Bache, Alexander Dallas
1806 - 1867 (60 years)
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Name Bache, Alexander Dallas Born 19 Jul 1806 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 
Gender Male Baptism 23 Feb 1808 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Died 17 Feb 1867 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Buried Washington, District of Columbia, USA Person ID I34305 Sullivan Burgess Family Tree Last Modified 1 Jan 2017
Father Bache, Richard Franklin II, b. 11 Mar 1784, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 14 Mar 1848, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years) Relationship natural Mother Dallas, Sophia Burrell, b. 12 Jun 1785, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 08 Jul 1860, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 75 years) Relationship natural Married 04 Apr 1805 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Family ID F11656 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father Bache, Richard I, b. 12 Sep 1737, Settle, Yorkshire, England , d. 29 Jul 1811, Settle, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years) Relationship natural Mother Franklin, Sarah, b. 11 Sep 1743, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 05 Oct 1808, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Family ID F11320 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family ID F11323 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Fowler, Nancy Clarke, b. 03 Aug 1803, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA , d. 13 Jan 1870, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years) Married 30 Sep 1828 Newport, Rhode Island, USA Last Modified 1 Jan 2017 Family ID F11658 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 19 Jul 1806 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 
Baptism - 23 Feb 1808 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 
Married - 30 Sep 1828 - Newport, Rhode Island, USA 
Died - 17 Feb 1867 - Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA 
Buried - - Washington, District of Columbia, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Bache Family Crest
This rare and interesting surname is a variant of Boik, which is of English and German origin and is a topographical name for someone who lived by a stream, deriving from the Middle High German "back" or the Middle English "bache". The surname dates back to the early 13th Century (see below). Further recordings include one Ralph de la Bache (1252), "The Rydeware Chartulary, Staffordshire", and William atte Bache (1327), "The Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire". Variations in the idiom of the spelling include Bache, Beek, Baish, Boich, Baike, Boick. James, son of John and Elizabeth Baike, was christened at St. Matthew, Bethal Green, London, on July 24th 1749. One William Boik married Ann Bowers at St. Dunstan, Stepney, London, on September 30th 1786, and their son William was christened at Mary Whitechapel, Stepney, London, on May 17th 1797. The christening was recorded in London of Henry, son of Edward and Elizabeth Deboick, on July 7th 1872 at St. Leonard's, Shoreditch. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Reinee de Backe, which was dated 1212, "The Curia Regis Rolls of Staffordshire", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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Notes - Graduated West Point in 1825 at the top of his class. Professor of natural philosophy and chemistry University of Pennsylvania. Appointed Superintendent of the Coast Survey by Pres. Tyler in 1843, a position he held until 1861. Bache introduced many new and innovative ideas into the Coast Survey including the involvement of many of the top scientific minds of the day. When President Lincoln established the National Academy of Sciences in 1863, Bache and about four dozen other scientists, many of whom had been associated with the Coast Survey, were charter members. From its founding until his death, Bache was President of the Academy.