Brief Life History of Charles Heber
When Charles Heber Bird was born on 23 November 1854, in East Wretham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Bird, was 39 and his mother, Harriet Jarrold Goble, was 30. He married Alice Ann Evans on 21 September 1874, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States in 1880 and Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 12 November 1927, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
Photos and Memories (38)
Do you know Charles Heber? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (41)
- Charles Bird in household of Harriet Bird, "United States Census, 1870"
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
Spouse and Children
Children (9)
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
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.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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.
Possible Related NamesStory Highlight
Charles Heber Bird
Charles Heber Bird I was born November 23, 1854 at Wretham, Norfolk, England. I was the third child in my family. When I was 10 years old my parents left England for the land of Zion. We travele …
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.