Delia Barber

Brief Life History of Delia

When Delia Barber was born in 1818, in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Alpheus Barber, was 44 and her mother, Thankful Tefft Tanner, was 38. She died in 1822, in her hometown, at the age of 4.

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Family Time Line

Alpheus Barber
1774–1858
Thankful Tefft Tanner
1780–1832
Tefft Tanner Barber
1802–1827
Alanson Lansing Barber
1804–1876
Cornelia Ann Barber
1808–1854
John Barber
1810–1810
Joshua Tanner Barber
1810–1871
Louisa M. Barber
1812–1838
Delia Barber
1814–1814
John Barber
1814–1816
Jane H Barber
1816–1869
Joshua Barber
1816–
Delia Barber
1818–1822
Mary A Barber
1820–1873
Amanda Melvina Barber
1822–1907
Hosea Barber
1824–1880

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    World Events (3)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    1820 · Making States Equal

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1820 · Making Land more affordable

    "The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."

    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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