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Rev Thomas Gannett “T.G.” Moses

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Rev Thomas Gannett “T.G.” Moses

Birth
Eaton Center, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
1914 (aged 84–85)
Eastport, Washington County, Maine, USA
Burial
Eastport, Washington County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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"For fifteen years the pastor of the North Christian Ch in Eastport"

"Rev. T.G. Moses of Eastport, Maine, is very ill - not expected to recover. So writes Rev. Norman T. Headley. Bro. Moses has long held a place of trust among our people of New England. Bro Headley says the churches at Eastport and Lubec are largely the outgrowth of his labors. He has long been a leading citizen of Eastport.. May the Lord comfort the sufferer."(Herald of Gospel Liberty, Vol. 106)

"Thomas Gannett Moses, son of Cyrus, educated at Thornton Academy. Resided at Standish. Moved to Buxton about 1860. Licensed to preach by the York and Cumberland Christian Conference, Dec. 1862. Ordained at Kittery, Maine, June 15, 1863. Pastorates, Lubec, Eastport, Me and Franklin, N.H. He was New England Missionary, residence Skowhegan 1893-95. Pastor at York and Eastport, Me, until 1904, when he retired from active service. He m (1st) Dec 1, 1850, Ruth Sprague Smith, Standish, Me. (she b. Apr 26, 1827; d. Jan 6, 1878); (2nd) June 6 1880 Florence Della Higgins, Eastport Me (she b. Aug 5, 1852)." (Historical Sketches of John Moses of Plymouth)

In the 1900 U.S. Census, widower John Higgins, 87, born April 1813 in Maine, father born Mass., mother born Maine, was living on Third Street, Eastport, Maine, with clergyman son-in-law Thomas G. Moses, 71, born March 1828 in N.H., parents born Maine; daughter Florence D.Moses , 47, born August 1852 in Maine, parents born Maine; and daughter Louisa V. Moses, 44, born May 1856 in Maine, parents born Maine.
The Moseses had been married for 20 years and had no children.

In the 1880 U.S. Census, minister T.G. Moses, 52, born Canada, parents born Maine, was living in Eastport, Maine, with Florance, 28, born Maine, parents born Maine; milliner Addie, 28; store clerk Frank, 26; Willie, 21; Winfield, 19; and George H., 11, all born in Maine; and servant Mary Gifford, 28, born Maine, parents born Maine.

Marriages: In Eastport, 6 Jun 1880, Rev. Reed, Rev. T.G. Moses to Florence D. Higgins, both of Eastport. (Eastport Sentinel, June 16, 1880)

Deaths: In Eastport, 6 Jan. 1878, Ruth S., wife of Rev. T.G. Moses, 50y 7m (Eastport Sentinel, January 9, 1878)

In the 1870 U.S. Census, clergyman Thomas Moses, 41, born N.H., was living in Lubec, Maine, with Ruth, 42; Adda, 18; Frank, 17; Charles, 14; William, 11; Winfield, 9; and George, 1, all born in Maine.

Thomas married Ruth Smith on December 5, 1850 in Standish.

In the 1850 U.S. Census, farmer Cyrus Moses, 53, born Maine, was living in Standish, Maine, with Eunice, 51, born Maine; Tryphena, 27; joiner T.G., 21; shoemaker Wm. C., 19; and Eliza A. 17, all born in N.H.; and Alonzo, 14, born Maine.


He was the son of Cyrus Moses and Eunice Underwood.
"For fifteen years the pastor of the North Christian Ch in Eastport"

"Rev. T.G. Moses of Eastport, Maine, is very ill - not expected to recover. So writes Rev. Norman T. Headley. Bro. Moses has long held a place of trust among our people of New England. Bro Headley says the churches at Eastport and Lubec are largely the outgrowth of his labors. He has long been a leading citizen of Eastport.. May the Lord comfort the sufferer."(Herald of Gospel Liberty, Vol. 106)

"Thomas Gannett Moses, son of Cyrus, educated at Thornton Academy. Resided at Standish. Moved to Buxton about 1860. Licensed to preach by the York and Cumberland Christian Conference, Dec. 1862. Ordained at Kittery, Maine, June 15, 1863. Pastorates, Lubec, Eastport, Me and Franklin, N.H. He was New England Missionary, residence Skowhegan 1893-95. Pastor at York and Eastport, Me, until 1904, when he retired from active service. He m (1st) Dec 1, 1850, Ruth Sprague Smith, Standish, Me. (she b. Apr 26, 1827; d. Jan 6, 1878); (2nd) June 6 1880 Florence Della Higgins, Eastport Me (she b. Aug 5, 1852)." (Historical Sketches of John Moses of Plymouth)

In the 1900 U.S. Census, widower John Higgins, 87, born April 1813 in Maine, father born Mass., mother born Maine, was living on Third Street, Eastport, Maine, with clergyman son-in-law Thomas G. Moses, 71, born March 1828 in N.H., parents born Maine; daughter Florence D.Moses , 47, born August 1852 in Maine, parents born Maine; and daughter Louisa V. Moses, 44, born May 1856 in Maine, parents born Maine.
The Moseses had been married for 20 years and had no children.

In the 1880 U.S. Census, minister T.G. Moses, 52, born Canada, parents born Maine, was living in Eastport, Maine, with Florance, 28, born Maine, parents born Maine; milliner Addie, 28; store clerk Frank, 26; Willie, 21; Winfield, 19; and George H., 11, all born in Maine; and servant Mary Gifford, 28, born Maine, parents born Maine.

Marriages: In Eastport, 6 Jun 1880, Rev. Reed, Rev. T.G. Moses to Florence D. Higgins, both of Eastport. (Eastport Sentinel, June 16, 1880)

Deaths: In Eastport, 6 Jan. 1878, Ruth S., wife of Rev. T.G. Moses, 50y 7m (Eastport Sentinel, January 9, 1878)

In the 1870 U.S. Census, clergyman Thomas Moses, 41, born N.H., was living in Lubec, Maine, with Ruth, 42; Adda, 18; Frank, 17; Charles, 14; William, 11; Winfield, 9; and George, 1, all born in Maine.

Thomas married Ruth Smith on December 5, 1850 in Standish.

In the 1850 U.S. Census, farmer Cyrus Moses, 53, born Maine, was living in Standish, Maine, with Eunice, 51, born Maine; Tryphena, 27; joiner T.G., 21; shoemaker Wm. C., 19; and Eliza A. 17, all born in N.H.; and Alonzo, 14, born Maine.


He was the son of Cyrus Moses and Eunice Underwood.


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