Individual Details

Moses Moon

(27 May 1803 - 5 Oct 1879)

Moses Moon was born in Brandon, Vt., May 27, 1803. He was married to Miss Dorcas Page Nov. 5, 1835, a native of the Green Mountain State, where she was born Feb. 16, 1803. A few months after their marriage, they came to this county and purchased the farm now owned by their son Page. They were the parents of four children, viz: Martha, Harriet, Maria and Page. Mr. Moon was a stone-cutter by trade, but, after his marriage, he for the most part followed farming. He was a quiet, unassuming man, never aspiring to any prominence, but devoting his entire time to the improvement of his farm and to making his home comfortable and pleasant. He was a strong anti-slavery man, and intimately connected with the "underground railroad" of Northern Ohio. He died Oct. 5, 1879, his wife Oct. 31, 1863.

Events

Birth27 May 1803Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont
Marriage5 Nov 1835Dorcas Page
Death5 Oct 1879Granger, Medina County, Ohio
BurialReid Hill Cemetery, Granger, Medina County, Ohio

Families

SpouseDorcas Page (1803 - 1863)
FatherJesse Moon (1774 - 1840)
MotherElizabeth Terry (1778 - 1870)
SiblingAsa Hopkins Moon (1794 - )
SiblingDaniel Moon (1798 - 1868)
SiblingDavid Moon (1801 - 1880)
SiblingSanford D. Moon (1806 - 1853)
SiblingElizabeth Moon (1808 - 1889)
SiblingMary Moon (1809 - 1902)

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