane in her last years. Children (two daughters died young) : 1. Robert Holmes, Jr." He was adopted by his great uncle, Robert li.
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