Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Barber was born on 20 January 1839, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, her father, William Barber, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Martin, was 26. She married Samuel Pike on 7 February 1859, in St George's Church, Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 6 November 1902, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Emelia Barber in household of William Barber, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Emma B Pike, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Emma Barber, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1859 · Logan is Founded
"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a barber, from Middle English barb(o)ur ‘barber’ (Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’). In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’ (compare 1 above).
Catalan: occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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