Joseph Knight Barker and Sarah Ann Morrell
Joseph Knight Barker
- Born
- 1828 at Troy, Maine
- Died
- 29 APR 1905[1] at Troy, Maine
- Married
- 20 JAN 1855 at Troy, Maine
The Maine death index for Joseph K. Barker (Troy, 29 April 1905, age 77) names his father as Stephen J. Barker and his mother as Sarah Knight. A Stephen J. Barker and Sarah Knight are indexed as married at Parsonsfield, Maine, on 21 December 1826, a date that fits a first child born about 1828. The 1850 census of Troy lists a household headed by a Stephen Barker, 47 (his middle initial is indexed S, taken here as an indexing variant of J), with Sarah, 49, and the children Harriet 21, Joseph 22, Enoch 19, Ann M. 17, Noah W. 13, Sarah 10, Susan J. 7, Louisa A. 4 and Hannah E. 3, all born in Maine. No birth or baptismal record naming these parents has been located. needs independent verification: the 1905 Troy death record itself, or a birth, baptismal or family record naming Stephen J. Barker and Sarah Knight as his parents.[2]
Sarah Ann Morrell
- Born
- 21 FEB 1835 at Troy, Maine
- Died
- 1913
- Father
- Robert Morrell
- Mother
- Caroline Frances Moody
Children
- Born
- ABT 1856[5] · Maine
NOTE: Needs independent verification: a birth, baptismal, marriage or death record naming Wilber E. Barker and his parents. He is placed in the family only by the 1860 and 1870 census households.
- Born
- ABT 1858[7] · Maine
NOTE: Needs independent verification: a birth, baptismal, marriage or death record naming Joseph M. Barker and his parents. His birth year rests on census ages, and his relationship is stated only in the 1880 census.
- Born
- ABT 1859[10] · Maine
NOTE: Needs independent verification: a birth, baptismal, marriage or death record naming Clara E. Barker and her parents. Her birth year rests on census ages, and her relationship is stated only in the 1880 census.
NOTE: Needs independent verification: a birth, baptismal, marriage or death record naming Susan M. Barker and her birth date. Her birth year rests on census ages, and her parentage rests on the names given in her marriage entry.
- Born
- 16 MAY 1868[16] · Troy, Maine
The 1870 census index reads her as Elmina A. and records her sex as male; the 1880 census index reads Mira M. Her birth entry of 16 May 1868 names her mother and matches the household.[17]
NOTE: Needs independent verification: a birth, baptismal, marriage or death record naming Almira A. Barker and her father as Joseph K. Barker, since her birth entry gives the initial H.
- Born
- 25 JAN 1876[19] · Troy, Maine
NOTE: Needs independent verification: a birth, baptismal, marriage or death record naming Stephen J. Barker and his father as Joseph K. Barker, since his birth entry gives the initials J. R.