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Lucy Richards Prescott	see FAMILY TREE
Born: 17 Apr 1820 Windsor, Windsor, VT Married: 11 Nov 1847 Windsor, Windsor, VY Died: 15 Aug 1902 Rochester, Monroe, NY FATHER Samuel Prescott MOTHER Mary Pettes  HUSBAND Edward Mott Moore CHILDREN 1.  Mary Pettes Moore      b. 6 Sep 1848      d. Bef. 15 Mar 1919  2. Edward Mott Moore      b. 25 Aug 1850      m. Clara Amelia Durand      m. Aug 1886 Leontine Culver      d. 5 Apr 1918

3. Lindley Murray Moore
     b. 19 Mar 1852
     m. 4 Oct 1905 Sheridan Emerson
     d. 18 Oct 1909

Lucy Richards Prescott
by Chase Brooke
Oct 2023

Lucy Richards Prescott was born 17 Apr 1820 in Windsor, VT.  (1) Lucy's father, Samuel Prescott, died when she was two years old and her mother, Mary Pettes,  remarried to Jabez Sargeant when Lucy was thirteen. Sometime in her early 20's Lucy met Dr. Edward Mott Moore. He was a doctor from Rochester, NY who had been "elected professor of surgery in the medical college at Woodstock. VT., where till 1854, he passed a couple of months of each year." (2)  They married in Windsor, VT on 11 Nov 1847 when she was twenty seven and he was thirty three.  (3)  According to the obituary on Lucy, after their marriage in VT, Dr. and Mrs. Moore made their journey to this city (Rochester) in a stage coach, for railroads were then in their infancy.  Upon their arrival here they roomed in the old Eagle hotel before moving to 5 Elizabeth Street. (4)  This was the home of Edward's parents, Lindley and Abigail Moore. (5)  They probably commuted back and forth between Rochester and Vermont. In the 1850 census Lucy was listed as living in the home of her step father in Windsor, VT as well as living with her husband in Rochester, NY. (6) And, their 2nd child, Edward Mott Moore, was born in Vermont in 1850. (7) They had eight children, six of which lived to adulthood. She strongly believed in rewarding her children for good behavior rather than punishing them. Every evening she rewarded them with the appropriate number of kisses as determined by their behavior for the day. Abbie, being the only girl, strived to be perfect and mostly got her 10 kisses every night. However, the boys were a little more mischievous.
 Her youngest daughter, Charlotte Lucy Moore died on 15 Apr 1863 just short of her second birthday and her mother, Mary Pettes, was staying in their home in Rochester when she died  three months later on 15 Jun 1863.
Lucy Prescott Moore was a life long communicant of St. Luke's Episcopal church. (4) Edward Mott Moore remained a staunch Quaker. They were married for fifty-four years. And, they were both listed in St. Luke's burial records. (8) She was an omnivorous reader and was well versed in French literature as well as English and American.  During the last 5 years of her husband's life, when he was weary of his labors and ill, she would read aloud to him.  Scott and the elder Dumas were their favorites.  (4)  They died within five months of each other in 1902. Edward Mott Moore wrote his will on 14 Dec 1901 and died 3 Mar 1902.  Lucy Prescott Moore wrote her will on 29 Mar 1902 (9) and died five months later on 15 Aug 1902.  They were buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY. (10)

Sources 

(1) Her obituary in the Post Express states her date of birth as April 17, 1820 in Windsor, VT with her parents being Samuel Prescott, an Englishman by birth, and Mary Pettes of Windsor, VT

(2)  Obituary of Edward Mott Moore in  Rochester Herald Tuesday March 4 1902   See copy of Obituary

(3) Married: 11 Nov 1847 Windsor, Windsor, VT

Marriage Record

Vermont Journal, Windsor, VT Fri. Nov. 12, 1847  "On the 11th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Saltmarsh, E. M. Moore, M. D., of Rochester, N. Y. to Miss Lucy Richards Prescott, of this place."

(4) Obituaries

Obit from Rochester Union Advertiser, Aug 15, 1902		Lucy Prescott, widow of the late Edward M. Moore, died this morning at the family residence, No. 74 South Fitzhugh street.  Her death occurred after a brief illness, and will prove to be a shock to her many friends, and acquaintances, to whom she had endeared herself on account of the many estimable qualities she possessed.  At the time of her death Mr. Moore was in her eighty-third year.  She was born at Windsor, Vermont. in 1820.  Her father, Samuel Prescott, was of English birth, and her mother was Mary Pettes of Windsor, Vt.  On November 11, 1847, she was united in marriage to the late Dr. Edward M. Moore, and had resided in Rochester continually ever since.  Mrs. Moore possessed a happy disposition, which attracted to her a wide circle of friends.  She was a woman who devoted the greater part of her time to her family, and was a great believer in out of door life for her children.  On this account, many years before Ontario Beach was thought of, she was in the habit of spending the summer with her sons and daughters, camping on the shores of Lake Ontario.  The site of their camp was located near the present Moore summer home at Ontario Beach.  The deceased was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church for over a half century, and was always actively interested in the charitable affairs of that congregation. During Mrs. Moore's residence here Rochester increased from a small sized city to be the third largest in New York State.  After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Moore boarded at the old Eagle Hotel, which site is now occupied by Powers building.  Afterward the couple lived on Elizabeth street, the site of which is now occupied by a large commercial building.  Ever since 1860 Mrs. Moore had resided at the family residence in South Fitzhugh street. The deceased was a mother of eight children, six of whom survive her.  They are: Miss Mary P. Moore, Dr. Edward M. Moore, L. Murray Moore, Dr. Richard M Moore and Samuel P. Moore, all of this city, and Frederick P. Moore of Pittsburgh, Pa; also one sister, Mrs. Searcy of Yonkers, N. Y.  The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock from the house.  Burial will be private..
Obituary of Lucy Prescott Moore from The Post Express, Friday Afternoon, August 15, 1902		Mrs. Lucy P. Moore widow of Dr. Edward Mott Moore Dead One of Rochester's Foremost Women After an illness of ten days, in the course of which she had rallied and was once thought to be convalescent, Mrs. Lucy Prescott Moore, widow of the late Dr. Edward Mott Moore, suffered sudden relapse last night and died at an early hour tis morning at the family residence 75 South Fitzhugh street, aged 82 years. During the autumn of her husband's life Mrs. Moore was his constant companion and tender nurse, and though venerable herself, possessed remarkable vitality. When her husband died on March 3rd  last, a change became apparent and she speedily lost ambition and strength and her life slowly faded away. Lucy Prescott Moore was born in Windsor, Vt., on April 17, 1820. Her parents were Samuel Prescott, an Englishman by birth, and Mary Pettes of Windsor.  She spent her early life in the little Vermont town in the shadow of the Green mountains, receiving her early education there.  It was there in 1847 that she married Dr. Moore, then a young practicing physician of this city, but who became later one of the prominent figures in his profession in the country. Dr. and Mrs. Moore made their journey to this city in a stage coach, for railroads were then in their infancy.  Upon their arrival here they roomed in the old Eagle hotel, where the Powers building now stand, for three years.  They began housekeeping at 5 Elizabeth street, at that time the center  of  the social life of the city.  After living there for ten years, they moved to 74 South Fitzhugh street, which became the homestead. She made her first trip to Europe when more than 70 years old, and nine years ago, when 73 years old, she and her husband made a tour of Mexico.  Mrs. Moore was one of the first residents of this city to appreciate the benefits of  Ontario beach as a recuperating ground in summer, and when her children were young she made daily trips there in a carriage with them, utilizing tents as a shelter and vacation home. Mrs. Moore was a life long communicant of St. Luke's church.  She was an omnivorous reader and was well versed in French literature as well as English and American.  During the last 5 years of her husband's life, when he was weary of his labors and ill, she would read aloud to him.  Scott and the elder Dumas were their favorites. Of eight children, six survive her.  They are Miss Mary Pettes Moore, L. Murray Moore, Dr. E. M. Moore, Samuel P. Moore, Dr. Richard Moore of Rochester and Fred P. Moore of Pittsburg, Pa.  The funeral arrangements have not been completed.

(5) Adam and Ann Mott, by Thomas Cornell, 1890 pp 165
These were the flush times of real estate Speculation of 1834-5-6, and when in 1835, there came to Lindley M. Moore an offer of $100 per acres for the beautiful farm of 170 acres, which half a dozen years before he had bought for $30 per acres, he consented to sell, and in the summer of 1836 Lindley M. Moore and the same family that he had brought into the log house on “Pomona Hill” six years before, removed into a roomy house, No. 5 Elizabeth Street, in the City of Rochester

(6) 1850 census records
1850 census Windsor, VT
household of Jabez Sargeant (her step-father)
Lucy R. P. Moore aged 30
Mary P. Moore, aged 2

1850 census Rochester, NY

Edward M Moore, aged 36
Lucy P. Moore, aged 30
Mary P. Moore, aged 1

(7) 1860. 1870. 1880, 1900 and 1910 census records all record he was born in Vermont

(8) St. Luke's burial records

(9) Last Will and Testament of Lucy P Moore I Lucy P. Moore, of Rochester, N. Y., do hereby declare the following to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. First. I give and devise to my daughter Marry Pettes Moore, the house and lot in the city of Rochester, where I now reside, known as No. 74 South Fitzhugh street. I also give & bequeath to my said daughter all the personal property in said house of which I die possessed except the pictures, which I direct my executors, hereinafter named, to divide equally among all my children, after consulting with them. Second. All the rest, residue and remainder of my property, real and personal, I hereby give, devise and bequeath to my said executors in trust nevertheless, to receive the increase, rents and profits thereof, and to sell in such manner, at such time and at such prices as to them may seem for the best interest of my estate, and to divide the proceeds thereof equally among all my children, my son Murray excepted, the issue of a deceased child to take the parent's share. I do not desire my son Murray to share in the division of my said estate for the reason that his father, from whence I derived this property, advanced to him more than his share of the estate would have amounted to had it been divided among all his children. Third. I hereby appoint my three sons, Edward Mott, Richard Mott and Samuel Prescott, to be the executors of this my Last Will and Testament, and direct that they shall not be required to give bonds for the execution of their duties as such executors. If, for any reason, any one or more of my said executors shall renounce the appointment, or by reason of incapacity, or death, shall fail or cease to act as such executor, the others or other, shall have full power to carry out the provisions of this will. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 29th day of March, 1902 Lucy P. Moore

Will    page 1

Will   page 2

Will   page 3

(10)  Buried: Mt Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY

Died 15 Aug 1902 of Heart Disease

Lucy Prescott Moore  1820-1902 Section G Lot 40

Lucy Prescott Moore Oil painting held by the Rochester Historical Society

Photo of Lucy P. Moore found in "Adam and Anne Mott, their ancestors and their descendants"

Children of Edward Mott Moore and Lucy Prescott Moore

Edward Mott Moore Jr.

Samuel Prescott Moore

Richard Mott Moore

Frederick Pettes Moore