Ancestry of
Clement Clarke Moore

Author of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”

Clement Clarke Moore

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • Benjamin Moore 
  • Mother:
  • Charity Clarke   
  • Birth Date:
  • 15 Jul 1779 
  • Birth Location:
  • New York, New York 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 10 Jul 1863 
  • Death Location:
  • Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York, New York 
  • Notes: 

  • Author of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” now more commonly known as “Twas the Night Before Christmas.”

    There have been claims to discredit Clement Moore as the author of the poem, but the evidence is overwhelmingly in Moore's favor.

• Marriages for Clement Clarke Moore

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  • Spouse:
  • Catharine Eliza Taylor
  • Marriage Date:
  • 21 Nov 1813
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. John's Church, New York, New York

• Sources for Clement Clarke Moore

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 09/11/2015).
  • ² New York, U.S., Marriage Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1880 (Barber Collection), p. 26, 23 NOV 1813, Marriage announcement for Clement C. Moore and Catharine Eliza Taylor.
  • ³ Roberts, Gary Boyd, "No. 58 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: Elizabeth Boyd Roberts: A Genealogical Tribute with . . .", (accessed 07/08/2017).
  • ⁴ Wikipedia, "Clement Clarke Moore", (accessed 09/10/2015).