Barbara Fleisher

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

Adam Harper Jr.
1765–1847
Barbara Fleisher
1765–1834
Marriage: 1785
Catherine Harper
1787–1860
John Harper
1789–1853
Ann Elizabeth Harper
1791–1855
Benjamin Harper
1793–1855
Joab Harper
1795–1882
Susannah Harper
1797–1864
Mary Harper
1799–1870
Barbara Harper
1802–1865
Alan Harper
1805–
Phoebe Harper
1807–1885

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  • Barbara Harper in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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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