Bela Barber

Brief Life History of Bela

When Bela Barber was born on 23 February 1762, in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, his father, Capt. Stephen Barber I, was 37 and his mother, Alice Cass, was 31. He married Margaret Jones on 29 May 1783, in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 17 September 1836, in Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Bela Barber
1762–1836
Margaret Jones
1764–1834
Marriage: 29 May 1783
Bela Barber
1784–
Margaret Barber
1784–
George M. Barber
1794–
Barber
–1789
Electa Barber
1787–1814
Laura Barber
1789–
Lawrence E Barber
1793–1880

Sources (27)

  • Bela Barber, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Bela Barber, "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939"
  • Bela Barber, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"

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World Events (8)

1776

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

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

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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