When Oliver Barber was born on 2 June 1742, in Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Esq. David J Barber, was 26 and his mother, Patience Cass, was 19. He married Mercy Mary Smith on 27 February 1766, in East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 7 October 1805, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 63.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
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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