Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Bailey was born in 1708, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Joseph Bailey, was 40 and her mother, Mrs Sarah Bailey, was 28. She married Jedadiah Bailey about 1736, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died in March 1784, in her hometown, at the age of 76.
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- Anna in entry for Thaddeus Bailey, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Anna in entry for Pethuel Bailey, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Anna in entry for Content Bailey, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
Name Meaning
English: status name for a steward or official, from Middle English bailli ‘manager, administrator’ (Old French baillis, from Late Latin baiulivus, an adjectival derivative of baiulus ‘attendant, carrier, porter’).
English: habitational name from Bailey in Little Mitton, Lancashire, named with Old English beg ‘berry’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
English: occasionally a topographic name for someone who lived by the outer wall of a castle, from Middle English (Old French) bailli ‘outer courtyard of a castle’ (Old French bail(le) ‘enclosure’, a derivative of bailer ‘to enclose’). This term became a placename in its own right, denoting a district beside a fortification or wall, as in the case of the Old Bailey in London, which formed part of the early medieval outer wall of the city.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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