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priest; Wooster Council, No. 28, Royal
and Select Masters, of which he is past
thrice illustrious master ; Crusader Commandery,
No. 10, Knights Templar, of
which he is past eminent commander;
Pyramid Temple, Ancient Arabic Order
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Wilson
had advanced to the office of principal sojourner
in the Grand Royal Arch Chapter
of Connecticut when his removal to Bal-
timore halted his official work in that
body.
Mr. Wilson married Minnie O'Brien,
daughter of Dennis O'Brien, of Dunmanway,
County Cork, Ireland, and they have
five children, as follows: 1. David D.,
born in East Orange, New Jersey ; married
Louise Burr, daughter of J. Howard
Burr, of Danbury, and they have one
child, Francis Wilson. He is vice-president
of the Lee Hat Manufacturing Company
of Danbury, one of the largest of its
kind in the country. 2. William B., a
graduate of the Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, of Troy, New York, the foremost
engineering school in the world,
from which he received the degree of
Electrical Engineer. He married Eliza-
beth Steinbuschel, of Wichita, Kansas,
and they have two sons, William and
Theodore. 3. Henry F., also a graduate
of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, now
(1920) living in Baltimore in the employ
of one of the largest battery concerns in
the United States. During the World
War he enlisted in Company E, 306th Engineers,
of the 81 st Division, as a second
lieutenant, and was promoted to first lieutenant.
He served two years in France
and saw much active service. He married
Mary Lucey, of Catonsville, Mary-
land, and they have one son, Henry. 4.
Abbie Ann, graduated from Western
High School in Baltimore. She entered
Smith College, where she was making a
splendid record as a student of chemistry,
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when ill-health interfered with her continuing
her studies. 5. Stanley J., now
(1920) a student in Rensselaer Polytech-
nic Institute, taking a course in chemical
engineering, where he expects to receive
the degree of Chemical Engineer.
Great credit is due Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
for the splendid start in life which
they have given their children, and they
may well be proud of the records already
made bv each of them.
MOORE, John A.,
Physician, X-Ray Specialist.
One of the most distinguished families
in Ireland is the Moore family. It has
been the theme of song and poetry for
centuries, and there have been many
prominent members of this family as is
shown by the early records. One of the
most noted of these was Sir John Moore,
son of Dr. John Moore, and grandson of
Charles Moore, of the Moore family of
Rowallan. It is from this same branch
that the grandfather of Dr. Moore, of
Westport, Connecticut, descends.
(I) Lot Moore, grandfather of Dr.
John A. Moore, was born in County
Queens, Ireland, about 1794, and died in
1871. He was a cousin of Sir John Moore,
above referred to, and was undoubtedly
a son of James Carrick Moore, and grandson
of Charles and Marion (Anderson)
Moore. Lot Moore grew to manhood in
Ireland, where he married, and soon after
removed to Saratoga Springs, New York.
He was engaged in business as a florist,
which occupation he carried on during his
active lifetime.
(II) John Moore, son of Lot Moore,
was born in County Queens, Ireland, and
lived to the age of eighty-six years. He
was employed as a clerk in the Custom
House in Dublin in his youth. He was a
young man when his parents immigrated