Royal Barney Jr.

Brief Life History of Royal

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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Family Time Line

Royal Barney Jr.
1808–1890
Sarah Bowen Estabrook
1811–1895
Marriage: 4 November 1829
Harriet Emeline Barney
1830–1911
Royal Benjamin Barney
1832–1833
Sarah Melissa Barney
1834–1911
Malinda Abigail Barney
1838–1839
Electa Jane Barney
1840–1883
Mary Maria Barney
1843–1844
Francis La Roy Barney
1851–1851

Sources (77)

  • Royal Barney, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Royal Barney, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Royal Barney, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

World Events (8)

1810

Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials List.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

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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