Born in Sagamon County, Illinois, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Henry Morris Bird
— married
30 Sep 1841 in Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Mother of
Clarissa Bird, Mary Elizabeth Bird, Nathan Hubert Bird, Richard Bird, James Bird, John Bird, Cornelia Ellen Bird, Stephen Bird, Benjamin Morris Bird and William Edward Bird
Died about
at about age 73
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
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Margaret J Hussey was born on 5 Apr 1821 in Sagamon County, Illinois, USA.[1]
Margaret (20) married Henry Morris Bird (25) (born on 15 Dec 1815 in Mason, Kentucky, United States) on 30 Sep 1841 in Sagamon Co., IL. Their known children were:
- Clarissa Bird (1842– )
- Mary Elizabeth Bird (1844– )
- Nathan Hubert Bird (1846–1937)
- Richard Bird (1848– )
- James Bird (1850– )
- John Bird (1851–1916)
- Cornelia Ellen Bird (1853–1933)
- Stephen Bird (1855–1929)
- Benjamin Morris Bird (1859–1933)
- William Edward Bird (1862–>1930)
In 1850, Margt J (29) was living with her husband, Henry, in Yam Hill county, Yam Hill, Oregon Territory. [2]
In 1870, Margaret (49) was living in Oregon. [3]
Margaret passed away about Oct 1894, aged 72. She was buried in Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.[1]
Research Notes
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58977524/margaret-jane-bird: accessed), memorial page for Margaret Jane Hussey Bird (5 Apr 1821–4 Oct 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #58977524, citing Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by VDR (contributor 47292775).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHW-GMF : 12 April 2016), Margt J Bird in household of Henry Bird, Yam Hill county, Yam Hill, Oregon Territory, United States; citing family 104, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF81-DF9 : 12 April 2016), M J Bird in household of Henry Bird, Oregon, United States; citing p. 144, family 1053, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,786
See also:
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQV-CSJ : 13 December 2017), Henry Bird, 1860
- This may not be her; photo of gravestone has incorrect information for entry
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