Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Barber was born in 1735, in Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, Moses Barber III, was 30 and her mother, Mary Larkin, was 26. She married John McCarthy on 17 September 1755, in Rumbout, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 21 March 1807, in New York, United States, at the age of 72.
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- Elizabeth Barber, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980"
- Elizabeth Barbe, "New York, Southern District Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1824-1941"
- Fones and Elizabeth Wilbur Bible
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World Events (5)
1763 · First Synagogue in America
The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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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