Brief Life History of Barbara
When Barbara Fleisher was born in 1765, in Highland, Virginia, United States, her father, Johannes Peter Fleischer, was 44 and her mother, Anna Maria Elisabetha Thiel, was 41. She married Adam Harper Jr. in 1785. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She died in 1834, in Ross, Ohio, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lattaville, Ross, Ohio, United States.
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Family Time Line
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- Barbara Harper in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Isadore, Leib, Mendel, Meyer, Pnina, Rebekah, Simcha.
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Fleischer ‘butcher’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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