Brief Life History of Proteus
When Proteus Barnum was born on 30 April 1823, in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont, United States, his father, Cyrus Barnum, was 34 and his mother, Betsey Miller, was 30. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Eliza J Rouse. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Reading, Livingston, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 8 April 1888, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Bloomingdale, DuPage, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Fratus Barnum, "United States Census, 1860"
- Protina Barnum in entry for Alberton Tracy and Lida M Barnum, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Protins Barnhum, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1823–1888 Male
1830– Female
Children (3)
1849–1891 Female
1851– Male
1852– Female
Parents and Siblings
1788–1849 Male
1792–1850 Female
Siblings (5)
1817–1876 Female
1819–1893 Male
1820–1895 Male
1823–1888 Male
1828–1901 Male
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 2
1831
Age 8
1842
Age 19
Name Meaning
Altered form of English Barnham: habitational name from any of the places called Barnham in Suffolk and West Sussex, or Barnham Broom in Norfolk, all of which were named with the male personal name Beorn or Beorna + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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