. Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine;. ted with light, Day in itsprimal form of Dee means dark or dingy. Assuch, the name was applied to a small river inWales, and in time was transferred to the peo-ple living along its banks. William Day wasprovost of Eaton College and dean of Wind-sor during Queen Elizabeths time: and in adocument dated 1582 it is stated that he isdescended from the Welsh Dees. The namein England was often spelled Daye. The family ranks among the oldest on thisside the water. No less than eight Days arefound to have settled in New England before1650, and s
. Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine;. ted with light, Day in itsprimal form of Dee means dark or dingy. Assuch, the name was applied to a small river inWales, and in time was transferred to the peo-ple living along its banks. William Day wasprovost of Eaton College and dean of Wind-sor during Queen Elizabeths time: and in adocument dated 1582 it is stated that he isdescended from the Welsh Dees. The namein England was often spelled Daye. The family ranks among the oldest on thisside the water. No less than eight Days arefound to have settled in New England before1650, and some of them were of more thanordinary prominence. Robert Day, born inEngland in 1604, migrated to this country in1634, settling first at Cambridge or Newton,Massachusetts, but moving in 1639 to Hart-ford. Connecticut. He died there in 1648, andhis descendants became numerous in the Con-necticut valley, many of them moving up theriver to Springfield and South Hadley. Fromthis line comes Dr. Jeremiah Day, president ofYale College, 1817-46, who was born in. /Mu^.^ (/! /^ STATE OF MAINE. 2I2I Washington, Connecticut, son of Rev. Jere-miah and Abigail (Noble) Day. One of hisbrothers \va.« Judge Thomas Day, a well-known citizen of Hartford. Stephen Day, of Cambridge, Massachu-setts, was the first printer in North was originally a locksmith, but in timefound demand for his other work. He be-gan business in 1639, published books andalmanacs, and died December 22, 1668, agedfifty-eight. Matthew Day, of Cambridge, alsoa printer, possibly son of Stephen, was stew-ard of Harvard College from 1645 till hisdeath in 1649. He probably was unmarried,because he made a nuncupative will in whichhe gave a liberal bequest to the college and toone or two friends. A Robert Day, of Ips-wich, came over in 1635 in the Hopewell,from London, and was living in 1681. Na-thaniel Day was living in Ipswich in Day, of Boston, was a member ofthe Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com-pany
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