Brief Life History of Isaac
When Captain Isaac Davis was born on 26 March 1758, in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States, his father, William Davis, was 28 and his mother, Judith Smith, was 29. He married Dorcas "Tabitha" Chandler on 15 March 1784, in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 11 November 1846, in Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, United States.
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- Capt Isaac Davis in entry for Mary Davis, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Isaac Davis, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Capt Isaac Davis in entry for Massey Davis, "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910"
Spouse and Children
1758–1846 Male
1758–1842 Female
Children (9)
1785–1863 Female
1786– Female
1788–1869 Female
1790–1819 Male
1793–1796 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1730– Male
1729–1774 Female
Siblings (5)
1750– Male
1752– Female
1754– Male
1756– Male
1758–1846 Male
World Events (8)
1770
Age 12
1776
Age 18
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 23
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: patronymic meaning ‘Dafydd's (son)’, equivalent to Welsh ap Dafydd, the Welsh form of David . The spelling Davis is more typical in southwestern England northwards as far as Lancashire, where the frequency of the surname largely reflects Welsh migration, but may sometimes represent a native English surname based on Davy (compare Davies ). Davis (including in the sense 2 below) is the eighth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans.
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Compare Davies .
History: John Davis or Davys (c. 1550–1605) was an English navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage. — By the 18th century there were numerous persons named Davis in America, including the jurist John Davis, born in 1761 in Plymouth, MA, and Henry Davis, a clergyman and college president, who was born in 1771 in East Hampton, NY. — Jefferson Davis, born in 1808 in KY, was president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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