Lillias Barbour

Brief Life History of Lillias

When Lillias Barbour was born on 12 January 1818, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, her father, Peter Barbour, was 51 and her mother, Margaret Caldwell, was 41. She married John Clark on 18 December 1837, in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1841. She died on 8 October 1898, in North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Clarke
1805–1854
Lillias Barbour
1818–1898
Marriage: 19 December 1837
Peter Barbour Clark
1838–1926
Margaret Caldwell Clark
1840–1877
Douglas James Clark
1843–1845
Catherine Arabel Clark
1846–1925
Nancy Maria Clark
1849–1923
Andrew Alexander Clark
1851–1937
Charles Edward Clark
1853–1937

Sources (42)

  • Lillias Gibson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lillian Barbour - Published information: birth: 1 January 1818; Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  • Lilias Barbour, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

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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.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: occupational name from Old French barbeor ‘barber’. Compare the English form Barber .

History: George Barbour sailed from England on the Transport in 1635. He became a freeman of Dedham, MA, in 1647 and settled eventually at Medfield. A Scottish merchant named Barbour settled in eastern VA in the latter half of the 17th century.

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

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