Mary Jane Whitehead

1844 - 1879  (35 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Whitehead
  Born	9 Apr 1844	North Newton, Somerset, England
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Jun 1879	Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
  Person ID	I1014	Bird-Metcalf
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2014

  
  

  Family	John Bird,   b. 7 Aug 1841, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 6 Jan 1932, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1868	Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
  Children	1. Ann Selina Bird,   b. 16 Jul 1869, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States ,   d. 29 Sept 1898, Dingle, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  (Age 29 years)  [Birth] + 2. John Henry Bird,   b. 8 Jan 1871, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States ,   d. 25 Feb 1948, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  (Age 77 years)  [Birth]   3. Mary Jane Bird,   b. 1873,   d. 1879  (Age 6 years)  [Birth]   4. Emma Amelia Bird,   b. 1875,   d. 1964  (Age 89 years)  [Birth]   5. Minnie Bird,   b. 1877,   d. 1966  (Age 89 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2014
  Family ID	F431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 1868 - Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States Died - 28 Jun 1879 - Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Mary Jane (Whitehead) Bird The first wife of John Bird (1841-1932), married in 1868.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1870 Census of Paris, Rich County, Idaho Territory John Bird, 29 years old; farmer; value of real estate 250, value of personal estate 200; born in England, both parents of foreign birth. Mary J. Bird, 25 years old; born in England, both parents of foreign birth. Ann S. Bird, 1 year old; born in Utah, both parents of foreign birth.
  		1880 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho Territory John Bird, 38 years old; farmer; born in England, both parents born in England; attended school within the census year. Annie Bird, 21 years old; wife; born in England, both parents born in England; attended school within the census year. Ann Bird, 11 years old; daughter; born in Idaho, both parents born in England; attended school within the census year. John Henry, 8 years old; son; born in Idaho, both parents born in England. Jane Emily, 4 years old; daughter; born in Idaho, both parents born in England. Minnie, 2 years old; daughter; born in Idaho, both parents born in England.
  		The Autobiography of John Bird, 1841-1932 As told to Mary Anona Bird on January 20, 1931 when John was eighty-nine years old. The life of John Bird who was born on August 7, 1841 in Birmingham, England. He is the son of John Bird and Ann Russen. This document references the Bird family and their journey by ship to America as well as their settling in Utah with the Mormon saints. He tells of his two wives and his nine children. He also verifies that his father, John, died from cholera at Atchinson, Kansas as they crossed the plains.

  
  

  Headstones

  The Headstone of Mary Jane (Whitehead) Bird, 1879 Find A Grave Memorial# 59729824

  
  

  Histories

  John Bird and Mary Jane Whitehead Bird by Anona Bird Grandy A life sketch published in the book "History of Bear Lake Pioneers" History of Bear Lake Pioneers. Edith Parker Haddock and Dorothy Hardy Matthews. Paris, Idaho: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Bear Lake County, Idaho. 1968.