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He born on July 8, 1752 at Plaistow, New Hampshire, United States, was the son of Daniel and Anna (Merrill) Poore, and the great-great-grandson of John Poore of Wiltshire, England, who came to Newbury, Massachussets, in 1635. On both sides of the family his forebears had been prominent in public life.
He received a classical education sufficient to prepare him for Harvard College, from which he was graduated in 1775.
Soon after her death of his wife, he removed from his native state to Pennsylvania, where he spent the remainder of his life. After completing his work at Harvard, Poor turned to teaching as a profession.
About his earliest labors there was apparently nothing remarkable, but, in Philadelphia, he became head of the justly famous Young Ladies' Academy, June 4, 1787. This institution, though not without predecessors of some consequence, such as the Moravian school at Bethlehem and several others taught by "venture" masters in the greater cities, soon rose above them in importance, and drew pupils from Canada, Nova Scotia, and the West Indies, as well as from the several states.
With the aid of a number of prominent citizens of Philadelphia, including Benjamin West, Benjamin Rush, Pelatiah Webster, William Smith, and Benjamin Say, a charter was obtained from the state, February 1, 1792. The institution failed, however, to secure financial aid, such as was given to boys' academies in the state.
Poor continued as principal of the Academy more than twenty years, removing to Solebury in 1809. After 1815, he conducted for several years a young ladies' school at New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he resided till his wife's death in 1827. He then took up residence with his son Charles M. Poore, at York Haven, Pennsylvania, where he died.
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Throughout his life, he was active in the Presbyterian church, serving as elder while living at New Hope.
On November 2, 1777, he married Sarah Folsom, of Stratham, New Hampshire, to whom four children were born. She died on August 3, 1784.
On January 7, 1789, he married one of his pupils, Jane Neely. From this union there were six children, three of whom died while young.
