John Richard Bird II (1829 - 1885)

Born 15 Jan 1829 in Manitoba

Ancestors

Died 18 Feb 1885 at age 56 in Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington

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Biography

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

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When JOHN Richard BIRD II was born on 15 January 1829, in Red River Settlement, British Colonial America, his father, JOHN Philip BIRD, was 20 and his mother, MARY McKAY, was 18.

He married Mary Ann Johnson on 7 February 1856, in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Clark, Washington Territory, United States in 1870 and Clark, Washington, United States in 1880.

Children (including some bio)

• William Charles Bird1857–1928 [1]
• Henry Clay Bird 1859–1907 [2]
• Alice M Bird 1862–1866 [3]
• John Richard Bird 1864–1930 [4]
• Fredrick James Bird 1866–1907 [5]
• Jessie Clara Bird Peare 1869–1922 [6]
• Mary Letitia Bird Weaver 1870–1892 [7]
• Mary Elizabeth Bird 1870–1895 [8]
• Carrie Jane Bird 1872–1893 [9]
• Franklin Simon Bird 1875–1932 [10]
• Edgar Geary Bird 1879–1917 [11]

He died on 18 February 1885, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States.

Some histories list him as John B. Bird, but likely they mistook his middle initial R. for a B. But no documents that have been found lists him with a middle initial

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Documenting his final resting place * https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12407626/john-richards-bird

Quite extensive bio of his family * https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KCKX-JH4/john-richard-bird-ii-1829-1885