Ann Barber

Femaleabout 1775–2 September 1810

Brief Life History of Ann

Ann Barber was born about 1775, in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England. She married David Davy on 7 February 1804, in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She was buried in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

David Davy
1782–1861
Ann Barber
1775–1810
Marriage: 7 February 1804
Samuel Davy
1804–1825
John Davy
1809–1838

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  • Ann Davey 1810 Burial at Rumburgh

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 February 1804Rumburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    • Children (2)

    World Events (5)

    1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World

    Age 0

    "On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."

    1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia

    Age 12

    The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.

    1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

    Age 14

    "Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled ""The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano."" Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer."

    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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