Elizabeth Barber

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Barber was born on 22 January 1817, in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, John A. Barber, was 31 and her mother, Mercy Moore, was 26. She married Pitman Vaughn Clarke on 4 July 1839, in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 6 October 1900, in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Pitman Vaughn Clarke
1816–
Elizabeth Barber
1817–1900
Marriage: 4 July 1839
Newman Clarke
1840–1919
Sarah J. Clarke
1844–1849
Mercy O. Clarke
1845–
Mary O. Clarke
1845–1855
Lydia M. Clarke
1847–1934
Hannah Clarke
1849–1850
Elizabeth Clarke
1851–1855
John Clarke
1857–1857

Sources (26)

  • Elizabeth Clarke in household of Newman Clarke, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Elizabeth Barber, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Elizabeth Barber, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"

World Events (8)

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.

1841 · Dorr Rebellion

The Dorr Rebellion, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, took place from 1841 until 1842. During the Rebellion, the middle-class residents of Rhode Island attempted to force broader democracy to the state legislation.

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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