Jenette or Nettie Barber
1866–
New York, United States
The Life of Jenette or Nettie
When Jenette or Nettie Barber was born in 1866, in New York, United States, her father, William H. Barber, was 44 and her mother, Louisa Alvina Taylor, was 33. She lived in Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, New York, United States in 1880.
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Family Time Line
William H. Barber
1822–1896
Louisa Alvina Taylor
1833–1910
George Barber
1852–
John W Barber
1863–1897
Emma Barber
1854–1938
Alfred Barber
1857–1892
Mary Ann Barber
1859–
Cassius Floyd Barber
1866–
Jenette or Nettie Barber
1866–
Hattie Barber
1872–
Charles A. Barber
1874–
Parents & Siblings
1822–1896Male
1833–1910Female
siblings
(9)
1852–Male
1854–1938Female
1857–1892Male
1859–Female
1863–1897Male
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World Events (8)
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 0
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
Age 1
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 32
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
1 English: occupational name for a 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.2 Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’.3 Catalan: occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
Jennett Barber in household of William Barber, "United States Census, 1870"
Nettie Barber in household of William Barber, "United States Census, 1880"
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