When Elizabeth Catherine Bay was born on 14 August 1775, in Vejby, Helsinge, Frederiksborg, Denmark, her father, Jens Poulsen Bay, was 53 and her mother, Ane Marie Bondorph, was 27. She married Peter Adreasen Peterson on 14 December 1793, in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Tikøb, Tikøb, Lynge-Kronborg, Frederiksborg, Denmark in 1840 and Copenhagen, Denmark for about 10 years. She died on 2 February 1856, in Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark, at the age of 80.
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The club was founded in 1776 by former members of Drejer's Club. It was initially known as Fich's Club. The latter name was a reference to Gottlieb Schreck who had purchased the House in 1775. He had adapted the interior to be used by the club. The club initially had 25 members but in 1778 the number of members had grown to 80. On 16 November 1782, the club was granted permission to use the name Kongens Klub (Royal Club). The club soon became a meeting place for members of the higher middle class.
The Old Artillery Barracks was the first of three barracks to be established in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen. They were converted into barracks for the Artillery in 1789 and were used until 1923. Today, they have been converted into apartments and are listed for everyone.
The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
English, French, and Walloon: nickname for someone with chestnut or auburn hair, from Middle English, Old French bay, bai ‘reddish brown’ (from Latin badius, used originally of horses).
English: from the Middle English personal name Baye, Old English Bēaga (masculine) or Bēage (feminine), both from bēag ‘ring’.
English: topographic name from Middle English bei ‘ring, bend’ (Old English bēag), used topographically for features such as river-bends.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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