When James Willard Bay Sr was born on 24 October 1822, in Mechanicsburg, Goshen Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States, his father, Hugh Bay, was 36 and his mother, Mary Willard, was 36. He married Lucinda Sprague on 23 May 1852, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Kane, Utah, United States in 1870 and Virgin, Kane, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 25 October 1897, in Junction, Piute, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Junction, Piute, Utah, United States.
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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.
Possible Related NamesA BRIEF HISTORICAL SKITCH OF JAMES WILLARD BAY SEN. AND HIS WIFE LUCINDA SPRAGUE compiled by Edwin E. Sprague, nephew of Lucinda Sprague - 1600 West 6th St. Los Angeles California Feb 25th 1933 Emb …
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