Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Barker was born on 26 September 1823, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Barker, was 37 and his mother, Mary Jones, was 40. He married Martha Chapman in February 1846, in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1857. He died on 21 November 1898, in Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Barker, "United States Census, 1860"
- Joseph Barker, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Joseph Barker, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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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