Maker/Dealer
Moor
Lowell MA
USA
1939 - 1840
Only a Bb keyed bugle is known to exist today and is marked ‘Lowell’ so should date to c.1840.
1808 John S. Moor born in Manchester, NH on April 17th
1824 John marries Lucinda French in Canterbury, NH
1839 John S. Moor, musical instrument maker; Lowell, MA;
boards at Daniel Richardson’s
1840 John S. Moor, musical instrument maker at Oliver A.
Richardson’s gunsmith shop on Middle St., Lowell
1841 - 1855 John is listed as a gunsmith working for Richardson;
last name varies as Moor or Moore
1855 Census has him moved to Waltham, MA and working as a
watch maker
1865 still in Waltham as a watch maker
1880 still in Waltham, listed as a ‘gentleman’
1890 John dies on March 8th in Waltham; age 81
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