Richard Bird
Birth Date
On 1820 October 13 (Born)
Death Date
On 1895 February 27 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Southport, Chemung, New York, United States
1820 October 13
Mother
Marabah Reeves
Father
Benjamin Freeman Bird
Married
Emeline Crandall
1845 March 27 (Age 24)
Baptized by William Bird
1845 September 21 (Age 24)
Traveled in
Aaron Johnson Company
1850 June 8 – September 12 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Emeline Crandall (Age 25)
Richard Leroy Bird (Age 1)
Martin William Bird (Age 0)
Date Details
Circa 1850 June 8
Joined Company
On 1850 September 12
Company Arrived
Married
Laura Crandall
1855 March 6 (Age 34)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1871 October 10 (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
32nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
L Snow
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Died in Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1895 February 27 (Age 74)
Media
Richard Bird (1820 - 1895)
Richard Bird (1820 - 1895) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Deseret Weekly
"Obituary Notes", Deseret Weekly, (16 March 1895), Page 31.
McOlney Branch record, 1848-1851
McOlney Branch record, 1848-1851.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Provo Daily Enquirer
"Old Veteran Gone to Rest", Provo Daily Enquirer, (28 February 1895), Page 4.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1871, Vol. 2, Page 21, Line 804.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1871, Vol. 1, Page 19, Line 804.
Pioneer
A brief history of Springville, Utah, from its first settlement September 18, 1850 to the 18th day of September, 1900: fifty years
A brief history of Springville, Utah, from its first settlement September 18, 1850 to the 18th day of September, 1900: fifty years. 1900. Page 3.
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