Caroline Florence Barker

Brief Life History of Caroline Florence

When Caroline Florence Barker was born on 11 December 1838, in Framlingham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Barker, was 26 and her mother, Eliza Abbott, was 24. She married Edward Jonathan Palmer from 1852 to 1860, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 10 November 1884, in Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Jonathan Palmer
1831–1884
Caroline Florence Barker
1838–1884
Marriage: from 1852 to 1860
Harriet Eleaner Palmer
1857–1857
Elmer Edward Ellsworth Palmer
1861–1862
James Henry Palmer
1863–1863
Samuel Barker Palmer
1863–1863
Alfred Jonathan Palmer
1864–1930
Mary Ann Dinah Palmer
1866–1947
Caroline Eliza Palmer
1868–1954
Frederick Jonathan Palmer
1870–1949
George Arthur Palmer
1873–1954
Centennial Edward Palmer
1876–1951
Ellen Emma Palmer
1879–1970

Sources (27)

  • Caroline Barker, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Caroline Barker, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Caroline F Barker Palmer, "Find A Grave Index" 10 Nov 1884

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a tanner of leather, from Middle English barkere ‘tanner’, tree bark having been used as the tanning agent.

English: occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle English berker, bercher (Old French berchier, bercher, berkier, berker, Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’, genitive berbicis). With the change of -ar- to -er- in Middle English, this became indistinguishable from the preceding name (see 1 above).

Americanized form of German Berger or Barger .

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

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History of Edward and Caroline Barker Palmer

This biography was found among some genealogy papers that were in possession of my Aunt Mae Blanch. I do not know who the author of the biography was. The Life of my Grandfather and Grandmother Palme …

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