Category: Moore

Ruth Moore married Capt David Starr connecting the Moore family to the Starr family in Middletown CT

  • Captain David Starr

    Captain David Starr
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    Recently at the retirement activity center there was a display for Daughter’s of the American Revolution which got me thinking about my 6x great grandfather in the Starr line, Captain David Starr. David Starr was the only son of Thankful Griswold Starr and Thomas Starr, born 21 Mar 1738 in Salisbury, Connecticut. This is the…… Read more

  • Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut

    Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut

    Hidden away atop a hill surrounded by the bustling of trains and automobile traffic sits Riverside Cemetery in Middletown, Connecticut. And in this hidden 17th century burial ground lies many of the town’s first settlers, including many related directly or indirectly to me. There’s no sidewalk or parking lot for the cemetery and it’s surrounded…… Read more