Deacon John Moore House

Deacon John Moore House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location:	37 Elm Street, Windsor, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41°51′5″N 72°38′45″W / 41.85139°N 72.64583°W / 41.85139; -72.64583Coordinates: 41°51′5″N 72°38′45″W / 41.85139°N 72.64583°W / 41.85139; -72.64583
NRHP Reference#:	77001416[1]
Designated NHL:	August 29, 1977

The Deacon John Moore House is a historic home in Windsor, Connecticut.

John Moore was the son of Thomas Moore. Both men were born in England and moved to Windsor. They arrived from England on a ship called the Mary and John and landed in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 with two prominent ministers of the time, John Maverick and John Warham. ^[2] In 1635, part of the group moved to Windsor, Connecticut, but the Moores remained in Dorchester until 1639.

In 1651, John Moore was ordained a deacon. He was made deputy governor of Connecticut under John Winthrop. Moore had one son named John Moore Jr, and four daughters: Elizabeth Moore (married to Nathaniel Loomis); Abagail Moore (married to Thomas Bissell); Mindwell Moore (married to Nathaniel Bissell); and Hannah Moore (married to John Drake Jr.). ^[3]

In addition to being a deacon, John Moore was also a successful woodworker. He was, and still is, known for using the foliated vine design, which depicts vines and blossoms carved in shallow relief with flat surfaces. There was a network of families in Windsor who dominated the woodworking trade, and John Moore was considered to be at the center. ^[4]

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ First Church Dorchester Atheneum, 26 November 2006
3. ^ William Richard Cutter, ed (1912). Genealogical and family history of western New York: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation,. 2. Lewis Historical Publishing Co.. p. 690. http://books.google.com/books?id=mMQLAAAAYAAJ. 
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