Brief Life History of Abiel
When Abiel Barker Jr was born on 14 May 1736, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Abiel Barker, was 38 and his mother, Hannah Stiles, was 32. He married Sarah Hovey on 19 February 1759, in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1777, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 41.
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Sources (10)
- Abiel Barker in the Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
- Abiel Barker, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Abiel Barker, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1736–1777 Male
1735–1772 Female
Children (4)
1762– Female
1764–1799 Male
1767– Male
1769–1833 Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (2)
1776
Age 40
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 40
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a tanner of leather, from Middle English barkere ‘tanner’, tree bark having been used as the tanning agent.
English: occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle English berker, bercher (Old French berchier, bercher, berkier, berker, 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 (see 1 above).
Americanized form of German Berger or Barger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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