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| Frances Hall Whiting Born: 03 Dec 1859 Rochester, Monroe, NY Married: 26 Oct 1880 Rochester, Monroe, NY Died: 20 May 1938 Bellevue, Allegheny Co., PA Buried: Union Dale Cemetery, North Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA FATHER William Pitt Cleveland Whiting MOTHER HUSBAND CHILDREN 1. Louise Pettes Moore
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2. Frederic Pettes Moore, Jr.
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 Frederick Pettes Moore, Jr |
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Lucy Prescott Moore
b. 14 July 1884 NY m. 17 Oct 1912 John Ernest Shaw d. 5 Mar 1970 |
 Lucy Prescott Moore |
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4. Edward McCutcheon. Moore
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 Edward McCutcheon Moore |
6. Albert Mott Moore b. 12 Dec 1893 IL m. 1 Apr 1913 Martha Auton m. 26 May 1720 Elizabeth Mayo Norton divorced: 2 Dec 1921 d. 18 Aug 1954 |
 Albert Mott Moore |
Frances Hall Whiting
by Chase Brooke
Jan 2021
Frances Whiting was the third of three daughters born to William Pitt Cleveland Whiting and Sarah Elizabeth Hall. According to her death certificate she was born 3 Dec 1859. She married Frederick Pettes Moore in Rochester, New York on 26 Oct 1880 nwhen she was 21 years old. (1) Together they had six children. Her daughter Elizabeth died tragically in a fire when she was nine years old. She was buried 30 Aug 1901 in Union Dale Cemetery. Her oldest son, Frederick Pettes Moore, Jr., was a captain in the infantry during WWI. Her son had married in Feb of 1918 and was killed only five months later. Frances' husband, Frederick P. Moore Sr., had come from a Quaker background and was a pacifist. Frances also did not want any of her children to go to war. However, her sons Frederick and Albert both enlisted. After Frederick was killed near Fossy France, Frances helped found and became the first president of The American Legion Auxiliary of Pennsylvania. There is a photo of her in The Gettysburg Times, May 28, 1928. (2) She was instrumental in getting the war memorial which was originally installed at Balfour Park but later moved to the park adjoining the Bellevue Public Library. (3) Frances Whiting Moore died of a cerebral hemorrhage 27 May 1938 and was buried in the family plot at Union Dale Cemetery, Bellevue, PA. (4)
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 City of Rochester Archives and Records Center: Historic marriage records |
Parish Register of St Luke and St Simon Cyrene Episcopal Church Vol 4, 1866-1888 Marriage of Frederick Pettes Moore of Rochester to Frances Hall Whiting of Rochester Listed parents of Frederick Pettes Moore: Edward M Moore and Lucy (Prescott) Moore Listed parents of Frances Hall Whiting: W. P. C. Whiting and Sarah Elizabeth Hall |
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| See full photo of Mrs. Frederick P. Moore in this link. She was President of the American Legion Auxiliary in The Gettysburg Times, May 28, 1928 |
.jpg) The Gettysburg Times, May 28, 1928 |
Caption below photo reads: "The above shows Edwin E. Hollenback, State Commander of the American Legion, Department of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Frederick P. Moore, State President of the American Legion Auxiliary, inspecting poppies made by disabled veterans in a Veterans' hospital in Pennsylvania." |
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 War Memorial to soldiers from Bellevue who served in WWI. Located next to Bellevue Public Libary |
 CITATION: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Captain (Infantry) Frederick P. Moore, Jr., United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Crezancy, France, 15 July 1918. During an intense bombardment Captain Moore left shelter and exposed himself constantly in a wood swept by shell fire while encouraging and directing the movement of his company. He was killed by shell fire while on a personal reconnaissance. |
 One side of War Memorial Monument showing the name of Srgt A. Mott Moore |
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