Joshua Barber

Brief Life History of Joshua

When Joshua Barber was born on 6 December 1739, in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Ezekiel Barber Sr, was 29 and his mother, Hannah Webster, was 22. He married Mary Barber on 17 May 1764, in Richmond, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1820, in Bolton, Warren, New York, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Barber
1739–1820
Mary Barber
1747–1779
Marriage: 17 May 1764
Thomas Barber
1769–
Clark Barber
1772–1806
Varnum Barber
1770–
Gardner Barber
1771–1844
Mary Barber
1774–1860
Moses Barber
1775–1833
Amey Barber
1778–
Ezekiel Barber
1787–1865

Sources (2)

  • Joshua Barber, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Joshua Barber, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"

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World Events (6)

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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