James Barker (1722 - 1742)

Born 19 Jul 1722 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Died 19 Aug 1742 at age 20 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Biography

James Barker, son of James Barker and Elizabeth Tucker, was born in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, 19 Jul 1722.^[2] Settled by Europeans in about 1652 and named for the town of the same name in Devon, England, the town of Dartmouth hugs the southern coast of modern Massachusetts, bordered on the north by Fall River, east by New Bedford, west by Westport and south by Buzzard's Bay.^[3]

1780 Map Showing Dartmouth (click 3x for full scale)[4]

James died in Philadelphia, 19 Aug 1742, at age 20.^[5]

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2. ↑ Sources: (1) 1722 Birth Record (citation, p. 37): "BARKER, James, s. James and Elizebeth, Sept. 7, 1716. [s. James and Elisabeth (Tucker), 19th, 5 mo. [dup. I mo.], C.R.3.]." (2) Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 70.
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Dartmouth, Massachusetts," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, accessed 11 Dec 2021.
4. ↑ Excerpt from Hinton, John. 1780. A New and Accurate Map of the Colony of Massachusets. London: J. Hinton. Available without restriction courtesy of the Library of Congress. For full version of the map click on the link above.
5. ↑ Sources: (1) 1750 Death Record (citation, p. 19): "Barker, James Jr., ch. James and Elisabeth (Tucker), 19th, 6 mo. 1742, in 20th y., in Philadelphia, c.R.3." (Based on this resource, this translates to 19 Aug 1742.) (2) Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 70.

General Citations

• New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1929. Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Vol. I Births. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust: "We have determined this work to be in the public domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute the work in part or in whole."
• New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1930. Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Vol. III Deaths. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust: "We have determined this work to be in the public domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute the work in part or in whole."