Brief Life History of Helen
When Helen Davie was born on 15 May 1764, in Rhu, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, her father, William Davie, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth Mclintock, was 33.
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- Helen Davie, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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World Events (6)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
Scottish: from the Scottish pet form of the personal name David . Compare Davey .
English: variant of Way (see below).
History: A family whose name is now found as Davie originated from Wey or Way near Torrington, Devon, England. Their earliest recorded ancestor was William de Wy or de la Wey, living in the reign of Henry II (1154–89). The name later occurred as de Vye and de Vie before being assimilated to a derivative of David .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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