Annabella (Monkman) Bird (1860 - 1931)

Born 26 Jan 1860 in Red River Settlement

Ancestors

Died 23 Jan 1931 at age 70 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Annabella (Monkman) Bird was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Metis Nation.

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Annabella was born Jan 26, 1860 (other sites say 1859, 1861) to Joseph Monkman and ISABELLA SETTER

In the 1870 Canada Census she and Charles are living in Red River.

Children

• William Bird 1880

In the 1901 Canada Census there is a William Bird, born 1881, to Ann B Bird born 1861. She is married however no mention of Charles on the census.

In the 1911 Canada Census she gives her birthdate as February 1861. In the 1916 Canada Census she and Charles are living in Selkirk, she is 55. She has an estimated birth to be 1861.

1916 Canada Census Annabella, Charles and William are listed living in neighboring lots as farmers living in Selkirk. No Lily

In the 1921 Canada Census she and Charles are in Selkirk, and next lot is living William with his wife Elizabeth. No Lily.

In the 1926 Canada Census she (spelled Anneabble) and Charles are in Selkirk, she is 66, he is 68. There is listed a daughter Lily age 12, born in 1914. Annabella would have been 53?????

She passed away on 23 Jan 1931 Age: 71 in Red River Settlement, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.

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Sources

Record of her passing, REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1931,015042 [1]

Canada 1870 Census, line 138 [2]

Canada 1901 Census, line 20 [3]

Canada 1916 Census [4]

Canada 1921 Census - line 22 [5]

Canada 1926 Census - with added daughter? [6]

Good bio of her birth family [7]