Brief Life History of Lois I.
When Lois I. Barber was born from 1845 to 1847, in New York, United States, her father, Sprague Barber, was 29 and her mother, Lucy Ann Bishop, was 22. She married Charles Morrel Gray about 1864. She lived in Otselic, Otselic, Chenango, New York, United States for about 5 years and Georgetown, Georgetown, Madison, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died in 1898, and was buried in Otselic, Otselic, Chenango, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Louis J Barber in household of Sprague Barber, "Minnesota Territorial Census, 1857"
- Lois I Barber Gray, "Find A Grave Index"
- Lois Grey in household of Sprague Barber, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1841–1925 Male
1845–1898 Female
Parents and Siblings
1818–1897 Male
1825–1884 Female
Siblings (2)
1845–1898 Female
1848–1870 Female
World Events (7)
1846
Age 1
1863
Age 18
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 18
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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