Brief Life History of Samuel Towner
When Samuel Towner Barnum was born on 18 November 1770, in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, David Barnum, was 37 and his mother, Jemimah Stevens, was 35. He married Alice Nash on 15 December 1791, in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 15 January 1859, at the age of 88.
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Sources (5)
- Samuel Towner Barnum, "Find A Grave Index"
- Samuel T. in entry for Alice Barnum, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
- Samuel T. Barnum, "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1788
Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
Altered form of English Barnham: habitational name from any of the places called Barnham in Suffolk and West Sussex, or Barnham Broom in Norfolk, all of which were named with the male personal name Beorn or Beorna + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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