Researching William Stacy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 872 people with the Stacy surname? In that year Stacy was ranked number 2712 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Stacy on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Stacy and the Stacy Genealogy
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Look at Parish Records for William Stacy at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 178 people with the Stacy surname in the UK? Stacy is now ranked number 3875 for popularity in the UK. |
Stacy Family History Databases
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Stacy Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Stacy surname in the USA? Stacy is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stacy Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on William Stacy. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Stacy
William Stacy
William Stacy (February 15, 1734 – August 1802) was an officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country. Published histories describe Colonel William Stacy's involvement in a variety of events during the war, such as rallying the militia on a village common in Massachusetts, participating in the Siege of Boston, being captured by Loyalists and American Indians at the Cherry Valley massacre, narrowly escaping a death by burning at the stake, General George Washington's efforts to obtain Stacy's release from captivity, and Washington's gift of a gold snuff box to Stacy at the end of the war.
During Col. William Stacy's post-war life, he was a pioneer, helping to establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. He was active in the Marietta pioneer community, and served as foreman of the first Grand Jury in the Northwest Territory, an event establishing the rule of law in the territory. At the age of 56, he ice skated thirty miles up a frozen river, warning two of his sons of a possible Indian attack, which occurred several days later as the Big Bottom massacre and marked the beginning of the Northwest Indian War.
William Stacy's surname has also been spelled as Stacey, Stacia, and Stacie; the correct spelling is Stacy. He is often referred to as Colonel Stacy, an abbreviation of his last rank of lieutenant colonel.
Source: William Stacy, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stacy
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