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Moore was born on July 15, 1779, in New York City at "Chelsea", his mother's family estate. He was the son of Benjamin Moore (1748–1816) and Charity (née Clarke) Moore (1747–1838). [2] At the time of Clement's birth Benjamin Moore was assistant rector of Trinity Church in Manhattan. He later became rector of Trinity and bishop of the ...
Clement Clarke Moore’s day job was weighty – and more spiritual – than a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer would indicate, however. From 1821 to 1850, he was a professor of Greek and ...
It is rumored that the famous poem "A Visit from St. Nicolas", (known more commonly as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"), by Clement Clarke Moore was written about this building for two reasons. The first reason was that Moore was the cousin of Mary Eliza, the wife of Constable Hall architect, William Constable Jr.
Clement Clarke Moore credit: New-York Historical Society; Other versions: This file has been extracted from another file: A Visit From St. Nicholas, by Clement C ...
The Moore Mansion in the family's Chelsea estate, painted by Moore aunt, Mary Clarke (née Moore) Ogden, in 1855. During the Civil War, Moore was a captain in the 20th Massachusetts Infantry in the Union Army. [10] After the war, he became a companion of the New York Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
This list of items as of August 20, 2021 is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2024. [note 1]This list includes only the highest price paid for a given card and does not include separate entries for individual copies of the same card or multiple sales prices for the same copy of a card.
Catherine Lucille Moore (January 24, 1911 – April 4, 1987) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, who first came to prominence in the 1930s writing as C. L. Moore. She was among the first women to write in the science fiction and fantasy genres (though earlier woman writers in these genres include Clare Winger Harris , Greye La ...
Moore read Southey's work and commented not only on the quality of his writing but also on their similar personal losses. Clement Clarke Moore and his wife lost their 6th child, daughter Emily, on April 19, 1828, age 6yrs and 6 days. His wife died on April 4th, 1830. Second eldest daughter, Charity, died on Dec. 14, 1830 at age 14.