Rachel Barber

Brief Life History of Rachel

When Rachel Barber was born on 20 May 1782, in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, her father, Aaron Barber, was 30 and her mother, Rachel Jones, was 26. She married William G. Hibbard on 10 September 1799, in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Homer, Cortland, New York, United States in 1865. She died on 19 March 1871, in Knox, Starke, Indiana, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Homer, Cortland, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

William G. Hibbard
1778–1839
Rachel Barber
1782–1871
Marriage: 10 September 1799
William James Hibbard
1800–1859
Joel Barber Hibbard
1802–1847
Augustus Bonner Hibbard
1803–1804
Rachel Matilda Hibbard
1805–1855
Augustus E Hibbard
1807–1885
Ulysses Hibbard
1809–1875
Barsheba M Hibbard
1811–1855
Mary Heberd
1813–1842
Eunice Heberd
1814–1845
John Calvin Hibbard
1816–1886
Hiram Donner Hibbard
1818–1826
Lansing Williston Hibbard
1820–1899
Jedediah Hibbard
1822–1822
Jedediah Hibbard
1824–1885

Sources (12)

  • Rachel Hibbard, "New York, State Census, 1865"
  • Rachel Barber, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Rachel Hibbard, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

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.

1802

Oldest grave seen in the Memorials list.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

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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