- Name: Samuel Bird
- Birth: 1770 in: Londonderry, County Donegal, Ireland
- Death: 1850 in: York County, New Brunswick, Canada
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Notes: Birdton: Settlement, 4 mi. NE of Burtts Corner and 5 mi. NW of Kingsley: Douglas Parish, York County: settled in 1824 by Bird families from Ireland: PO 1872-1917 with Robert Bird as first postmaster: also called Bird
Settlement: in 1866 it was a farming community with about 26 families including James, John Sr., John Jr., Robert, Robert W., Samuel Sr. and Samuel Bird Jr: in 1871 it had a population of 150: in 1898 Birdton had 1 post office, 1 church and a popu lation of 75: today it is a dispersed.
[BIRD: Samuel Bird b. 1770 in Ireland, d. 1850, m. Letitia King b. 1773, d.
1868: came to NB in 1820’s: settled at Birdton, Douglas Parish, York
County: children, 1) Robert Bird b. 1804, d. 1897, m. Charlotte Pugh: 2) Samuel Bird Jr. born 1807, m. Mary Douglas b. 1820, d. 1867: 3) James Bird b. - , d. 1869: 4) Margaret Bird b. 1811, m. John Lockhart: went west: 5) John Bird b. 1813, d. 190 7, married Ellen Gorman b. 1826. PANB:MC1/Springer, 1 page.]
According to BIRD sources, Samuel and family came to Canada in 1824, settling in what is now Birdton (formerly Bird Settlement), NB.
- Married:
- Name: Letitia King
- Birth: 1773 in: Ireland
- Death: 1868 in: York County, New Brunswick, Canada
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