John James Bird (1843 - 1933)

Born 1843 in St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Peebles) Bird — married 1871 in St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada

Descendants

Died 1933 at about age 90 in Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

John Bird was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Metis Nation.

John Bird is Notable.

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John was born 1843. He was the son of Henry Bird and Harriet Calder.

Born in the Municipality of St. Paul in late 1843, son of Henry Bird and Harriet Calder, he was educated at the old St. Andrew’s School. He helped to organize the Norwood School District (1891), served as Reeve of the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews (1892), and was elected MLA for Kildonan in 1892 with 342 votes. He was defeated by Hector Sutherland in the 1896 general election.

June 1871, he married Margaret Peebles (1844-?) and they had six children:

• Mary L. Bird 1878
• Hannah Margaret Bird 1881
• Charles C. Bird 1883
• Frederick V. Bird,
• Benjamin Walter Bird 1888
• Rose Alice Bird 1890

Note: Beyond the Gates of Lower Fort Garry, page 219, it is noted they had eleven children [1]

Scrip affidavit for Bird, John J.; born: 1845 (also recorded as 1844 and 1843) father: Henry Bird; mother: Harriet Bird.

In the 1926 Canada Census John was 81, and living with his wife on the farm (see line 1) [2]

He died at his farm near Petersfield on 2 January 1933 and was buried in the St. Andrew’s Cemetery.

Quality Sources

Record of Metis scrip * [3]

Extracts from registers of baptisms, marriages and burials in Rupert's Land record of his Red River baptism * [4]

Metis Museum pdf for John James Bird, M.L.A. (1844-1933 * [5]

Record of his participation in the Manitoba legislature * [6]

Manitoba record of his death record 1933,004372 [7]

Beyond the Gates of Lower Fort Garry, family history, page 266 [8]

Other Sources

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