Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Palmer Barker
and Letitia (Skidmore) Barker
Wife of
John Hollon Bridges
— married
26 Mar 1811 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles M. Bridges, Letitia Ann (Bridges) Smith, Henry Putnam Bridges, Sarah Esty (Bridges) Sutherland, Elizabeth (Bridges) Burpee, Hannah Jewett (Bridges) Harrison, Augusta Jane Bridges, Mary Eliza (Bridges) Thompson and John Hollon Bridges
Died
at about age 74
in Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
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Biography
Jane Barker was born about 1793, daughter of Joseph Barker (1761 - 1832) and Letitia (Skidmore) Barker (1772 - 1838).
Her siblings were:
- Whitehead Skidmore Barker (1795 - 1873)
- Enoch Barker (1797 - 1870)
Jane (~17) married John Hollon Bridges (33) (born in Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick on 12 Sep 1777; died in Sheffield on 3 Mar 1841), son of Samuel Bridges and Sarah Stickney, on 26 Mar 1811. Their children were:
- Charles M. Bridges (1818 - 1867)
- Letitia Ann (Bridges) Smith (1819 - 1863)
- Henry Putnam Bridges (1821 - 1881)
- Sarah Esty (Bridges) Sutherland (1823 - 1886)
- Elizabeth (Bridges) Burpee (1825 - 1885)
- Hannah Jewett (Bridges) Harrison (1827 - 1890)
- Augusta Jane Bridges (1830 - 1855)
- Mary Eliza (Bridges) Thompson (1833 - 1857)
- Dr. John Hollon Bridges (1839 - 1914).
Jane died on 19 Sep 1867 in Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada aged ~74. She is buried in Sheffield United Church Cemetery, Sheffield.
Sources
- Jewett, Frederic Clarke, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, Volume I, The Grafton Press, New York, 1908. Pg. 235.
- 1851 Canadian census
- Father's Probate Record
- Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
- Find A Grave: Memorial #140546569FInd A Grave], Sheffield United Church Cemetery, Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
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