Hannah Ann (Terwilliger) Baird (abt. 1836 - 1898)

Born about 1836 in Mentz, Cayuga, New York, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died Feb 1898 at about age 62 in Conquest, Cayuga, New York, United States

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Biography

1836 Birth and Parents

Born 1836 in Mentz Township, Cayuga Co, NY ^[1]

Hannah Terwilliger was born in Mentz, Cayuga County, New York on 1836 to Samuel P. Terwilliger (1815-1892) and Mary Trimm (19816-1880). ^[2]

1850 Census

1850 Census --Niles, Cayuga, New York ^[3]

1854 First Marriage to William Wright

Before 1855 she married William Wright and had one child, William Henry Wright, born in Emerson, Cayuga County, New York, 7 Sep 1855

William Wright may have been previously married. "My great great grandmother was Helen Augusta Wright b 25 May 1839, d 29 Jul 1922. Her death record lists her parents as William Wright b Montezuma and Mary Terwilliger b Montezuma. I have tried to track down her parents for years and have had no luck. She married Christopher Guilfus and they resided in Conquest and later Port Byron. They are both buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Port Byron." ^[4]

William Wright (1835 - 1859) ^[2]

1859 Second Marriage to John Baird

Hannah TERWILLIGER married John Stewart Baird (1824-1892) and had 9 children. ^[2]

It is told in the family that "somehow John injured his arm or was afflicted in some way so that he was unable to obtain a steady job or to provide for his family. ^[5]

1860 Census

1860 Census, NY -- John Baird, Mintz Twp, Cayuga Co. Age 25, Farm Laborer; Hannah 21, Sarah 1. ^[5]

1870 Census

1870 Census, NY -- John Baird (215223), Cayuga Co, Age 35, Farm Laborer. With him are Hannah 21 (actually 31), keeping house, and 4 children: Sarah 11, Elmer 6, Emily 4, Rhoda 2^[5]

1880 Census

1880 Census, NY -- John Baird, Victory, Cayuga Co, Age 47. With him is Hannah, 45. Sarah is now 21, Elmer 16, Emma 14, Rhoda 10. In addition, there are George, 8, Arnelia, 6, Louise, 4 1/2, and Cora, 4. ^[5]

1880 Census ^[6]shows Hannah Baird, 45, Keeping House, b. NY abt 1835, living in Victory, Cayuga, New York with husband John Baird. Father and mother both born NY. Household was comprised of

John Baird 47

Hannah Baird 45

Sarah Baird 21

Elmer Baird 16

Emma Baird 14

Rhoda Baird 10

George Baird 8

Amelia Baird 6

Cora Baird 4

Louie Baird 4m

Death and Burial

John d. Jan 23 1892 at the age of 70 of an overdose of morphine (no doctor present.) He is buried in unmarked grave, Victory, NY. ^[5]

Hannah died in Feb 1898 and is buried in Spring Lake Cemetery, Conquest, Cayuga County, NY^[5]

She passed away on FEB 1898 in Conquest, Cayuga County, New York. ^[2]

Children

Children

1. William Henry Wright (1855 - 1953) ^[2]
2. Sarah Baird (1859 - 1927) ^[2]
3. Elmer B Baird (1863 - 1939) ^[2]
4. Emma J Baird (1866 - 1964) ^[2]
5. Rhoda (Rose) Baird (1869 - 1926) ^[2]
6. George Alonzo Baird (1872 - 1948) ^[2]
7. Arnelia (Millie) Baird (1874 - 1965) ^[2]
8. Cora Baird (1876 - 1900) ^[2]
9. Luella Baird (1880 - 1970) ^[2]

Many of the children were boarded out.....It was a common practice in those days, as soon as a child was old enough, about 11 or 12 years old they were taken out of school and put usually on a farm, where they worked for their room and board." ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Information obtained from Town Clerk, Mentz, Port Byron, New York, 1987 cited in Baird Family Genealogy
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12} Ancestry.com. Profile for Hannah Terwilliger Accessed 21 July 2021 jhd
3. ↑ Source: Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009, Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850.M432, 1,009 rolls. Niles, Cayuga, New York, roll M432_483, page 139, image 278.
4. ↑ Marlene C Carpenter, November 22, 2007, Genforum
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} Baird Family Genealogy, privately copied, by Ada Lee Willis Castano (deceased, and Patricia Willis Scattaglia, Seneca Falls New York, June, 1989. Copy in the possession of Jack Day, July, 2015.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010, Online publication - Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.T9, 1,454 rolls. Victory, Cayuga, New York, ED 44, roll T9_814, page 434.3000, image 0790.)