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Morris Bird 1718–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 05 Mar 1797

Death Location: Bedminster township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

Father: Thomas Bird

Mother: Catherine Coeverts

Spouse(s): Mariah Sheppard

Children(s): Peter Bird, Morris Bird, John Bird, David Bird, Thomas Bird

Morris Bird was born in 1718 in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA, the child of Thomas Bird And Catherine Katryntye Coeverts. Morris Bird married Mariah Mary Sheppard, and had children including David Bird, John Bird, Morris Bird, Peter Bird, Thomas Bird. Morris Bird passed away in 1797 in Bedminster township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Morris Bird was born in 1718 in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA, the child of Thomas Bird And Catherine Katryntye Coeverts.
  • Morris Bird married Mariah Mary Sheppard, and had children including David Bird, John Bird, Morris Bird, Peter Bird, Thomas Bird.
  • Morris Bird passed away in 1797 in Bedminster township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

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Morris Bird's Ancestors

Self
Morris Bird
1718–1797
Birth Place: Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Thomas Bird
1678–1745
Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
Catherine ((Katryntye)) Coeverts
1689–1723
Dutch Kills, Queens, New York, USA
Grandparents
Andrew Bird
1651–1694
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Hannah Deming
1654–1684
Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States
Jans (Teunise) Coeverts
1650–1719
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Jannetje Broucard
1667–1723
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
John Bird
1631–1676
Grace Stegge
1625–1690
Thomas Deming
1613–1683
Mary Sheafe
1613–1706
Teunis Coeverts
1620–1697
Barbara Kessel
1625–1737
Bourgon Broucard
1645–1720
Catherine Lefevre
1648–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bird
1600–1662
Mary Belden
1600–1664
Thomas Stegge
1600–1651
Elizabeth Byrd
1600–1678
Jonathan Deming
1585–1700
Elizabeth Gilbert
1578–1614
Thomas Sheafe
1587–1611
Mary Gibbons
1590–1629
Louis Brouquart
1620–1657
Mlle
1620–1670

Morris Bird's Descendants

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Morris Bird (1718–05 Mar 1797) m. Mariah ("Mary") Sheppard (1720–about 1790)
  1. 1. Peter Bird 1750–1809
    1. 1. John Burd 1780–1860 m. Eleanor Reynolds 1791–1876
      1. 1. Joseph Burd 1824–1889 m. Matilda Gill 1822–1859
        1. 1. Julia (Josephine) Burd 1859–1917 m. John (Philip) O'Neill 1840–1925 m. John (Walter) Whippo 1860–1944
        2. 2. Hettie (A) Burd 1855–1938 m. Daniel (A) Fry 1849–1924
        3. 3. John (Robert) Burd 1849–1929
        4. 4. Ellen Burd 1846–
        5. 5. Joseph Burd 1865–
        6. 6. Anna Burd 1872–
        7. 7. Sarah (J) Burd 1862–
        8. 8. Mary (Margaret) Burd 1851–1912 m. George Klingman 1849–1930
      2. 2. Jesse (W) Burd 1813–1889
      3. 3. John (Reynolds) Burd 1819–1899
      4. 4. Margaret Burd 1811–
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Burd 1815–
      6. 6. Esther (Ellen) Burd 1822–1896
      7. 7. James Burd 1827–1893
      8. 8. William (Reynolds) Burd 1820–1896
  2. 2. Morris Bird 1740–
  3. 3. John Bird 1767–1833
  4. 4. David Bird 1750–
  5. 5. Thomas Bird 1760–1849

Morris Bird's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Morris Bird in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
1797
05 Mar 1797
Age 79
Death of Morris Bird in Bedminster township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Bedminster township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1797
    Event Place: Bedminster township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

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