Stephen Daye
E469741
Stephen Daye was a colonial American printer best known for producing the Bay Psalm Book, the first book printed in British North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stephen Daye canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4778233 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Daye Context triple: [Bay Psalm Book, printer, Stephen Daye]
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A.
John Dighton
John Dighton was a British screenwriter known for his work on classic mid-20th-century films, including co-writing the screenplay for "Roman Holiday."
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B.
Martin Franklin
Martin Franklin is a British-born entrepreneur and investor best known for founding Jarden Corporation and leading numerous successful consumer-brands and SPAC ventures.
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C.
Joseph Bradford
Joseph Bradford was a colonial-era New Englander best known as a son of William Bradford, the longtime governor of Plymouth Colony and Mayflower passenger.
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D.
James Church
James Church is the pseudonym of a former Western intelligence officer known for his critically acclaimed Inspector O series of detective novels set in North Korea.
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E.
George Barnes
George Barnes was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the silent era through the 1950s, earning multiple Academy Award nominations and one win.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Daye Target entity description: Stephen Daye was a colonial American printer best known for producing the Bay Psalm Book, the first book printed in British North America.
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A.
John Dighton
John Dighton was a British screenwriter known for his work on classic mid-20th-century films, including co-writing the screenplay for "Roman Holiday."
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B.
Martin Franklin
Martin Franklin is a British-born entrepreneur and investor best known for founding Jarden Corporation and leading numerous successful consumer-brands and SPAC ventures.
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C.
Joseph Bradford
Joseph Bradford was a colonial-era New Englander best known as a son of William Bradford, the longtime governor of Plymouth Colony and Mayflower passenger.
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D.
James Church
James Church is the pseudonym of a former Western intelligence officer known for his critically acclaimed Inspector O series of detective novels set in North Korea.
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E.
George Barnes
George Barnes was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the silent era through the 1950s, earning multiple Academy Award nominations and one win.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American printer
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historical figure ⓘ printer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1660s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1638 ⓘ |
| child | Matthew Daye ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1594 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1668 ⓘ |
| employer |
Elizabeth Glover
ⓘ
Glover printing press ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book production
ⓘ
printing ⓘ |
| genre |
almanacs
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psalm books ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| hasNotableAchievement |
established the first successful printing business in the English colonies of North America
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produced the first book printed in British North America ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of printing in New England
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spread of Puritan religious literature in the colonies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
operating the first printing press in British North America
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printing the Bay Psalm Book ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| Matthew DayeRole | step-son and assistant printer ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
brought a printing press to the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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set up the first printing press in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| notableWork | Bay Psalm Book ⓘ |
| occupation | printer ⓘ |
| partOf | early colonial printing in North America ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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linked to:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| printed |
An Almanac for New England for the Year 1639
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Bay Psalm Book ⓘ The Freeman’s Oath (broadside) ⓘ various colonial broadsides ⓘ |
| relative | Matthew Daye ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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linked to:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| spouse | Rebecca Daye ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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linked to:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stephen Daye Description of subject: Stephen Daye was a colonial American printer best known for producing the Bay Psalm Book, the first book printed in British North America.
Referenced by (1)
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