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Kathleen A “Kate” Moore

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Kathleen A “Kate” Moore

Birth
Death
7 Feb 1899 (aged 103–104)
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.1712674, Longitude: -73.2267129
Plot
Unknown
Memorial ID
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Lighthouse Keeper at Black Rock Light, Connecticut, 1817-1879.

Father: Captain Stephen Moore
Mother: Amelia
Siblings: Mary and Alexander

Starting at age 12, Kate began helping her father with his duties as Lighthouse Keeper. She eventually became the official keeper and retired in 1879.

A great deal of information and photos are available regarding this fascinating woman at the Bridgeport Public Library.

U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959 - lists her first name as Kathleen. A census and a city directory spells her first name as Catherine.

Link to father and date and location of her death is from contributor #48923465.
Lighthouse Keeper at Black Rock Light, Connecticut, 1817-1879.

Father: Captain Stephen Moore
Mother: Amelia
Siblings: Mary and Alexander

Starting at age 12, Kate began helping her father with his duties as Lighthouse Keeper. She eventually became the official keeper and retired in 1879.

A great deal of information and photos are available regarding this fascinating woman at the Bridgeport Public Library.

U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959 - lists her first name as Kathleen. A census and a city directory spells her first name as Catherine.

Link to father and date and location of her death is from contributor #48923465.


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  • Created by: PJH / Angelbird
  • Added: Aug 11, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95165173/kathleen_a-moore: accessed ), memorial page for Kathleen A “Kate” Moore (1795–7 Feb 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95165173, citing Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by PJH / Angelbird (contributor 47451707).