Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Barker was born on 1 April 1854, in Todmorden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Josiah Barker, was 22 and his mother, Alice Woodhead, was 23. He married Eleanor Heaps on 9 October 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States in 1860 and Escalante, Iron, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 19 June 1937, in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Escalante Cemetery, Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States.
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Sources (33)
- Peter Barker in household of Joseph Barker, "United States Census, 1860"
- Peter Orin Barker in entry for Josiah Barker, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Peter Barker in household of George H Chesnut, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1854–1937 Male
1857–1893 Female
Children (8)
1877–1951 Male
1879–1880 Female
1882–1958 Male
1883–1963 Male
1886–1950 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1831–1897 Male
1831–1896 Female
Siblings (10)
1854–1937 Male
1857–1860 Male
1859–1952 Female
1862–1923 Male
1866–1940 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
Age 5
1875
Age 21
1884
Age 30
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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Susannah Alvey Heaps
THE LIFE OF MY MOTHER SUSANNAH ALVEY HEAPS My mother, Susannah Alvey Heaps, was born at Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, December 10, 1872. Her parents, William Alvey and Mary Elizabeth Heaps, em …
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