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About Joseph Bird
1. Joseph Bird was born 1 October 1666 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, and died 9 March 1712 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. He was the son of 2. Thomas Bird and 3. Thankful Atherton.
He married Miriam.
He married Joanna Leeds, daughter of Joseph Leeds and Miriam Cooke. She was born 1667 in Northampton, Hampshire, MA.
Children of 1st wife
- Aaron Bird b: 28 August 1690
- Hannah Bird b: 2 August 1692
Children of 2nd wife
- Joseph Bird b: 28 May 1698 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
- Comfort Bird b: 3 February 1702 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
- Patience Bird b: 4 April 1705 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
- Thankful Bird b: 15 December 1710 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
"this year, March 9th, Joseph Bird died by a wound in his fore-head occasioned by his Gun flying out of y Stock when he fired at Fowl, being upon y water in his Cannoo."
From William Richard Cutter. Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts ; online. (page 66 of 95) link
(III) Joseph Bird, eldest son of Thomas (2) and Thankful (Atherton) Bird, was born in Dorchester. October i, 1666. Married (first) Miriam ; (second) Johanna Leeds, daughter of Joseph Leeds.
He died March 9, 1711-12, from the effects of an accident. Blake's Annals describe the accident thus:
"This year, March Qth, Joseph Bird died by a wound in his fore-head occasioned by his Gun flying out of ye stock when he fired it at a fowl, being upon ye water in his Canoe,"
Johanna Bird, widow, and Aaron Bird, husbandman, were appointed administrators of his estate, May 12, 1712.
Children of Joseph and Miriam Bird:
- 1. Aaron, born August 28, 1690. died January i, 1745.
- 2. Hannah, born August 2. 1692.
Children of Joseph and Johanna Bird :
- 3. Joseph, born May 28, 1698. mentioned below.
- 4. Comfort, born February 3, 1701-02, lived in Boston.
- 5. Patience, born April 4, 1705, married, June 30, 1726, John Day: she died March 18, 1729-30.
- 6. Thankful, bom December 15, 1710, married, September 16, 1734
- Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: Mar 10 2017, 7:20:18 UTC
- New England Historical and Genealogical Register
- Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 10 2017, 8:09:06 UTC
Joseph Bird
- Son of Thomas Bird and Anne unknown
- Birth Record: August 01, 1666 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Joseph Bird's Timeline
| 1666 |
August 1, 1666
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Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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| 1683 |
June 24, 1683
Age 16
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Dorchester,Suffolk,Mass
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June 24, 1683
Age 16
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Dorchester,Suffolk,Mass
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| 1690 |
August 28, 1690
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Dorchester Center, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1698 |
May 28, 1698
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Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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| 1702 |
February 3, 1702
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Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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| 1705 |
April 4, 1705
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1710 |
December 15, 1710
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Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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