When Royal Barney Jr. was born on 15 December 1808, in Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York, United States, his father, Royal Barney Sr., was 25 and his mother, Rachel Marsh Barney, was 24. He married Sarah Bowen Estabrook on 4 November 1829, in Amherst Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. In 1880, at the age of 72, his occupation is listed as retired carpenter. He died on 9 June 1890, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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English: habitational name from Barney in Norfolk, which is probably named with an Old English personal name Bera (with genitive -n) + Old English ēg ‘island, dry ground in a marsh’.
English: from the personal name Barney, a pet form of Bernard .
Scottish: possibly from the Old Norse personal name Bjarni (from bjǫrn ‘bear’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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