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Bridges Family History
Bridges Genealogy & Family TreeBridges is an English name from Somerset, England, where the earliest known ancestors--Robert atte Brugge and William atte Brugge resided in the 13th Century. It comes from the Old English brycg which means "bridge" and referred to those who lived near a bridge or worked as a bridge keeper. The family motto is Je garderay which means "I watch over."
Other spellings include "Bridges" and "Briddge." Notable people with the surname include American NASA astronaut Dubard Bridges Jr., American baseball player Rocky Bridges (Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators), and American actor Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski, Iron Man, True Grit). The first Bridges to come to America was Henry Bridges in Virginia in 1622.
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Bridges Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mehitable Bridges -- --, 1641 June 9, 1666 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Josiah Bridges -- --, 1680 January 6, 1755 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Edmund Bridges -- --, 1612 January 13, 1684
- William Bridges -- --, 1819 December 0, 1850 Tennessee
- Elizabeth Bridges -- --, 1794 April 16, 1852 Virginia
Bridges Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Joyce Lilian Bridges -- --, 1921 November 14, 2012
- Joyce Lilian Bridges -- --, 1921 November 14, 2012
- Roger Bridges -- --, 1600
- John Henry Bridges -- --, 1576 April 15, 1665 Ess
- Henry Bridges -- --, 1544 April 14, 1597
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