Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Barber was born in 1798, in Cradley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Barber, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Hickman, was 28. She married Samuel Grubb on 3 July 1823, in Leigh, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Leigh, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died in 1851, in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 53.
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- Sarah Grubb in household of Samuel Grubb, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Sarah, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Barber, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
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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