Brief Life History of Edward Harry
When Edward Harry Bird was born on 28 August 1858, in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Bird, was 43 and his mother, Harriet Jarrold Goble, was 34. He married Martha Jane Reid on 20 November 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Star Election Precinct, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1910 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 20 January 1929, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Vine Bluff Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.
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- Edward Harry Bird, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Edward Harry Sr. Bird, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Edward H in entry for Lawrence Bird, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname for a young or a small and slender person, from Middle English brid, bird, burd (Old English bird, brid, perhaps also byrd) ‘bird, young bird’, also ‘young man, young woman, child’.
Irish: Anglicized form of a number of Irish names erroneously thought to contain the element éan ‘bird’, in particular Ó hÉinigh (see Heagney ), Ó hÉanna (see Heaney ), Ó hÉanacháin (see Heneghan ), and Mac an Déaghanaigh (see McEneaney ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘bird’, as for example German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Vogel , French Loiseau , Czech Ptáček (see Ptacek ) and Pták, Polish Ptak .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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findagrave.com Memorial number 29659951 Me. Bird is buried in the Vine Bluff Cemetery along with a number of family members.
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