Married CHARITY HALLETT 1685 – 1758 on 1 Apr 1705 in Newtown, Long Island, NY; parents of:
Samuel MOORE III 1709 – 1767
Charity MOORE 1713 –
Sarah MOORE 1714 – 1800
William MOORE 1716 – 1752
Mary MOORE 1719 –
JOHN MOORE 1721 – 1806
Nathaniel MOORE Sr 1723 – 1802
Augustine MOORE 1724 – 1767
Pelatiah MOORE 1726 – 1773
Elizabeth MOORE 1729 – 1803
His brother Benjamin Moore was the great grandfather of Clement Clarke Moore who wrote "A Visit from St. Nicholas", more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" and " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line. The poem, "arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American", was first published anonymously in the Troy, New York, Sentinel on December 23, 1823, and was reprinted frequently thereafter with no name attached and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who acknowledged authorship in 1837.
Contributed by janicet (#47361005).
Married CHARITY HALLETT 1685 – 1758 on 1 Apr 1705 in Newtown, Long Island, NY; parents of:
Samuel MOORE III 1709 – 1767
Charity MOORE 1713 –
Sarah MOORE 1714 – 1800
William MOORE 1716 – 1752
Mary MOORE 1719 –
JOHN MOORE 1721 – 1806
Nathaniel MOORE Sr 1723 – 1802
Augustine MOORE 1724 – 1767
Pelatiah MOORE 1726 – 1773
Elizabeth MOORE 1729 – 1803
His brother Benjamin Moore was the great grandfather of Clement Clarke Moore who wrote "A Visit from St. Nicholas", more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" and " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line. The poem, "arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American", was first published anonymously in the Troy, New York, Sentinel on December 23, 1823, and was reprinted frequently thereafter with no name attached and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who acknowledged authorship in 1837.
Contributed by janicet (#47361005).
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