Joshua Barker

Brief Life History of Joshua

When Joshua Barker was born on 28 May 1821, in Estill, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Barker Sr, was 43 and his mother, Margaret Temperance “Peggy” Noland, was 45. He married Sarah Hart on 20 April 1848. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1850. He died on 4 January 1895, in Aspen, Lake, Colorado, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Carbondale, Garfield, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Barker
1821–1895
Sarah Hart
1824–1910
Marriage: 20 April 1848
Mary E Barker
1849–1911
James R Barker
1851–1882
Martha Green Barker
1854–1924
William H Barker
1857–1928
Isabelle Sarah Barker
1859–1937
Joshua Edward Barker
1862–1928
Pearl Josephine Barker
1865–1947

Sources (10)

  • Joshua Barker, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Joshua Barker, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Marriage record

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1841

Historical Boundaries: 1841: Nacogodoches, Republic of Texas 1846: Dallas, Texas, United States

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a tanner of leather, from Middle English barkere ‘tanner’, tree bark having been used as the tanning agent.

English: occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle English berker, bercher (Old French berchier, bercher, berkier, berker, Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’, genitive berbicis). With the change of -ar- to -er- in Middle English, this became indistinguishable from the preceding name (see 1 above).

Americanized form of German Berger or Barger .

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

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