Dorothy
LEARNED
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Born: 28 July 1715 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Dorothy married Elijah MOORE 19 July 1733 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elijah MOORE was born 14 March 1701 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA. Elijah died 17 November 1781 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Elijah was the child of Richard MOORE and Mary COLLINS.
Dorothy LEARNED died 4 December 1787 in Oxford, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
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Spouse & Children of Dorothy LEARNED
Elijah MOOREMarriage date: 19 July 1733
Marriage place: Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Elijah MOORE was the child of Richard MOORE and Mary COLLINS
Children of Elijah MOORE and Dorothy LEARNED
Abigail MOOREDied: 29 January 1789, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 171528 July 1715
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1733 Marriage / PartnerDorothy LEARNED and Elijah MOORE 19 July 1733, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
She was 17 years old.
1741 Birth of ChildAbigail MOORE was born 7 May 1741, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy was 25 years old.
1758 Marriage of ChildAbigail MOORE married 4 December 1758, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA to Jeremiah SHUMWAY
1781 Death of Spouse/PartnerElijah MOORE died 17 November 1781, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 17874 December 1787
Oxford, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 72.
Record added: 5/31/2026 5:23:11 PM
Last updated: 5/31/2026 5:25:34 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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