John B. Moore

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Merrimack and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire Biographies

John B. Moore, a prosperous dairy farmer of Plainfield, Sullivan County, N.H., son of Hiram and Ruby (Silloway) Moore, was born in this town, April 9, 1849. His great - grandfather, William Moore, who was a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, emigrated to America early in the eighteenth century, and became one of the first settlers in Pembroke, N.H. He was a Deacon of the Congregational church.
John B. Moore completed his education at the Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, and assisted in carrying on the home farm until he was twenty-one. He then leased a farm for a time; and later, purchasing one of the Spencer farms, he carried it on for eight years, or until buying the Underhill property, where he now resides. He is a practical and industrious farmer, tilling the soil to some extent, but giving his principal attention to the dairy. He is Steward of the grange in this town: Politically, he is a Republican.
Mr. Moore married Elizabeth Pardy, who was born in Plattsburg, N.Y., July 7, 1852, daughter of John Pardy, of that town. Mr. and Mrs. Moore have had two children-Bessie, born April 11, 1876; and Nellie, born in May, 1878, who died in infancy. Bessie Moore attended Kimball Union Academy, and shortly after graduating she married Almener Merrihew, of Plattsburg.
Mr. Moore inherits from his ancestors considerable musical ability, and for several years has sung in the choir of the Congregational church at Meriden. He has in his possession a Bible, which was brought from Ireland by his great-grandfather, and is said to be over two hundred years old, an interesting and valuable family relic and heirloom.


1850 Plainfield, Sullivan County, NH
Hiram Moore 1806
Ruby 1805
Mary 1831
Betsey 1833
Fannie 1834
Sarah 1837
Sylvia 1837
William 1840
Delia 1843
George 1846
John B. 1849

1860 Plainfield, Sullivan County, NH
Hiram Moore age 58
Ruby 54
Betsey 26
Sarah 23
Sylvia 23
William 20
Delia 17
George 14
John B. 11

1870 Plainfield, Sullivan County, NH (surname corrupted)
Hiram MORSE
Rhoda (sic)
Sarah 1837
John 1849

1880 Plainfield, Sullivan County, N.H
John B. Moore age 31 (1849 NH)
Elizabeth M. age 27 (1853 NY)
Bessie F. age 4 (1876 NH)

1900 Plainfield, Sullivan County, N.H
John B. Moore 1850
no listing for Elizabeth or Bessie

1910 Plainfield, Sullivan County, NH
John B. Moore 65 1845 NH; widowed and living alone

1920 Plainfield, Sullivan County, N.H
John B. Moore 1850 (HOH)

1930 census - no listing

John married Mary Elizabeth Pardy, daughter of John Pardy and Phebe Havens. (Mary Elizabeth Pardy was born on 7 Jul 1852 in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York and died on 2 Mar 1918.)