Brief Life History of William
When William Bradbury was born on 29 July 1744, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Barnabus Bradbury, was 28 and his mother, Meriam Morse, was 28.
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- William Bradbury, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- William Bradbury, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- William Bradbury, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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Name Meaning
English: habitational name, usually from Bredbury (Cheshire), occasionally perhaps from Bradbury (Durham), although evidence for the latter origin is yet to be found. Both placenames meant ‘stronghold or manor house built with planks’, from Old English bred ‘board’ + burg in the dative case form byrig.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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