Brief Life History of Dinah
When Dinah Barber was born on 31 May 1729, in South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, Thomas Barber, was 29 and her mother, Avis Tanner, was 27. She married Joseph Enos Jr on 21 January 1759, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. She died on 19 December 1804, in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 for Dinah Barber (birth)
- Dinah Barber in the Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 (marriage)
- Dinah [Diamy] Barber Green, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1708–1793 Male
1729–1804 Female
Parents and Siblings
1699–1762 Male
1703–1777 Female
Siblings (8)
1726–1776 Female
1729–1804 Female
1731–1796 Male
1733–1783 Female
1736–1761 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (5)
1763 · First Synagogue in America
Age 34
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
Age 43
1776
Age 47
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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