Brief Life History of Bertha Bell
When Bertha Bell Bare was born on 7 July 1884, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, her father, George Valentine Bare, was 25 and her mother, Etta Almeda Staples, was 20. She married Raymond Francis Bird on 27 November 1902, in Grow Township, Anoka, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Grow Township, Anoka, Minnesota, United States in 1905 and Roberts, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1920. She died on 7 October 1958, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
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Sources (28)
- Bertha Bare in entry for Bird, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
- Bertha Bear, "Minnesota State Census, 1905"
- Bertha B Bare, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
Spouse and Children
1879–1947 Male
1884–1958 Female
Children (5)
1907–1934 Male
1909–1999 Male
1911–1985 Male
1915–1975 Female
1917–1980 Male
Parents and Siblings
1858–1934 Male
1863–1955 Female
Siblings (3)
1884–1958 Female
1890–1988 Female
1897–1990 Female
World Events (8)
1886
Age 2
1889 · Washington Becomes a State
Age 5
1904
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English bar ‘bare’ (Old English bær), which in medieval times in addition to the sense ‘naked, uncovered’, also meant ‘unarmed, defenseless, unconcealed, destitute’.
English: habitational name from one of the locations or places under Barr .
Altered form of German Bär (see Baer ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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