Eunice Moore

Biography

Daughter of Obediah Owen and Christian Winchell. She married Benjamin Moore. (Evidence needed - she’s given the same death date as his wife, Eunice Phelps.)

In 1903 her tombstone was already broken into several pieces; and part of the information missing.

Family

The Pliny Moore Moor extended family genealogy < link >

2. Benjamin Moore

Benjamin Moore was born on December 5, 1693 and died on January 19,.1745 or 46 in Camp Briton. He married Eunice Owen of which no official record of the marriage has been found. It was stated in the Moore book that Rueben Moore, the grandson of Benjamin, left a record in his account book, dated March 3, 1784, in which he stated: "Noadiah Moore was b. in Simsbury, Conn., Nov 5, 1730. Noadiah was the son of Benjamin by Eunice Owen, his wife." The book states that the descendants of Noadiah had preserved this record in Champlain.

Benjamin's wife, Eunice Owen, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on August 8, 1696, and she was the daughter of Obadiah and Christian (Whinchell) Owen who were married September 21, 1693. Obadiah was the son of John Owen of Wales and he was born on December 25, 1624. He married Rebecca Wade on October 3, 1650, when he was 25 years old. Eunice died February 23, 1732 or 1733, at about the age of 37. She is buried in the Poquonock Cemetery. Another Moore genealogy states she died in Turkey Hills, Connecticut.

When Eunice died, she left behind a number of children, the oldest being 16 and the youngest a baby of less than two months. Daughters Eunice and Tabitha, who were 15 and 11, respectively, had a tremendous burden thrust upon them when their mother died. It was stated in the book that all of Eunice's children grew up to be honored and respected men and women.

In the book, it states that the next to the last record of Benjamin Moore is when he sold land in 1738. The last record is of his death in the British Army of the 11th Company of Connecticut at Cape Breton Island on January 19, 1745 or 1746, at about the age of 53.

Benjamin and Eunice had seven or 11 children. They were:

1. Benjamin Moore (July 2, 1717 - ) - born in Simsbury, Conn.
2. Eunice Moore (Dec 3, 1718 - ) - born in Simsbury, Conn.
3. Joseph Moore (July 21, 1720 - ) � b. in Simsbury, Conn., mar. Mary Stephens
4. Tabitha Moore (Aug 16, 1722 - ) - born in Simsbury, Conn., mar. Gibbs
5. Agnes Moore - married Henry Gains
6. Jemima Moore - married Enoch Palmer
7. Rueben Moore -
8. * Noadiah Moore (Nov 5, 1730 - July 21, 1786) - married Anna Loomis
9. Simeon Moore (Jan 6, 1732 - ) � b. in Windsor, married Hannah Barber

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Born: "Eunice dtr of Obediah" was born 8 Aug 1696 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.[1]

Married: Eunice Owen married Benjamin Moore. [2]

Death: Eunice passed away in 1732.[3]

Research Notes

Stiles, Henry R. The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut; including East Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks, and Ellington. 1635-1891. Volume II - Genealogies and Biographies p.545 (Hartford, Conn.:Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company, 1892) lists Eunice as a daughter of Isaac. However, the vital records list her as the daughter of Obediah Owen. Eunice was not named in Isaac Owen's Will.

Sources

1. Connecticut Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) (From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.) p. 212 Link at AmericanAncestors ($)]
2. Moore, H., Andrew Moore of Poquonock and Windsor, Conn. and His Descendants, Family 9, Journal Pub. Co., Lawrence, KS (1903) p. 5. < Archive.Org >
3. Find A Grave: Memorial #15905916 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15905916/eunice-moore
4. Genealogy of a branch of the Moore family; descendants of Deacon John Moore of Windsor, Conn by Moore, Edward Joseph, b. 1846. Page 9. < Archive.Org >
5. The Pliny Moore Moor extended family genealogy < link >