Brief Life History of Simeon
When Simeon Barber was born on 17 March 1774, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Simeon Barber, was 33 and his mother, Lois Allen, was 22. He died on 22 June 1847, in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Windsorville Cemetery, Windsorville, East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Simeon Barber, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Simeon Barber, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Simeon Barber, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
Parents and Siblings
1741–1808 Male
1751–1814 Female
Siblings (5)
1772–1837 Female
1774–1847 Male
1775–1806 Female
1781–1854 Female
1784–1864 Female
World Events (8)
1776
Age 2
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 7
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 20
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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