Bertha Bell Bare

Female7 July 1884–7 October 1958

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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Family Time Line

Raymond Francis Bird
1879–1947
Bertha Bell Bare
1884–1958
Marriage: 27 November 1902
George Irving Bird
1907–1934
Virgil M Bird
1909–1999
Frederick Maynard Bird
1911–1985
Vivian Vinnetta Bird
1915–1975
Lawrence Raymond Bird
1917–1980

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

  • Marriage
    27 November 1902Grow Township, Anoka, Minnesota, United States
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1886

    Age 2

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    1889 · Washington Becomes a State

    Age 5

    On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.

    1904

    Age 20

    St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    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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