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Notable Achievements at Age 1
Given nickname 'Bam Bam'
At about age one his mother nicknamed him 'Bam Bam' after he flipped a coffee table like the Flintstones character Bamm-Bamm Rubble.
Family moves to Canada (Brossard, Montreal area)
Family relocated from Australia to Canada when Bowen was about six months old; they settled outside Montreal (Brossard).
Family emigrated to the United States
Moved to the United States with his family at approximately one year old; grew up in New York City and later Easton and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Family moved to Northern Ireland (Bangor)
Family relocated from Aden to Bangor, Northern Ireland, where they lived until Izzard was five.
Family returns to India from Aden
Dhirubhai Ambani moved the family back to India to start a trading business (Reliance Commercial Corporation precursor).
Placed for adoption
At nine months, after pneumonia, his mother gave him to her aunt and uncle in Chicago (Lillian and Louis Ellison) who adopted him.
Mother dies in childbirth
Sanchez's mother, Lena Driver, died when Sonia was about one year old; she was thereafter cared for by relatives.
Older sister Marilyn dies
Her older sister Marilyn died of meningitis at age six when Ruth was about 14 months old.
Family emigrated to New York City
Moved with his family to New York City when he was about one year old.
Family emigrated to New York City
Moved from London to New York when he was about one year old.
Placed in care to save his life as an infant
At about one year old Maté's mother put him in the care of a stranger for over five weeks to save his life; he later described this separation as formative trauma.
Raised by grandparents in a Seventh-day Adventist household
Grew up with grandparents in Chorley; religious upbringing later informed her writing.
Parents separate
Lakshmi's parents separated (mother Vijaya Lakshmi later emigrated to the U.S.).
Family emigrated to U.S.
Thiel and his family moved to the United States (to Cleveland, Ohio) when he was about one year old.
Family moved to Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Mandvi's family settled in Bradford after his father moved there to work in textiles research at Bradford University; later his father ran a corner shop and his mother worked as a nurse.
Emigrated to Canada (Winnipeg)
Emigrated with family to Winnipeg at approximately one year old; later raised in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia.
Parents file for divorce
Jeff's mother filed for divorce from his father; Jeff was about 17 months old.
Early childhood education — Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School
Attended Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School in Lakeview for elementary education.
Raised in Prospect AME church; early musical involvement
Family attended the Prospect African Methodist Episcopal Church; as a child Stevenson played piano and sang in the choir, formative for his faith and views on redemption.
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