Christiana C. Moore (b. Shipman) (1836-1920) was born in Springfield, Vermont, and died in Lisbon, New Hampshire. Sometime prior to 1850 she moved with her family to Lisbon where she married James G. Moore, a machinist and inventor, in 1856. After their marriage they lived in Franconia, New Hampshire, where Moore's husband had built and was operating a mill manufacturing a variety of wooden goods, including shingles, boards, shoe pegs, bobbins, and ship building materials. In 1870 the Moores moved back to Lisbon, where they purchased and operated J. G. Moore Peg Company, a mill making shoe pegs, wood pulp, and bobbins. In 1901 the mill burned to the ground along with much of the town of Lisbon. They rebuilt it, and after her husband's death in 1911, Moore continued to operate it until she sold it in 1919.
Moore is credited with enabling the construction of a public library in Lisbon in 1884 through her fundraising efforts. In about 1885 Moore studied Christian Science with Julia S. Bartlett, a student of Mary Baker Eddy. Moore's sister Mary E. Dillingham (b. Shipman), who was married to Vermont Governor and United States Senator William P. Dillingham, also was a student of Eddy. Moore was the aunt of Emma C. Shipman, another of Eddy's students, who had a long and distinguished career in Christian Science, including serving as President of The Mother Church in 1949 and 1950. Shipman credited her "Aunt Chris" for introducing her to Christian Science. In 1892 Eddy accepted Moore's application to take her Normal course, but it does not appear that she did take it. She joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 1, 1893, and was a member of the Christian Science Society in Lisbon. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Christiana C. Moore (b. Shipman) (1836-1920) was born in Springfield, Vermont, and died in Lisbon, New Hampshire. Sometime prior to 1850 she moved with her family to Lisbon where she married James G. Moore, a machinist and inventor, in 1856. After their marriage they lived in Franconia, New Hampshire, where Moore's husband had built and was operating a mill manufacturing a variety of wooden goods, including shingles, boards, shoe pegs, bobbins, and ship building materials. In 1870 the Moores moved back to Lisbon, where they purchased and operated J. G. Moore Peg Company, a mill making shoe pegs, wood pulp, and bobbins. In 1901 the mill burned to the ground along with much of the town of Lisbon. They rebuilt it, and after her husband's death in 1911, Moore continued to operate it until she sold it in 1919.
Moore is credited with enabling the construction of a public library in Lisbon in 1884 through her fundraising efforts. In about 1885 Moore studied Christian Science with Julia S. Bartlett, a student of Mary Baker Eddy. Moore's sister Mary E. Dillingham (b. Shipman), who was married to Vermont Governor and United States Senator William P. Dillingham, also was a student of Eddy. Moore was the aunt of Emma C. Shipman, another of Eddy's students, who had a long and distinguished career in Christian Science, including serving as President of The Mother Church in 1949 and 1950. Shipman credited her "Aunt Chris" for introducing her to Christian Science. In 1892 Eddy accepted Moore's application to take her Normal course, but it does not appear that she did take it. She joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 1, 1893, and was a member of the Christian Science Society in Lisbon. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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