Her formal name at birth was Maria Barbara Garn. However, she was known almost exclusively as Barbara Garn because of German naming conventions in use at the time.
Many have reported that she was born on 20 September 1769 in Amsterdam, Holland. The metal plate affixed to the grave marker reports this date and place, and obviously used information taken from earlier incorrect and unsubstantiated reports. The incorrect birth date, 20 September 1769, can be proven to be the birth date of a sister Elizabeth, who was born in or near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and probably died young. Barbara appears as a 76 year old woman on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census with her husband in Summerhill, Cambria Co., PA. This census record suggests a birth in 1773 or 1774, not 1769. The record also places her birth in Maryland, not Holland.
Barbara's birth and christening record, which was recorded in the records of the Apple Church near Thurmont, Maryland, shows the birth date and place given above. The birth and christening record also agrees with the information reported on the 1850 Census.
Many have reported that she was born on 20 September 1769 in Amsterdam, Holland. The metal plate affixed to the grave marker reports this date and place, and obviously used information taken from earlier incorrect and unsubstantiated reports. The incorrect birth date, 20 September 1769, can be proven to be the birth date of a sister Elizabeth, who was born in or near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and probably died young. Barbara appears as a 76 year old woman on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census with her husband in Summerhill, Cambria Co., PA. This census record suggests a birth in 1773 or 1774, not 1769. The record also places her birth in Maryland, not Holland.
Barbara's birth and christening record, which was recorded in the records of the Apple Church near Thurmont, Maryland, shows the birth date and place given above. The birth and christening record also agrees with the information reported on the 1850 Census.
Her formal name at birth was Maria Barbara Garn. However, she was known almost exclusively as Barbara Garn because of German naming conventions in use at the time.
Many have reported that she was born on 20 September 1769 in Amsterdam, Holland. The metal plate affixed to the grave marker reports this date and place, and obviously used information taken from earlier incorrect and unsubstantiated reports. The incorrect birth date, 20 September 1769, can be proven to be the birth date of a sister Elizabeth, who was born in or near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and probably died young. Barbara appears as a 76 year old woman on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census with her husband in Summerhill, Cambria Co., PA. This census record suggests a birth in 1773 or 1774, not 1769. The record also places her birth in Maryland, not Holland.
Barbara's birth and christening record, which was recorded in the records of the Apple Church near Thurmont, Maryland, shows the birth date and place given above. The birth and christening record also agrees with the information reported on the 1850 Census.
Many have reported that she was born on 20 September 1769 in Amsterdam, Holland. The metal plate affixed to the grave marker reports this date and place, and obviously used information taken from earlier incorrect and unsubstantiated reports. The incorrect birth date, 20 September 1769, can be proven to be the birth date of a sister Elizabeth, who was born in or near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and probably died young. Barbara appears as a 76 year old woman on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census with her husband in Summerhill, Cambria Co., PA. This census record suggests a birth in 1773 or 1774, not 1769. The record also places her birth in Maryland, not Holland.
Barbara's birth and christening record, which was recorded in the records of the Apple Church near Thurmont, Maryland, shows the birth date and place given above. The birth and christening record also agrees with the information reported on the 1850 Census.
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