Barr

Brief Life History of Barr

When Barr was born about 1859, in Derry Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel Barr, was 49 and his mother, Mary Ann Lewis, was 33. He died in his hometown.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Barr
1811–1894
Mary Ann Lewis
1827–1893
Sarah Elizabeth Barr
1854–
Barr
1859–
Barr
1863–
Samuel Lewis Barr
1862–1932
Rebecca Jane Barr
1864–1903
William Evans Barr
1869–1936
George Barr
1872–

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    World Events (3)

    1863

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

    1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

    The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish (Glasgow) and northern Irish (Ulster): habitational name from any of various places in southwestern Scotland, in particular Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, named with Gaelic barr ‘height, hill’ or a Brittonic cognate of this.

    English and Welsh: habitational name from Great Barr in Staffordshire. This is from Brittonic barro- ‘top, summit’, referring to Barr Beacon; there is evidence that this was known as la Bare in the 13th century.

    English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Barre-en-Ouche in Eure, France, or perhaps from Barre-de-Semilly in Manche, France.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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