Barbara Barker

Brief Life History of Barbara

When Barbara Barker was born on 1 July 1808, in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Barker, was 35 and her mother, Margaret Freeland, was 29. She married William Montgomerey about 1828, in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Cumberland, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 3 April 1871, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Montgomerey
1805–
Barbara Barker
1808–1871
Marriage: about 1828
Robert Barker Montgomery
1836–1871

Sources (5)

  • Barbary Barker in household of Margaret Barker, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Barbara B Barker, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Barbara Barker, "England, Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990"

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World Events (8)

1812

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

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

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: 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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