Simeon Barber

Brief Life History of Simeon

When Simeon Barber was born in 1737, in Stillwater, Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States, his father, Moses Barber III, was 32 and his mother, Mary Alice Larkin, was 28. He married Susanna Skidmore about 1758, in Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 17 May 1817, in New Trenton, Whitewater Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in New Trenton Cemetery, New Trenton, Whitewater Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Simeon Barber
1737–1817
Susanna Skidmore
1741–1820
Marriage: about 1758
Eliphalet Barber
1765–1844
Hannah Barber
1768–1844
Moses Barber
1778–1870
Susannah Barber
1782–1856
John B Barber
1784–1868
Simeon Barber
1787–1788

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  • Simeon Barber, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

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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