Barnabas Barrus

Brief Life History of Barnabas

When Barnabas Barrus was born on 30 March 1782, in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Ebenezer Barrows, was 23 and his mother, Rebecca Theshire, was 26. He married Elizabeth Kelton on 25 February 1810, in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in New Hampshire, United States in 1870. He died on 19 March 1877, in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Barnabas Barrus
1782–1877
Elizabeth Kelton
1776–1859
Marriage: 25 February 1810
Florina Weeks Barrus
1810–1891
Barnabas Barrus Junior
Augusta Aldrich
1829–1882

Sources (11)

  • Jeno; Barnabus Barrow, "United States Census, 1810"
  • Intention of Marriage between Barnabas Barrows and Elizabeth Kilton, "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961"
  • Barnebus Barrus, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"

World Events (8)

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.

1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution

On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Barrows .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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