Samuel Barnett

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Barnett was born on 27 April 1804, in Chittenden, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Job Barnett, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Briant, was 38. He married Lodemia Sly on 28 August 1828, in Genesee, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Judicial Township 1, Santa Barbara, California, United States in 1870 and Ventura, Ventura, California, United States in 1880. He died on 9 February 1882, in Ventura, California, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Ventura, Ventura, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Barnett
1804–1882
Lodemia Sly
1810–1894
Marriage: 28 August 1828
William Barnett
1832–1898
Samuel Barnett
1834–1908

Sources (12)

  • Samuel Barnett, "United States Census, 1850"
  • S Barnett, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Saml Barnet, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from various places, for example Chipping (High) Barnet, East Barnet, and Friern Barnet in Greater London, named with Old English bærnet ‘place cleared by burning’ (a derivative of bærnan ‘to burn, to set light to’).

English (of Norman origin): from a medieval personal name, a variant of Bernard .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): this surname has been adopted by Ashkenazic Jews in the English-speaking world, perhaps as an Anglicized form of a vaguely similar Jewish name such as Baruch .

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

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History of Samuel Barnett (Barnet)

HISTORY OF SAMUEL BARNET Samuel Barnet was born April 27, 1804 in Vermont, probably in Bolton or Newbury. He was the son of Job Barnet and Sarah Briant. Samuel Barnet’s paternal grandparents were …

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