ðə nˈeɪm wʌz fˈɜːst ɡˈɪvən ˈæftɚ pɹˈaɪdɔːks ænd hɪz fˈoːɹs ʌv θɹˈiː,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈoʊldʒɚz ɛŋkˈæmpt æt ðə bˈeɪ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, ˌɔn ðɛɹ wˈeɪ tə ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv fˈɔːɹt naɪˈæɡɹə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ænd ˈɪndiən wˈɔːɹ, wˌɛɹ pɹˈaɪdɔːks wʊd biː kˈɪld.
The name was first given after Prideaux and his force of 3,200 soldiers encamped at the bay in 1759, on their way to the Battle of Fort Niagara during the French and Indian War, where Prideaux would be killed.