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Facts and Events
| Name |
Thomas Barber |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
30 Dec 1742 |
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States |
| Reference Number |
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8771
Abigail Chase |
| Engagement |
7 Apr 1768 |
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Miller |
| Marriage |
4 Aug 1768 |
Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United Statesto Hannah Miller |
| Marriage |
17 Jul 1791 |
Townshend, Windham Co., VTto Abigail Chase |
| Other |
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Marriage Ending Status Divorce
with Hannah Miller |
| Death? |
16 Apr 1819 |
Nr. Wardsboro, Vermont, United States |
| Burial[2] |
Apr 1819 |
Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United StatesEast Hill Cemetery |
Chronology:
- 1742: Born in Rehoboth, MA 30 December.
- 1768: Married in Cumberland, RI 04 August (not clear if he actually lived there; marriage was recorded in Rehoboth VR)
- 1770: moved west to Warwick, MA by September.
- 1778-1780: Elder Hix controversy culminates resulting in Thomas' wife Hannah running off with Amzi Doolittle-- at least for a short time.
- 1781: First record of Thomas and Hannah (found so far) in Townshend, VT - birth of daughter Sally in December.
- 1782: Thomas Barber purchased Townshend land from Amzi Doolittle, Sr. in October.
- 1785: Last child (Calvin) of Thomas and Hannah born in June (Townshend).
- 1787: By October Thomas and Hannah are divorced as she marries Amzi Doolittle, Sr. in October.
- 1791: Thomas marries Abigail Chase.
- 1819: Died on Bryant Homestead, near border line between Wardsboro and Townshend, Vermont. Is buried at East Hill cemetery in Wardsboro, VT.
Gazetteer and business directory of Windham County, Vermont 1724-1884, p. 304_13:
- "Thomas Barber came to Townshend from Winchester, N.H. [no evidence of a presence in Winchester; more likely, he came from Warwick, MA], about 1798 [more likely 1781], and bought 300 acres of wild land [deed of this purchase not yet located; see T. land deed records], which he divided between his five sons, Thomas, Benjamin, Daniel, Ober and Calvin, all of whom settled on West Hill [between Townshend and Wardsboro; technically Wardsboro]. Benjamin married Sallie Joy, of Hinsdale, and brought up three sons and three daughters. One daughter, Clarissa F., is living in Townshend, and a son Benjamin C., in Massachusetts. Lewis P. married Persis Osgood, sister of Luther Osgood, of Brookline, and had four children, of whom Lot Barber, of Townshend, is the only son living. Mrs. Lawrett Sherwin, of Putney, and Mrs. Hannah White and Mrs. Mary Flint, of Townshend, are descendants of this family."
The town records of both Wardsboro and Townshend show no sign of Thomas Barber purchasing land before 1782. But we do find Thomas Barber in Townshend for the December 1781 birth of his daughter, Sally (by Hannah). One year later (October 1782), Thomas Barber purchased land from Amzi Doolittle.
References
- Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1897)
p. 528.
Barber, Thomas, of Joseph Jr. and Esther, [born] Dec. 30, 1742.
- ↑ Wardsboro Town Clerk's office. East Hill Cemetery Tombstone Reading. (compiled 1976).
Thomas Barber died April 16, 1819 in his 77th year of his age.
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