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William Moore (b. 1876, d. 26 Jan 1947)
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William Moore (son of Samuel Robert Moore* and Margaret Ann Montgomery*)1272, 1273 was born 1876 in Canada, and died 26 Jan 1947 in Charleston, Vermont.He married Myrtie Melvina Thompson, daughter of Robert Thompson and Ruth.
Notes for William Moore:
William was also born in Durham and raised on the Farm. He married Myrtie Melvina Thompson in Island Pond. Myrtie was also born in Canada in 1881. On September 29, 1902 Myrtie gave birth to their first child, Bernard (Bernie). In May 1903 Will and Myrtie moved to Brighton, Ma.. There Will took employment as an MBTA driver for awhile, and then became a Boston Police officer. On May 23, 1905 their second child, Helsey, was born but died ten months later on March 31, 1906. On March 31, 1908 Myrtie and Will had a daughter, Ruth, but, as Helsey had, she died thirteen months later on April 20, 1909. On January 20, 1916, Ila Beatrice was born.
In late 1919, while attempting to stop an armed holdup of a Commonwealth Ave gas station, Will was shot. It was while he was recovering from the wounds in the hospital that he signed the strike agreement of the Boston Patrolman’s Assoc. He, along with the entire union, was fired. On February 5, 1920, a daughter, Dorothy (Dottie), was born. Soon after the birth of Dottie, Will contracted Rheumatic Fever. He was in and out of hospitals for the next two years. He worked now as a night watchman for a Boston garage, where he remained for ten years.
During the late 1930’s, Will’s brother Jim had purchased the “Gray Farm” in Charleston, Vermont for his son Montgomery. Not being a farmer, Monty declined. Jim then asked Will to manage the farm and he agreed. In 1945, Will had a serious stroke while working the fields, and on January 26, 1947 he died after another stroke. Will had become a naturalized citizen in 1908.
More About William Moore:
Date born 2: 1876, Island Pond, Vermont.1274, 1275
Date born 3: 1876, St. Felix De Kingsey Quebec.1275
Burial: Unknown, Lakeside Cemetery Island Pond Vt.
Died 2: 19471276, 1277
Died 3: 1947, Island Pond Vt.1277
Record Change: 09 Dec 2004
Children of William Moore and Myrtie Melvina Thompson are:
- Helsey Moore, b. 23 May 1905, Brighton, Ma1277, d. 01 Mar 1906, Brighton, Ma1277.
- Ruth Margaret Moore, b. 31 Mar 1908, Brighton, Ma1277, d. 20 Apr 1909, Brighton, Ma1277.
- +Bernard C Moore, b. 29 Sep 1902, Brighton, Ma, d. 11 Nov 1966, Quincy, Mass.
- Ila B Moore, b. 20 Jan 1916, Brighton, Ma, d. 10 Jul 2004, Millis, Mass.
- +Dorothy M. Moore.