Brief Life History of Valentine John
When Valentine John Barber was born in 1739, in Rhode Island, United States, his father, Moses Barber III, was 34 and his mother, Mary Alice Larkin, was 31. He married Christiana Hulda Putnam about 1770, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in 1828, in Benton, Benton, Yates, New York, United States, at the age of 89.
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1776
New York is the 11th state.
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.
1790 · 13th State
On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to become a state.
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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