Fonds Acc3542 - Col. F. S. Moore fonds : [1852-1914]

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Col. F. S. Moore fonds : [1852-1914]

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CA PCA Acc3542

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1 reel of 35 mm microfilm
7 photographs

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Frederick Strong Moore, son of George Moore (1817-1875) and Eliza Chappel (1819-1887) was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on 13 August 1846. From the age of 16 when he enrolled as a private in the Dundas Rifles he was closely involved with the militia of Prince Edward Island, rising through the ranks to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1889. In 1894 he was appointed to the command of Military District # 12 and became a Colonel in 1908. He retired on 2 September 1909. F.S. Moore was married to Eliza Bovyer on 2 March 1871 and had two children Elizabeth Eugenie (Jean) who married Charles H. Black and Louis Avard who married Jessie Arbuckle. He died on 19 April 1929, predeceased by his wife Eliza who died 2 August 1914.

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This fonds contains a microfilm copy of a scrapbook kept by Colonel F. S. Moore, 6 photographs of activities at the barracks and ordnance grounds in Charlottetown and one image of the interior of the exhibition building in Charlottetown. The scrapbook contains letters of the Moore and Bovyer families, genealogical information about the Moore family, and newspaper clippings concerning the PEI militia, Col. Moore, and Island history. At the end of the microfilm is a copy of The Island scrapbook by Benjamin Bremner.

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Original scrapbook was returned to the owner

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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NO FURTHER FINDING AID AVAILABLE

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Photocopies of the photographs are located in the photograph binders in the Reading Room. The originals are oversize. The microfilm of the scrapbook in located in the microfilm cabinets in the Reading Room

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