J. Vreeland Moore

James Vreeland Moore (August 18, 1824– July 8, 1903) was a brevet brigadier general of the Civil War-era 1st New Jersey Regiment, aka "the Jersey Blues" who played a major role in the history of Leonia, New Jersey. A resident of Leonia for over 50 years, he was a member of the first council which was formed when Leonia was incorporated as a borough in 1894. He served as council president for two terms.

Moore served as secretary of the Universalist Sunday School Union in the 1840s and as clerk of the New York Universalist State Convention in the 1850s.

Moore died in Leonia on July 8, 1903, at the age of 79.^[1] In Leonia, the roads Vreeland Avenue and Moore Avenue were named after him.

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^ "GEN. J. VREELAND MOORE DEAD.; First Colonel of the Old Second New Jersey Regiment--Long in the National Guard.", The New York Times, July 9, 1903. Accessed November 9, 2013. "J. Vreeland Moore died yesterday at Leonia, in his seventy-ninth year. He had been ill about three weeks."

[1] "GEN. J. VREELAND MOORE DEAD.; First Colonel of the Old Second New Jersey Regiment--Long in the National Guard.", The New York Times, July 9, 1903. Accessed November 9, 2013. "J. Vreeland Moore died yesterday at Leonia, in his seventy-ninth year. He had been ill about three weeks."

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