Kirkby Settlers in United States in the 18th Century. John Kirkby, his wife Anne and two children, settled in New York State in 1774
Smoergasbord smÃ¸rgÃ¥sbord origins From sweden and goes back to 17th.  Century smoer smÃ¸r; means butter gas; gÃ¥s means goos.  Bord means table all together it-means a â¦ buffet style ta ble with  multiple hot and cold dishes. Of various foods Was introduced to  Americans At The New york world. fair in 1939
Several theories exist regarding the origin of the name helot. According to Hellanicus, the word relates to the village of Helos, in the south of Sparta. Pausanias thus states, Its inhabitants became the first slaves of the Lacedaemonian state, and were the first to be called helots. This explanation is however not very plausible in etymological terms.