Moses Foote

Moses Foote
BIRTH
4 Aug 1734
Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
DEATH
9 Feb 1819 (aged 84)
Clinton, Oneida County, New York, USA
BURIAL
Old Clinton Burying Ground
Clinton, Oneida County, New York, USA
MEMORIAL ID
120105594 · View Source

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In March 1787, Moses Foote led six to seven families to settle in what is now Clinton. He was born August 4, 1734 in Waterbury, Connecticut (now part of Plymouth) and died February 9, 1819 in Clinton and is interred in an unmarked grave in the Old Burying Ground.

Twice married Foote first took Thankful Bronson as his bride, but she died after only one year. Then Foote married Amy Richards who came to Clinton with him. Moses had nine children including sons, Ira, Luther, and Bronson who came to Clinton with him.

Various histories have described Foote as six feet tall, of powerful frame, having great nervous force, self-reliant, a natural leader, capable of great endurance, and a model pioneer. Having perseverance, ingenuity, a strong Calvinist God-fearing belief, and "Yankee Pluck" were attributed to Foote and the other early settlers.

Foote served in the American Revolution as a Lieutenant in the 1st regiment of Col. James Wadsworth and as Captain in the 25th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers.

Starting at age 53 he led the early Clinton community for its first 32 years, dying at age 84. He built a house on the corner of Williams and College streets, today's McHarris Gifts, and later ran a tavern across the street where Hemstrought's is today.

--Clinton Historical Society