Daily AncestorBede
Bede is an old nickname for Obedience, found in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Bede is a short form of Obedience, a virtue name. Bede appears as a pet form of Obedience on the Connecticut State Library's list of 18th and 19th century nicknames.
A gravestone or a family Bible may say Bede while a will or a deed says Obedience. Search indexes under both forms so you do not miss her.
As seen in a recordTown marriage register, 1805; her baptism gives her name as Obedience
Ansel Oddie and Bede Larrabee, both of this town, married 3 Nov. 1805
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Daily Ancestor. "Bede." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/bede. Last checked 2026-10-15.