Brief Life History of Olive
When Olive Barber was born on 4 December 1774, in Halifax, Windham, Vermont, United States, her father, Benjamin Barber, was 23 and her mother, Mary Baker, was 18. She married William Stark in 1795. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 12 May 1844, in her hometown, at the age of 69, and was buried in Halifax, Windham, Vermont, United States.
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- Olive Stark, "Find A Grave Index"
- Olive Stork, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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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