Brief Life History of Barbara
When Barbara Jensdatter was born on 12 December 1826, in Albæk, Albæk, Dronningborg, Denmark, her father, Jens Christensen, was 28 and her mother, Mette Marie Christensen, was 37. She married Christen Jensen on 29 October 1850, in Hørning, Kalø, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Spørring, Vester Lisbjerg, Århus, Denmark in 1855 and Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 March 1890, in Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Barbara Jensdatter in household of Christen Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1855"
- Barbara Jensdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Barbara Jensen, "BillionGraves Index"
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1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
From Latin, meaning ‘foreign woman’ (a feminine form of barbarus ‘foreign’, from Greek, referring originally to the unintelligible chatter of foreigners, which sounded to the Greek ear like no more than bar-bar). St Barbara has always been one of the most popular saints in the calendar, although there is some doubt whether she ever actually existed. According to legend, she was imprisoned in a tower and later murdered by her father, who was then struck down by a bolt of lightning. Accordingly, she is the patron of architects, stonemasons, and fortifications, and of firework makers, artillerymen, and gunpowder magazines.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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