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Matthew Barker 1756–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1756

Birth Location: Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Peter Barker

Mother: Ruth Lawton

Spouse(s): Eunice Peckham

Children(s): Peter Barker

Matthew Barker was born in 1756 in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Peter Barker And Ruth Lawton. Matthew Barker married Eunice Peckham, and had children including Peter Barker. Matthew Barker passed away in 1848 in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Barker was born in 1756 in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Peter Barker And Ruth Lawton.
  • Matthew Barker married Eunice Peckham, and had children including Peter Barker.
  • Matthew Barker passed away in 1848 in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Children(s)

Matthew Barker's Ancestors

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Matthew Barker
1756–1848
Birth Place: Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Peter Barker
1728–1784
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Ruth Lawton
1731–1787
Portsmouth,Newport,Rhode Island,USA
Grandparents
Peter (Barker) Sr
1696–1788
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Sarah Slocum
1704–1786
Portsmouth, Newport, RI, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Barker
1662–1741
Elizabeth (Barker)
1666–1715
Giles Slocum
1680–1749
Ann Borden
1682–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Immigrant)
1622–1702
Barbara Dungan
1628–1677
Peter 3b
1622–1694
Matthew Borden
1638–1708

Matthew Barker's Descendants

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Matthew Barker (17 May 1756–1848) m. Eunice Peckham (26 Feb 1748–10 Sep 1837)
  1. 1. Peter Barker 1787–1875 m. Keturah Clarke 1789–1864
    1. 1. Edmund (Dexter) Barker 1821–1906 m. Catharine (Dart) Burdick 1824–1870
      1. 1. Clara (Ellen) Barker 1844–1916 m. George Dennis 1835–1899

Matthew Barker's Timeline

4 Records

1756
21 May 1756
Birth of Matthew Barker in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1756
17 May 1756
Birth of Matthew Barker in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1780
1780
Age 24
Matthew Barker was married in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1848
1848
Age 92
Death of Matthew Barker in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1756
    Event Place: Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1756
    Event Place: Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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