Reuben Barber
1751 - 1825 (74 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Reuben Barber was born on 7 Dec 1751 in Canton, Hartford Co., CT (son of John Barber and Lydia Reed); died on 17 Dec 1825 in Canton, Hartford Co., CT; was buried in Canton Center Cemetery, Canton, CT. Notes:
For the record - I live 20 minutes from the gravesite of Reuben Barber, aand was there yesterday! His stone reads,
Revolutionary War
Reuben Barber
Lexington Alarm
died December 17, 1825
There was an American Flag posted in front of it.
perrygreen@hotmail.com
----------------------------------------Reuben married Elizabeth Case on 2 Jan 1776 in Canton, CT. Elizabeth (daughter of Hosea Case and Mary Case) was born on 26 Jun 1754 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; died on 9 Jun 1829 in Canton, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Reuben Barber was born in 1776; and died.
- Mary Barber was born in 1778; died in 1804.
- Sadosa Barber was born on 31 Jan 1781; died on 25 Nov 1860.
- Elizabeth Barber was born in 1782; died on 24 Oct 1828.
- Phebe Barber was born in 1785; died in 1838.
- Hosea Barber was born in 1788; and died.
- Starling Barber was born in 1790; died in 1801.
- Alson Barber was born on 6 May 1792; died on 4 Apr 1880.
- Sarah Barber was born in 1794; died in 1822.
2. John Barber was born on 4 Dec 1719 (son of Samuel Barber and Sarah Holcomb); and died. Notes:
(IV) John, son of Samuel and Sarah (Holcomb) Barber, was born December 4, 1719, died December 27. 1797. He married, January 22, 1746-47, Lydia Reed, who was born November 18, 1726, died October 1, 1806, a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Hill) Reed. Children: Lydia, born December 26, 1747, married Samuel Olcott; John, see forward; Reuben, born December 7, 1751, married Elizabeth Case; Sarah, born July 1, 1754, died April 15, 1761; Rhoda, born April 25, 1756. died June 1, 1761; Benjamin, born March 3, 1760, married Lydia Case; Jonathan,
[New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Volume IV]
---------------------------------------------------------------John married Lydia Reed on 22 Jan 1747. Lydia and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Lydia Reed and died. Children:
- Lydia Barber was born on 26 Dec 1747; and died.
- John Barber was born on 29 Nov 1749 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; died on 3 Nov 1825 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT.
- 1. Reuben Barber was born on 7 Dec 1751 in Canton, Hartford Co., CT; died on 17 Dec 1825 in Canton, Hartford Co., CT; was buried in Canton Center Cemetery, Canton, CT.
- Sarah Barber was born on 1 Jul 1754; died on 15 Apr 1761.
- Rhoda Barber was born on 25 Apr 1756; died on 1 Jun 1761.
- Benjamin Barber was born on 3 Mar 1760; and died.
- Jonathan Barber was born in 1763; and died.
- Abel Barber was born in 1765; died in 1817 in Canton, CT.
Generation: 3
4. Samuel Barber was born on 17 May 1673 (son of Thomas Barber and Mary Phelps); died on 18 Dec 1725. Samuel + Sarah Holcomb. Sarah (daughter of Nathaniel Holcomb and Mary Bliss) was born in 1691; died in 1787. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Sarah Holcomb was born in 1691 (daughter of Nathaniel Holcomb and Mary Bliss); died in 1787. Notes:
(III) Samuel, son of Lieutenant Thomas (2) and Mary (Phelps) Barber, was born May 17, 1673, died December 18, 1725. He married, December 17, 1712, Sarah Holcomb, born 1691, died 1787, aged ninety-six, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Bliss) Holcomb. She removed from the old parish to West Simsbury in 1738 with her four sons, Samuel, Thomas, Jonathan and John, and daughters, Mercy and Sarah, the sons settling on the best land in the "centre school district." They were among the earliest and most prominent settlers of West Simsbury, Children: 1. Samuel, born 1714; married (first) Tryphena Humphrey; (second) Hannah (Humphrey) Case. 2. Thomas, born 1716; married Elizabeth Adams, 3. Jonathan, born 1717; married Jemima Cornish. 4. John, see forward. 5. Sarah, born April 1, 1722; married John Case. 6, Mercy, married Ephraim Buell, Jr.
See source for Samuel.Children:
- 2. John Barber was born on 4 Dec 1719; and died.
Generation: 4
8. Thomas Barber was born about 1644 in Windsor, CT; was christened on 14 Jul 1644 (son of Thomas Barber and Jane Coggins); and died. Thomas + Mary Phelps. Mary and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Mary Phelps and died. Children:
- 4. Samuel Barber was born on 17 May 1673; died on 18 Dec 1725.
10. Nathaniel Holcomb and died. Nathaniel + Mary Bliss. Mary and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Mary Bliss and died. Children:
- 5. Sarah Holcomb was born in 1691; died in 1787.
- Benjamin Holcomb was born on 15 Feb 1698; died on 27 Jan 1758.