Brief Life History of John
When John Bay was born on 24 January 1755, in Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Israel Debay, was 25 and his mother, Esther Goteer or Gautier, was 26.
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- John Bay, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Bay, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"
- John Bay, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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World Events (8)
1770 · Boston Tea Party
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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
Name Meaning
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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