Mary Bird - MARY7
Title
Mary Bird - MARY7
Name
Mary Bird
Unique Person Identifier
MARY7
Ancestry Description
person "of color"
Status
Free
Sex
Female
Event Type
Death
Event Date
February 7, 1841
Age
11
Location or Address
Sag Harbor, NY
Notes
Mary is buried in Sag Harbor Old Burying Ground, plot #131.
Per Dorothy Zaykowski, Mary Bird "was the eleven year old daughter of John (JOHN27) and Rachel Bird (RACH3)...The Church records note that John Bird married Rachel Shrew on January 13, 1826, and that they were 'people of color.'
John Bird apparently died young as a "Widow Bird" (RACH3) married another identified only as Frank (FRAN2) in May of 1833."
Per Dorothy Zaykowski, Mary Bird "was the eleven year old daughter of John (JOHN27) and Rachel Bird (RACH3)...The Church records note that John Bird married Rachel Shrew on January 13, 1826, and that they were 'people of color.'
John Bird apparently died young as a "Widow Bird" (RACH3) married another identified only as Frank (FRAN2) in May of 1833."
Source Type
Secondary Source
Source/s
Zaykowski, Dorothy Ingersoll, The Old Burying Ground at Sag Harbor, L.I., N.Y., Sag Harbor 2003. Page 86.
Researcher
Meghan McGinley and Daria Reaven
Collection
Citation
“Mary Bird - MARY7,” Plain Sight Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/2172.