Case was born in Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America. He died in 1720, in his hometown.
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After the English took over in the 1660s, the colony was renamed New York, after the Duke of York
English: from Middle English cass, case ‘box, chest, casket, case’ (from Latin capsa), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of boxes or chests.
English: alternatively, a variant of Cass or Cash .
Americanized form of French Caisse .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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