When Mary Badcock was born in 1731, in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, her father, Isaac Badcock, was 36 and her mother, Dinah Baker, was 28.
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Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
English: (i) relationship name from the Middle English personal name Badecok, a pet form of Bade + the diminutive suffix -cok. (ii) relationship name from the Middle English personal name Batecok, a pet form of Bate . Through voicing of the -t- this name may have been much confused with Badecock in (i).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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