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William Torrey Baird 1855–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1855

Birth Location: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 29 July 1941

Death Location: Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: James Baird

Mother: Adeline Torrey

Spouse(s): Anne Grant

Children(s): William Jr, Collier Baird

The story of William Torrey Baird began in 1855 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA. William Torrey Baird married Anne Meredith Grant, and had children including Collier Whittemore Baird, William Torrey Baird Jr. William Torrey Baird passed away in 1941 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Torrey Baird began in 1855 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA.
  • William Torrey Baird married Anne Meredith Grant, and had children including Collier Whittemore Baird, William Torrey Baird Jr.
  • William Torrey Baird passed away in 1941 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Baird's Ancestors

Self
William Baird
1855–1941
Birth Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA
Parents
James Henry Baird
1824–1900
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Adeline (Whittemore) Torrey
1829–1893
New York, New York, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Dickson) Baird
1773–1839
Guilford, Co Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Esther Thompson
1792–1865
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
William Torrey
1798–1891
New York, New York, USA
Adeline Whittemore
1799–1890
Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Torrey
1759–1831
Margaret Nichols
1768–1839
Samuel Whittemore
1774–1835
Jane Tilestone
1774–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Torrey
1734–1808
Susanna Bowditch
1733–1766

William Baird's Descendants

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William (Torrey) Baird (27 May 1855–29 July 1941) m. Anne (Meredith) Grant (2 August 1857–1948)
  1. 1. William (Torrey Baird) Jr 1896–1979
  2. 2. Collier (Whittemore) Baird 1888–1977 m. Dorothy (Grace) Norton 1894–1968
    1. 1. William (Norton) Baird 1927–2001 m. Edith (May) Shaw 1930–1987

William Baird's Timeline

2 Records

1855
27 May 1855
Birth of William Torrey Baird in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA
Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA
1941
29 July 1941
Age 86
Death of William Torrey Baird in Sunapee, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
Sunapee, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1855
    Event Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 July 1941
    Event Place: Sunapee, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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