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Morris Bird 1730–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1730

Birth Location: New Jersey

Death Date: 5 March 1796

Death Location: Bedminister, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Father: Andrew Byrd

Mother: Catherine Covert

Spouse(s): Mariah SHEPPARD

Children(s): Peter Burd

Morris Bird was born in 1730 in New Jersey, the child of Andrew Bordt Byrd And Catherine Covert. Morris Bird married Mariah Mary Sheppard, and had children including Peter Burd. Morris Bird passed away in 1796 in Bedminister, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Morris Bird was born in 1730 in New Jersey, the child of Andrew Bordt Byrd And Catherine Covert.
  • Morris Bird married Mariah Mary Sheppard, and had children including Peter Burd.
  • Morris Bird passed away in 1796 in Bedminister, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Byrd
1673–1723
Birth Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau, British Colonial America, New York, USA
AB
Catherine Covert
1689–1731
Birth Location: Queens, Colony of New York, British Colonial America, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
CC

Spouses(s)

Mariah SHEPPARD
1718–
Birth Location: Somerset, New Jersey, USA
MS

Children(s)

Peter Burd
1750–1830
Birth Location: Tewksbury, British America
PB

Morris Bird's Ancestors

Self
Morris Bird
1730–1796
Birth Place: New Jersey
Parents
Andrew Bordt Byrd
1673–1723
Oyster Bay, Nassau, British Colonial America, New York, USA
Catherine Covert
1689–1731
Queens, Colony of New York, British Colonial America, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
Andrew Byrd
1650–1723
Hartford, Conn. colony, Connecticut, USA
Mary Diamont
1650–1701
Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Hans (Teunissen) Covert
1651–1720
Netherlands
Jannetje ((Jane) (Brokaw)) Broucard
1667–1722
Erftkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Bird
1630–1685
Mary Howlett
1635–1710
Bourgon Broucard
1638–1703
Catherine Descoteaux
1645–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Howlett
1606–
Andrew Descoteaux
1604–1670
Antoinette Lefarre
1615–1700

Morris Bird's Descendants

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Morris Bird (About 1730–5 March 1796) m. Mariah ("Mary") SHEPPARD (1718–)
  1. 1. Peter Burd 1750–1830 m. Anna (Barbara) Hoover 1750–1831
    1. 1. Bartholomew Burd 1772–1861 m. Sarah Prudden 1782–1856
      1. 1. Mary (Caroline) Burd 1808–1896 m. William (G.) King 1814–1871
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) King 1851–1912 m. Julia (Henriette) Topping 1854–1892
        2. 2. Phebe (J.) King 1837–
        3. 3. Fanny (M.) King 1842–
        4. 4. John (J.) King 1844–
      2. 2. Lewis (Alfred) Burd 1810–1893
      3. 3. George (Washington) Burd 1803–1888
      4. 4. Sarah (Emily) Condit 1817–1907
      5. 5. Adelaide Hodges 1823–1876
    2. 2. Rebecca Bird 1775–1848

Morris Bird's Timeline

2 Records

1730
About 1730
Birth of Morris Bird in New Jersey
New Jersey
1796
5 March 1796
Age 66
Death of Morris Bird in Bedminister, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Bedminister, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1730
    Event Place: New Jersey
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 March 1796
    Event Place: Bedminister, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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