Brief Life History of William Allen
When William Allen Barton was born on 1 September 1804, in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States, his father, John Barton, was 26 and his mother, Nancy Ann, was 38. He married Mary Ann Swain in 1827, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Holt, Missouri, United States in 1850 and California, United States in 1870. He died on 22 January 1883, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.
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Sources (8)
- William Barker, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Allen Barton - Individual or family possessions: birth: 1 September 1804; New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
- William A. Barton, "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1814 · Treaty of Ghent Signed
The Treaty of Ghent was signed on 1814, ending the War of 1812. One of the signers was James Bayard of Delaware.
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 any of numerous places called with Old English bere or bær ‘barley’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’, i.e. an outlying grange. Compare Barwick . The name is also found in Ireland, where it has been Gaelicized as de Bartún.
Polish (Bartoń); Czech and Slovak (mainly Bartoň): from a pet form of the personal name Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartoloměj, Slovak Bartolomej, from Latin Bartholomaeus (see Bartholomew ). This surname is also found in Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William Allen Barton was born on September 1, 1804 in New Castle, Wilmington, Delaware. He married Mary Ann Swain about 1828. They had one daughter, Mary Caroline who was born January 12, 1829 in Ne …
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