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Solomon Barker

6 May 1767–
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of Solomon

When Solomon Barker was born on 6 May 1767, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Abiel Barker Jr, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Hovey, was 32. He married Betsy Butler on 9 April 1797, in Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 9 daughters.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Solomon Barker

1767–

Betsy Butler

1778–

Marriage: 9 April 1797

Sophia Butler Barker

1798–

Elizabeth BARKER

1800–1870

Laura Barker

1802–1831

Solomon Barker

1803–1871

Jacob B Barker

1804–1888

Clarissa Barker

1806–1806

Julia Ann Barker

1807–

Clarissa Barker

1808–

Sarah Augusta Barker

1810–1864

Mary H Barker

1814–1844

Harriet Angeline Barker

1818–

Spouse and Children

Solomon Barker

Male1767–Male

Betsy Butler

Female1778–Female

MARRIAGE
9 April 1797
Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

children

(11)

Sophia Butler Barker

Female1798–Female

Elizabeth BARKER

Female1800–1870Female

Laura Barker

Female1802–1831Female

Solomon Barker

Male1803–1871Male

Jacob B Barker

Male1804–1888Male

+6 More Children

Parents and Siblings

Abiel Barker Jr

Male1736–1777Male

Sarah Hovey

Female1735–1772Female

siblings

(4)

Female1762–Female

Male1764–1799Male

Male1767–Male

Male1769–Male

World Events (8)

1776

Age 9

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 9

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

Age 33

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

Barker

Solomon

1 English: occupational name for a tanner of leather, from Middle English bark(en) ‘to tan’, tree bark having been used as the tanning agent.2 English: occupational name for a shepherd, Anglo-Norman French bercher (Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’, genitive berbicis). With the change of -ar- to -er- in Middle English, this became indistinguishable from the preceding name.3 Altered spelling of German Barger or Berger .

Possible Related Names

Barger

Berger

Bark

Sources (3)

Solomon Barker in entry for Solomon Barker, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
Solomon Barker in entry for Laura Barker, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
Solomon Barker in entry for Jacob B Barker, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"

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