Brief Life History of Hannah
Hannah Barber was born on 9 February 1712, in Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America as the daughter of David Barber. She married Benjamin Smith on 14 May 1731, in Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 21 August 1751, in Middletown, Mattabeset, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 39.
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- Children of David Barber births and deaths, in Hebron, Connecticut. Death Records 1684–1801, Birth Records, Marriage Records, Birth Records 1684–1849, Marriage Records 1684–1849, Death Certificates, Birth Records 1750–1792, Marriage Records 1750–1792, ...
- Hannah Barber, "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939"
- Hannah in entry for Andrew Smith, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1706–1759 Male
1712–1751 Female
Children (13)
1731–1731 Female
1733–1751 Male
1736– Male
1738–1831 Male
1739– Male
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1686–1729 Male
Siblings (8)
1712–1751 Female
1714–1807 Male
1715–1715 Male
1715–1715 Female
1716–1801 Male
+3 More Children
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a barber, from Middle English barb(o)ur ‘barber’ (Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’). In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’ (compare 1 above).
Catalan: occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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