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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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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