When George Andrew Babcock was born about 1853, in New York, United States, his father, Albert Babcock, was 31 and his mother, Emma Sackrider, was 21. He married Melissa Minnerly about 1875, in Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, United States for about 30 years and North Tarrytown, Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 22 July 1934, in Tarrytown, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 82.
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English (Lancashire): although the first element of this name would suggest it is derived from the Middle English personal name Babb (see Babb ), apparently it is a post-medieval form of Badcock, from the Middle English personal name Badecok, a pet form of Bade (see Bade ) + the diminutive suffix -cok. There is no reason why a Middle English Babbecok, a pet form of Babb (itself a pet form of Barbara ), should not have existed, but evidence has yet to be found.
History: James Babcock settled in Portsmouth, RI, in 1642.
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