Jane "Jean" F E Barber

23 August 1825–30 April 1853 (Age 27)
Washington Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Jane "Jean" F E

When Jane "Jean" F E Barber was born on 23 August 1825, in Washington Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Thomas Barber, was 28 and her mother, Martha Jamison, was 21. She married James Braden Dunn in 1849. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 30 April 1853, in her hometown, at the age of 27.

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Family Time Line

James Braden Dunn
1825–1902
Jane "Jean" F E Barber
1825–1853
Marriage: 1849
Martha Jane Dunn
1851–1863
Nancy Ellen Dunn
1852–1900

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1849
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (4)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 5
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1830 · The Oregon Trail
    Age 5
    Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 11
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Barbier
    Berber
    Barbero
    Barbieri
    Barbour
    Borbely
    Barbeau

    Sources (1)

    • Legacy NFS Source: Jane F. E. Barber - Family genealogies: birth-name: Jane F. E. Barber

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