Mary Ann (Hale) Birch (1827 - 1887)

Born 23 Dec 1827 in Grits Green, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Wife of James Birch Sr — married 12 Apr 1847 in Great Barr, Staffordshire, England

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1887 at age 59 in Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, United States

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Mary (Hale) Birch was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Biography

Mary Ann Hale was born on 23 Dec 1827 in England. She was the daughter of Thomas Hale and Ann Wilkes and the wife of James Birch then after his death, Richard Birch, his brother. She passed away on 6 Jun 1887 in Wilfrid, Idaho, USA^{[1] [2] [3]}

According to the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database,1847-1868 Mary Ann (Hale) Birch b. 23 Dec 1827 departed on 9 Jun 1856 and immigrated to Deseret, USA on 26 Dec 1856. The company name "Edmund Ellsworth Company" is mentioned.^[4]

In Mary Ann (Hale) Birch's obituary it states that she married James Birch Sr (1828-1856) on 12 Apr 1847 in Staffordshire, England. They joined the Church of Latter Day Saints on 9 Apr 1849 in England. Mary Ann left England in 1856 with her husband, James Birch and his father, William Birch (1788-1856). She gave birth to their 4th child, James Birch Jr (1856-1920) James, a few months after their arrival in America. Her first 4 children were with her first husband, James. Their names were; Thomas Birch (1848-1900), Mary Ann Birch (1850-1919), Edward James Birch (1853-1913) and James Birch Jr (1856-1920). Her husband, James Birch Sr (1828-1856), passed away during their travels across the plains on 12 Sep 1856 in Wyoming, USA. William Birch (1788-1856) died 3 months after James. Mary Ann then married James' brother, Richard in about 1858 and had six more children with him. Their names were; William Birch, John Birch, Mary Jane, David, Elizabeth, and Samuel Birch. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSD-NYY6 : 26 July 2017), Mary Ann Birch, 1887; Idaho Falls Regional Family History Center, Idaho Falls; FHL microfilm 100,464,623.
2. ↑ "Burial""Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZHP6-5H6Z : 7 May 2020), Mary Ann Birch,
3. ↑ "Mary Ann (Hale) Birch""BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYWD-P66 : 24 June 2015), Mary Ann Hale Birch, died 06 Jun 1887; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Wilford Cemetery, St. Anthony, Fremont, Idaho, United States.
4. ↑ "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-H1YL : 10 February 2018), Mary Ann Hale Birch, 26 Sep 1856; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).
5. ↑ "Burial and Obituary" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23264899/mary-ann-birch

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