Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Barber was born on 14 March 1805, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Roger Barber, was 30 and her mother, Martha Kilbourne, was 32. She married George Austin Howard in 1822, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Orwell, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States for about 30 years.
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Family Time Line
Sources (31)
- Mary A Howard in household of Geo A Howard, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Ann Barber, "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939"
- Mary Ann Howard in entry for Mary Maria Howard, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
Spouse and Children
1807–1876 Male
1805– Female
Children (5)
1823–1859 Female
1825–1904 Male
1827–1863 Female
1830–1871 Female
1834–1911 Female
Parents and Siblings
1775–1860 Male
1772–1845 Female
Siblings (5)
1802–1804 Female
1805– Female
1805–1839 Male
1807– Male
1809– Male
World Events (8)
1808
Age 3
1811
Age 6
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 31
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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