Ezra Bird

1840 - 1917  (77 years)

• Name	Ezra Bird
  Born	22 Feb 1840	Billington, Bedfordshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1851	Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England   [2]
  	Census 1851, British England, Bedfordshire, Eaton Bray, Village of Felmersham, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Household Schedule 7, Piece 1856, Folio 557, page 2 Frederick Bird, head 41. Mary A., wife 37. Children: Ann, daughter 13; Sabina, daughter 10; Ezra, son 8; Martha, daughter 6; Sarah, daughter 5; Susannah, daughter 2; William son, 10 months. Frederick was a straw plaite dealer; Mary was a straw plaiter. He was born in Tilsworth, Bedfordshire, England. Mary was born in Billington, Bedfordshire, England and the children were born in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
  	Age: 8
  Emigration	4 May 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Liverpool to New York, 4 May 1856-14 Jun 1856
  Immigration	16 Jun 1856	New York City, New York, New York, USA   [4]
  	Immigration to US 1856 Ship Manifest - Thornton, 16 Jun 1856; Port of Departure: Liverpool, England; Destination: Utah, United States of America; Place of Origin: Great Britain; Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: British (English); Ship Name: Thornton; Port of Arrival: New York; Line: 31; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: M237_163; List Number: 490; Port Arrival State: New York; Port Arrival Country: United States; Final Destination Utah, USA Ship Manifest is difficult to read but presumes the following: Mary Ann Bird, 40, female; Ann, 20, female; Sabina, 17, female; Ezra, 14, male; Martha Ann, 12, female; Sarah, 10, female; Susannah, 7, female William, 6, male
  	Age: 14
  		Ship Manifest - Thornton, 16 Jun 1856
  Census	1860	TBD Not known at this time
  Census	13 Aug 1870	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [5]
  	Census 1870 Utah, Utah, Provo, Ward 1, 13 Aug 1870, page 18, dwelling (illegible), family 31 George Tiffany, 63, head. Almyra, wife 59. Assumed children: Loyal, son 30; George, son 20; Nelson, son 18. Also living with them is Ralph Bullock, 2; and Essa (Ezra) Bird, 25. Ezra is employed as a laborer; born in England.
  	Age: 25
  Census	1880	TBD Not known at this time
  Census	1900	TBD Not known at this time
  Census	21 Apr 1910	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [6]
  	Census 1910 Utah, Utah, Provo, Utah County Infirmary, Farm No. 12, SD 1 Utah, ED 196, Sheet (unreadable) A, County Road, dwelling 158, family 165 Ezra Bird, inmate, 70, divorced. Born in England; immigration 1856. Can read and write.
  	Age: 70
  Death Certificate	25 Jun 1917	Springville, Utah, Utah, USA   [7]
  	Death Certificate 000001704215
  	Age: 77
  	Cause: General arteriosclerosis, contributory: alcholism
  		Death certificate for Ezra Bird, 1917, Springville, Utah, Utah, USA
  Died	25 Jun 1917	Springville, Utah, Utah, USA   [1]
  Obituary	27 Jun 1917	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [8]
  	Provo Pioneer Dies Provo, June 26 - Ezra Bird died last night from general debility at the age of 77 years. The decedent was a native of England. He came to Utah in his boyhood and his home had since been in Provo. Mr. Bird is survived by two daughters, who whereabouts are not known, and by two sisters, Mrs. R.J. Dugdale and Mrs. Sarah Ferguson, both of Provo
  	Age: 77
  Buried	27 Jun 1917	Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  		Headstone for Ezra Bird, 1840-1917 Block 7, Lot 4, Died at age of 77
  		Ezra Bird (1841 - 1917) - Find A Grave
  Notes	Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Bird, Ezra Birth Date: 22 Feb. 1841 Death Date: 25 June 1917 Gender: Male Age: 15 Company: James G. Willie Company (1856) [9]
  Person ID	I755	clanSoren | I103-Ferguson, FRS101
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Frederick Otto Bird,   b. 15 Aug 1810, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England ,   d. 26 Jul 1855, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England  (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Ann Fenn 2x ,   b. 02 Jun 1816, Billington, Bedfordshire, England ,   d. 22 Jul 1864, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	28 Nov 1833	Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England   [10]
  Documents		Fourth Hand-Cart Company-Capt J.G. Willie, Immigrant list for Mary A. Bird and family
  Family ID	F276	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Eliza Startin 2x ,   b. 18 Feb 1856, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA ,   d. 16 Sep 1905, Mammoth, Juab, Utah, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Married	Bef 1872
  Children	01. Ezra Thomas Bird,   b. 19 Nov 1872, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 11 May 1873, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 0 years) + 02. Ada Bird,   b. 10 Feb 1875,   d. 18 Apr 1960, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 85 years) + 03. Anna Bird,   b. 30 Dec 1878, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 19 Dec 1946, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F277	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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