Brief Life History of Job
When Job Barstow was born on 5 March 1761, in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Barstow, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Newcomb, was 33. He married Lurana Hyde Curtis on 9 December 1783, in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States for about 9 years and Hinsdale, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States for about 8 years. He died on 13 May 1813, in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Hinsdale, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Job Berlow, "United States Census, 1800"
- Job Barstow or Bestow, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Job Barstow or Bestow, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): habitational name from a lost place called Bairstow in Southowram, Yorkshire, probably named with Old English beger ‘berry’ + stōw ‘place’. The surname is still most common in Yorkshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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