Roseltha Birch1

F, (27 Jul 1859 - )
ChartsDescendants of Robert Old, Immigrant
Last Edited31 Jul 2015
     Roseltha Birch was born on 27 Jul 1859.1 She married Walter Ruben Olds, son of Elisha Olds and Mary Ann Deming, on 12 Apr 1879.1

Family

Walter Ruben Olds (22 Mar 1855 - )
Children

Citations

  1. [S409] Edson Baldwin Olds, The Olds (Old, Ould) Family in England and America. American Genealogy by Edson B. Olds. English Pedigree by Miss Susan S. Gascoyne Old of London, England. (Washington, D. C.: Edson B. Olds, 1915), p. 185.
  2. [S409] Edson Baldwin Olds, The Olds (Old, Ould) Family in England and America, p. 205.

Abiel Bird1

M, (27 Apr 1673 - 24 Feb 1757)
Father*John Bird1 (11 Mar 1641-2 Aug 1732)
Mother*Elizabeth Williams1 (circa 1647-20 Oct 1724)
Relationship6th great-granduncle of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited26 Jan 2014
     Abiel Bird was baptized on 27 Apr 1673.1 He was the son of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams.1 Abiel Bird married (1) Mindwell Weeks on 29 Jan 1704/5.2 Abiel Bird married (2) Mary Clapp on 29 Jan 1725.2 Abiel Bird died on 24 Feb 1757 at age 83.2

Family 1

Mindwell Weeks ( - 19 Dec 1724)

Family 2

Mary Clapp ( - 2 Jan 1752)

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 11.
  2. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, p. 15.

Damaris Bird1

F, (18 Sep 1675 - )
Father*John Bird1 (11 Mar 1641-2 Aug 1732)
Mother*Elizabeth Williams1 (circa 1647-20 Oct 1724)
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited27 Jan 2014
     Damaris Bird was born on 18 Sep 1675 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.1,2 She was the daughter of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams.1

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 11.
  2. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 14. 1675. "Damarus the Daughter of John Bird was Born September (18th.) 75."

Ditton Bird1,2

F, (10 Nov 1687 - )
Father*John Bird1 (11 Mar 1641-2 Aug 1732)
Mother*Elizabeth Williams1 (circa 1647-20 Oct 1724)
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited18 Jan 2014
     Ditton Bird was born on 10 Nov 1687 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.1,3 She was the daughter of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams.1

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 12.
  2. [S110] Presumably she was named after her grandmother Frances (Deighton) Williams who was still living.
  3. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 33. "Dightton Bird Daughtar of John Bird was borne Novemr, the 10th, 1687."

Elizabeth Bird1

F, (4 Jan 1682 - 5 Dec 1732)
Father*John Bird1 (11 Mar 1641-2 Aug 1732)
Mother*Elizabeth Williams1 (circa 1647-20 Oct 1724)
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited18 Jan 2014
     Elizabeth Bird was born on 4 Jan 1682 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.1,2 She was the daughter of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams.1 Elizabeth Bird died on 5 Dec 1732 at age 50.1,3 She was buried at Old Burying Ground, Dorchester, Massachusetts.3

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 11.
  2. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 19. 1682. "Elizabeth the Daughter of John Bird was Born January 4th. 82."
  3. [S4166] William Blake Trask, "Inscriptions from the Old Burial Ground in Dorchester, MS", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register vol. 6 (April 1852): p. 180. "Here Lyes ye Body of Mrs Elizabeth Beighton Wife to Mr John Beighton She died Decr ye 5 1732 in ye 50eth year of her age."

Hannah Bird1

F, (16 Dec 1677 - )
Father*John Bird1 (11 Mar 1641-2 Aug 1732)
Mother*Elizabeth Williams1 (circa 1647-20 Oct 1724)
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited18 Jan 2014
     Hannah Bird was born on 16 Dec 1677 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.1,2 She was the daughter of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams.1

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 11.
  2. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 16. 1677. "Hannah the Daughter of John Bird born Decr. 16th., 77."

James Bird1

M, (c 1647 - 1 Sep 1723)
Father*Thomas Bird1 (circa 1613-8 Jun 1667)
Mother*Ann (?)1 (-21 Aug 1673)
Relationship7th great-granduncle of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited7 Jan 2014
     James Bird was born c 1647.1 He was the son of Thomas Bird and Ann (?).1 James Bird married (1) Mary George on 6 Apr 1669.2 James Bird married Ann Withington on 13 Nov 1679.2 James Bird died on 1 Sep 1723.1

Family 1

Mary George ( - 23 Jan 1673)

Family 2

Ann Withington ( - 21 Sep 1723)

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 9.
  2. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, p. 12.

Jane Bird1

F, (25 Jun 1693 - )
Father*John Bird1 (11 Mar 1641-2 Aug 1732)
Mother*Elizabeth Williams1 (circa 1647-20 Oct 1724)
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited18 Jan 2014
     Jane Bird was born on 25 Jun 1693 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.1,2 She was the daughter of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams.1

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 12.
  2. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 37. "Jean the Daughter of John Burd and and Elizabeth his wife was Borne the 25 of June 1693."

John Bird

M, (11 Mar 1641 - 2 Aug 1732)
Father*Thomas Bird1 (circa 1613-8 Jun 1667)
Mother*Ann (?)1 (-21 Aug 1673)
Relationship7th great-grandfather of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited1 Dec 2016
     John Bird married Elizabeth Williams, daughter of Richard Williams and Frances Deighton.2 John Bird was born on 11 Mar 1641.2 He was the son of Thomas Bird and Ann (?).1 John Bird died on 2 Aug 1732 at Dorchester?, Massachusetts, at age 91.2 He was buried at Old Burying Ground, Dorchester, Massachusetts.3
     According to The Bird Family by Wm. B. Trask, John Bird, son of Thomas, was "b. March 11, 1641; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Williams, of Taunton. He was made a freeman May 7, 1673; was one of the Selectmen and Assessors of the town of Dorchester, in 1694, '95, '96. She died Oct. 20, 1724, aged 77. He died Aug. 2, 1732, in ye 91st year of his age. See copy of grave-stone inscription, Register, vi. 179; deposition (1731), do. xiii. 342. Will of John Bird, made Nov. 11, 1724. Proved Aug. 28, 1732. Mentions dau. Damaris Hawes, decd and her children; to grandson Wm. Wright, lands from the right of my father-in-law Richard Williams, if he the sd Wm. arrive to the age of 21 years; grandson John Bird; special bequests are made -- the residue to be divided into ten parts, to each heir a Portion, viz.: son John Bird, dau.[sic] Abiel Bird, daus. Mehitable Blake, Hannah Dean, Elizabeth Beighton, Catharine Dean, Deighton Morneck, alias Mirick, Silence Clap and Jane Wilbore. Inventory of the estate £476.10."2
     In 1731, John Bird gave a deposition for Suffolk County Court which said "The Testimony of John Bird, of Dorchester, testifieth & Sayeth, I Being Chosen by ye Town of Dorchester one of their Comitee for ye Laying of ye Twelve Divisions, so called , in ye year 1698....". With his testimony is this description: "John Bird Being in the 90th year of his age & Blind, had the above Testimony read to him in my hearing, and there he made oath that it was true, Before me Robert Spur, Justice Peace."4

Family

Elizabeth Williams (c 1647 - 20 Oct 1724)
Children

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 9.
  2. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, p. 11.
  3. [S4166] William Blake Trask, "Inscriptions from the Old Burial Ground in Dorchester, MS", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register vol. 6 (April 1852): p. 179. "Here Lyes ye Body of Mr John Bird who died August ye 2d 1732 in ye 91st year of his age."
  4. [S4167] Unknown author, "Deposition of John Bird, of Dorchester, 1731", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 13 (Oct. 1859): p. 32.
  5. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, p. 12.

John Bird1

M, (26 Dec 1670 - 5 Aug 1745)
Father*John Bird1 (11 Mar 1641-2 Aug 1732)
Mother*Elizabeth Williams1 (circa 1647-20 Oct 1724)
Relationship6th great-granduncle of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited26 Jan 2014
     John Bird was born on 26 Dec 1670 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.1,2 He was the son of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams.1 John Bird married Mary Royal on 20 Nov 1696 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.3,4 John Bird died on 5 Aug 1745 at age 74.1

Family

Mary Royal ( - 23 Dec 1751)

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 11.
  2. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 12. "John the Son of John Bird was Born the 26 (mo:10) 1670."
  3. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, p. 15.
  4. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths, p. 102. "John Bird was Married to Mary Ryal by the Reverent Mr. Danforth, ye 20th day 9 moneth 1696."

Joseph Bird1

M, ( - 26 Sep 1665)
Father*Thomas Bird1 (circa 1613-8 Jun 1667)
Mother*Ann (?)1 (-21 Aug 1673)
Relationship7th great-granduncle of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited18 Jan 2014
     Joseph Bird was the son of Thomas Bird and Ann (?).1 Joseph Bird died on 26 Sep 1665 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.1,2

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 9.
  2. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 26. 1665. "Joseph Bird the Son of Thomas Bird Departed this Life, the 26 (7 mo:) 1665."

Katherine Bird1

F, (14 Mar 1685 - )
Father*John Bird1 (11 Mar 1641-2 Aug 1732)
Mother*Elizabeth Williams1 (circa 1647-20 Oct 1724)
Relationship6th great-grandaunt of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited27 Jan 2014
     Katherine Bird was born on 14 Mar 1685 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.1,2 She was the daughter of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams.1 Katherine Bird married Israel Deane on 20 Mar 1704/5.3

Family

Israel Deane (4 Aug 1685 - 14 Jul 1719)

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 11.
  2. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 31. "Katherine the Daughter of John Bird was born march 14th: 1685:."
  3. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, p. 11-12.

Samuel Bird1

M, (14 Apr 1680 - 20 Mar 1740)
Father*John Bird2 (11 Mar 1641-2 Aug 1732)
Mother*Elizabeth Williams2 (circa 1647-20 Oct 1724)
Relationship6th great-granduncle of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited18 Jan 2014
     Samuel Bird was born on 14 Apr 1680 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.2,3 He was the son of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams.2 Samuel Bird married Sarah Clapp on 16 May 1704 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.1,4 Samuel Bird died on 20 Mar 1740 at Dorchester, Massachusetts, at age 59.2,5

Family

Sarah Clapp (25 Mar 1686 - 4 Nov 1769)

Citations

  1. [S3571] Carol J. Botteron, "Richard Hixson of Massachusetts and His Descendants", New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 166, p. 40ff; Vol. 166, p. 149ff (Jan 2012; Apr 2012): p. 149.
  2. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 11.
  3. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 17. "Samuel the Son of John Bird born April 14th :80."
  4. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths, p. 104. "Samuel Bird was Married unto Sarah Clap may ye 16th 1704 by ye Reverend mr. John Danforth."
  5. [S3663] Frederic Endicott (ed.), The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage in the Town of Stoughton from 1727 to 1800, and in the Town of Canton from 1797 to 1845, Preceded by the Records of the South Precinct of Dorchester from 1715 to 1727 (Canton, Massachusetts: William Bense (printer), 1896), p. 37. "mr Samuel Bird, son of mr John. & Elizabeth Bird of Dorchester; Deceased March ye 20th; 1740-1 in ye 61 year of his age."

Samuel Bird1

M, (Apr 1644 - )
Father*Thomas Bird1 (circa 1613-8 Jun 1667)
Mother*Ann (?)1 (-21 Aug 1673)
Relationship7th great-granduncle of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited7 Jan 2014
     Samuel Bird was baptized in Apr 1644.1 He was the son of Thomas Bird and Ann (?).1

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 9.

Sarah Bird1

F, (12 Aug 1649 - 24 Apr 1669)
Father*Thomas Bird1 (circa 1613-8 Jun 1667)
Mother*Ann (?)1 (-21 Aug 1673)
Relationship7th great-grandaunt of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited18 Jan 2014
     Sarah Bird was baptized on 12 Aug 1649.1 She was the daughter of Thomas Bird and Ann (?).1 Sarah Bird died on 24 Apr 1669 at Dorchester, Massachusetts, at age 19.1,2

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 9.
  2. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 27. "Sarah Bird the Daughter of Thomas Bird Sen: Departed this Life the 24th of the (2 mo:) 1669."

Silence Bird

F, (14 Feb 1689/90 - )
Father*John Bird (11 Mar 1641-2 Aug 1732)
Mother*Elizabeth Williams (circa 1647-20 Oct 1724)
Relationship6th great-grandmother of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited18 Jan 2014
     Silence Bird was born on 14 Feb 1689/90 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.1,2 She was the daughter of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams. Silence Bird married (1) William Wright on 5 Aug 1713.3 Silence Bird married (2) Joshua Clapp, son of Thomas Clapp and Mary Fisher, on 4 Dec 1718 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.4,5

Family 1

William Wright

Family 2

Joshua Clapp (1667 - 1728)
Children

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 12.
  2. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 34. "Silenc the Daughtar of John Bird was born Febuary the 14th, 1689/90."
  3. [S3713] William H. Whitmore, A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing the Boston Marriages from 1700 to 1751 (Boston, Massachusetts: Municipal Printing Office, 1898), Vol. 1, p. 48. "William Wright of Gt. Brittaine & Silence Bird of Dorchistr." by Sam. Sewall Esqr. J. P. Aug. 5, 1713.
  4. [S3662] Donald Gleason Hill (ed.), The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths, and Intentions of Marriage, In the Town of Dedham. Volumes 1 & 2. With An Appendix Containing Records of Marriages Before 1800, Returned From Other Towns, Under the Statute of 1857. (Dedham, Massachusetts: The Dedham Transcript, 1886), p. 241. 4 Dec 1718. Joshua Clap of Dedham and Silence Wright of Dorchester were married by Mr. Nathaniel Hubbard, Esq. This marriage was performed in Dorchester and reported to the clerk at Dedham.
  5. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths, p. 108. "Joshua Clap of Dedham with Silence Wright of Dorchtr wear Married Decemr 4th. 1718 by Mr Nathaniel Hubbard Esqr."
  6. [S3662] Donald Gleason Hill (ed.), The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths, and Intentions of Marriage, In the Town of Dedham, p. 49. "Seth, the son of Joshua and Silence Clap, was born Nouember the 4th, 1722."

Thomas Bird

M, (c 1613 - 8 Jun 1667)
Relationship8th great-grandfather of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited26 Jan 2014
     Thomas Bird married Ann (?). Thomas Bird was born c 1613 at England. He died on 8 Jun 1667 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.1
     According to The Bird Family by Wm. B. Trask (1871),"Thomas Bird was born in England about the year 1613, in the reign of James the First. As to the time of his arrival in this country we are not informed. He joined the church in Dorchester in 1642, after its reorganizaation under the distinguished Rev. Richard Mather. He was made bailiff in 1654, and was by occupation a tanner. ... Thomas Bird died 8 June 1667 at age 54. His will was proven 17 July 1667 (see Reg., vol. xvi. p. 161) Appended is a fac-similie of his signature to that document. The inventory of his estate , taken by John Capen, Sen. and Jasper Rush, amounted to the large sum in those times, of about one thousand pounds. His widow, Ann, died Aug. 21, 1673."2
ToDo: TODO: For his will and estate, see NEHGR 16:161 (1862).

Family

Ann (?) ( - 21 Aug 1673)
Children

Citations

  1. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 27. "Thomas Bird Senior aged 54 Departed this Life 8th. (4 mo:) 1667."
  2. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 9.

Thomas Bird1

M, (4 May 1640 - 30 Jan 1709/10)
Father*Thomas Bird1 (circa 1613-8 Jun 1667)
Mother*Ann (?)1 (-21 Aug 1673)
Relationship7th great-granduncle of Daniel Wayne Olds
Last Edited18 Jan 2014
     Thomas Bird was born on 4 May 1640.1 He was the son of Thomas Bird and Ann (?).1 Thomas Bird married Thankful Atherton on 2 Feb 1665.2 Thomas Bird died on 30 Jan 1709/10 at age 69.1,3

Family

Thankful Atherton (1644 - 11 Apr 1719)

Citations

  1. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp & Son (printer), 1871), p. 9.
  2. [S3667] William Blake Trask, The Bird Family. A Genealogy of Thomas Bird of Dorchester, p. 10.
  3. [S3573] Commissioners of the City of Boston, compiler, Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1890), p. 127. Dorchester Deaths. "Thomas Bird Senr Dyed January 30th 1710/9."

JuliaAnn E. Bisher1

F, ( - 21 Nov 1987)
Last Edited31 Jan 2007
     JuliaAnn E. Bisher married Esbern V. "Es" Johnson on 5 Oct 1945.1 JuliaAnn E. Bisher died on 21 Nov 1987.1

Family

Esbern V. "Es" Johnson (28 Aug 1921 - 22 Aug 2003)

Citations

  1. [S1299] Esbern V. Johnson, funeral card, 2003. Copy in my files, Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Ezra I. Bishop1

M, (22 Jul 1875 - 26 Aug 1920)
Last Edited5 Sep 2009
     Ezra I. Bishop married Elizabeth Duncan, daughter of George Berry Duncan and Cornelia Chapman.1 Ezra I. Bishop was born on 22 Jul 1875.2 He died on 26 Aug 1920 at age 45.2 He was buried at Brushy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylors, Greenville County, South Carolina.1
     Ezra I. Bishop and Elizabeth Bishop appeared on the census of 18 Jun 1900 at Chick Springs Township, Greenville County, South Carolina, as follows:
Bishop, Ezra, head, b. July 1774 [sic], age 25, married 4 years, b. S.C., parents b. S. C., farmer
, Lizzie, wife, b. Dec. 1879, age 20, marr. 4 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. S. C., parents b. S. C.
, Manley, son, b. Jan. 1897, age 3, b. S. C.
, Annie M., dau., b. Jan. 1899, age 1, b. S. C.
, John, brother, b. Apr. 1879, age 21, b. S. C.1

Family

Elizabeth Duncan (4 Sep 1880 - 13 Oct 1922)

Citations

  1. [S2313] Alice Duncan, "Duncan family group sheets", 14 June 2000 (South Carolina). Unknown comments. Hereinafter cited as "Duncan family group sheets."
  2. [S2313] Alice Duncan, "Duncan family group sheets", providing the date.

Florence Bishop1

F, (May 1894 - 1995)
Father*John R. Bishop1 (Oct 1865-1926)
Mother*Nellie Olds1 (Apr 1868-1953)
Relationship6th cousin 3 times removed of Daniel Wayne Olds
ChartsDescendants of Robert Old, Immigrant
Last Edited26 Nov 2012
     Florence Bishop was born in May 1894 at Michigan.1 She was the daughter of John R. Bishop and Nellie Olds.1 Florence Bishop died in 1995.2 She was buried at Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana.3

Citations

  1. [S3767] 1900 census, Dekalb County, Indiana. Microfilm image online. S. D. 12, E. D. 53, sheet 4. Used at www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S1655] Find A Grave Cemetery Records, online www.findagrave.com, Florence C. Bishop. Birth: 1894 Death: 1995.
  3. [S1655] Find A Grave Cemetery Records, online www.findagrave.com, Florence C. Bishop. Birth: 1894 Death: 1995
    Burial: Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells County. Indiana
    Created by: Jim Cox Record added: May 30, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 53032698
    Photos show she is buried in the same lot with her parents and the inscription is Florence C. /Bishiop/ 1894 - 1895.

Frederic Olds Bishop1

M, (1909 - 1934)
Father*John R. Bishop1 (Oct 1865-1926)
Mother*Nellie Olds1 (Apr 1868-1953)
Relationship6th cousin 3 times removed of Daniel Wayne Olds
ChartsDescendants of Robert Old, Immigrant
Last Edited26 Nov 2012
     Frederic Olds Bishop was born in 1909.1 He was the son of John R. Bishop and Nellie Olds.1 Frederic Olds Bishop died in 1934.2 He was buried at Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana.1

Citations

  1. [S1655] Find A Grave Cemetery Records, online www.findagrave.com, Frederic Olds Bishop. Birth: 1909 Death: 1934
    Burial: Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana
    Created by: Jim Cox, Record added: May 08, 2010, Find A Grave Memorial# 52121044
    A photo shows he is buried in the same lot with his parents and the inscription is Frederic Olds/ Bishop/ 1909 -- 1934.
  2. [S1655] Find A Grave Cemetery Records, online www.findagrave.com, Frederic Olds Bishop. Birth: 1909 Death: 1934.

Grace Bishop1

F, (Dec 1889 - )
Father*John R. Bishop1 (Oct 1865-1926)
Mother*Nellie Olds1 (Apr 1868-1953)
Relationship6th cousin 3 times removed of Daniel Wayne Olds
ChartsDescendants of Robert Old, Immigrant
Last Edited11 Nov 2012
     Grace Bishop was born in Dec 1889 at Indiana.1 She was the daughter of John R. Bishop and Nellie Olds.1

Citations

  1. [S3767] 1900 census, Dekalb County, Indiana. Microfilm image online. S. D. 12, E. D. 53, sheet 4. Used at www.ancestry.com.

John R. Bishop1

M, (Oct 1865 - 1926)
ChartsDescendants of Robert Old, Immigrant
Last Edited26 Nov 2012
     John R. Bishop was born in Oct 1865 at Indiana.2 He married Nellie Olds, daughter of Samuel N. Olds and Mary Caroline Robinson, on 19 Sep 1888 at De Kalb County, Indiana.1 John R. Bishop died in 1926.3 He was buried at Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana.4
     John R. Bishop and Nellie Bishop appeared on the census of 5 Jun 1900 at St. Joe, Concord Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, as follows:
     77/77 Bishop, John, head, b. Oct 1865, 34, marr. 12 yrs, b. Ind., parents b. PA, merchant
      , Nellie, wife, b. Apr 1868, 32, marr. 12 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. Ind., parents b. Vt
      , Grace, dau., b. Dec. 1889, 10, b. Ind., parents b. Ind., at school
      , Florence, dau., b. May 1894, 6, b. Mich., parents b. Ind.
      Olds, Caroline, mother-in-law, b. Feb. 1826, 74, widowed, 10 children, 6 living, b. Vt., father b. Vt., mother b. Mass.2
John R. Bishop appeared on the census of 15 Apr 1910 at Bluffton, Wellls County, Indiana, as follows:
     4/4 Bishop, John R., 44, marr. once, 21 yrs, b. Ind., parents b. Penn., dry goods merchant
      , wife, 42, marr. once, 21 yrs, b. 3 ch., 3 living, b. Ind., parents b. VT
      , Grace, dau., 20, single, b. Ind., parents b. Ind., occupation none
      , Florence C., dau., 15, single, b. Michigan., parents b. Ind.
      , Frederic O., son, 6 1/2, single, b. Ind., parents b. Ind.5

Family

Nellie Olds (Apr 1868 - 1953)
Children

Citations

  1. [S2794] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA, online http://search.ancestry.com
  2. [S3767] 1900 census, Dekalb County, Indiana. Microfilm image online. S. D. 12, E. D. 53, sheet 4. Used at www.ancestry.com.
  3. [S1655] Find A Grave Cemetery Records, online www.findagrave.com, John R. Bishop. Birth: 1865 Death: 1926.
  4. [S1655] Find A Grave Cemetery Records, online www.findagrave.com, John R. Bishop. Birth: 1865 Death: 1926
    Burial: Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana
    Created by: Jim Cox Record added: May 08, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 52121051 Photos show the inscription to be: John R. Bishop/1865 -- 1926 next to the matching stone for Nellie Olds Bishop.
  5. [S3768] 1910 federal census of Wells County, Indiana. Microfilm image online. S. D. 8, E. D. 158, sheet 1A. Used at www.ancestry.com.
  6. [S1655] Find A Grave Cemetery Records, online www.findagrave.com, Frederic Olds Bishop. Birth: 1909 Death: 1934
    Burial: Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana
    Created by: Jim Cox, Record added: May 08, 2010, Find A Grave Memorial# 52121044
    A photo shows he is buried in the same lot with his parents and the inscription is Frederic Olds/ Bishop/ 1909 -- 1934.

Sylvester Bishop1

M
ChartsDescendants of Robert Old, Immigrant
Last Edited4 Sep 2017
     Marriage banns for him and Deborah Barns were published on 25 Mar 1780 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.1

Family

Deborah Barns (20 Dec 1758 - )

Citations

  1. [S1539] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, online www.americanancestors.org, Brookfield Marriages. p. 263. BARNS, Deborah [?] and Silvester Bishop, int. Mar. 25, 1780.

Esther Bissell1

F, ( - Apr 1849)
ChartsDescendants of Robert Old, Immigrant
Last Edited30 Jan 2016
     Esther Bissell married Benjamin Olds, son of Benjamin Olds and Via Smith.2,3 Marriage banns for her and Benjamin Olds were published on 23 Apr 1815 at West Springfield, Massachusetts.1,4 Esther Bissell died in Apr 1849 at West Springfield, Massachusetts.1,5 She was buried at Agawam Center Cemetery, Agawam, Hampden County, Massachusetts.6
     She was the widow of Benjamin Olds' brother-in-law.1 The Baldwin Genealogy says Elnathan Baldwin died 25 Aug 1812 and that "The widow Esther m. 2nd her husband's brother-in-law, Col. Benjamin Olds, of Rowe, Vt." For her children, all by her first husband, see the Baldwin Genealogy.7

Family

Benjamin Olds (Dec 1759 - 5 May 1827)

Citations

  1. [S409] Edson Baldwin Olds, The Olds (Old, Ould) Family in England and America. American Genealogy by Edson B. Olds. English Pedigree by Miss Susan S. Gascoyne Old of London, England. (Washington, D. C.: Edson B. Olds, 1915), p. 220.
  2. [S409] Edson Baldwin Olds, The Olds (Old, Ould) Family in England and America, p. 220, no date. "Esther Bissell Baldwin (died April 1849), widow of his brother-in-law, Elnathan Baldwin."
  3. [S1534] Westfield [MA] Marriage Records, online www.newenglandancestors.com, OLDS, "Benjamin (Col.) of W. and Esther Baldwin of West Springfield, m. ___" (no date given).
  4. [S1643] Search and Research Pub. Corp., West Springfield Marriages. Early Records of Western MA CD-ROM., CD-ROM (Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Search and Research Publishing Corp., 2000), West Springfield Marriages,, saying Benjamin Olds of Westfield and Mrs. Esther Baldwin of West Springfield published their intentions 21April 1815.
  5. [S1642] Search and Research Pub. Corp., West Springfield Deaths. Early Records of Western MA CD-ROM., CD-ROM (Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Search and Research Publishing Corp., 2000), West Springfield Deaths.
  6. [S1655] Find A Grave Cemetery Records, online www.findagrave.com, Esther Baldwin Olds. Birth: 1777, Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts
    Death: Apr. 9, 1849, West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
    Burial: Agawam Center Cemetery, Agawam, Hampden County, Massachusetts
    Created by: carol smith Record added: Sep 23, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 59079604
    A photo of the tombstone shows the inscription to be Col./ Benjamin Olds/ ?????/ Elizabeth Baldwin/ ????.
  7. [S1639] Charles Candee Baldwin, The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500 to 1881 (n.p.: n.pub., 1881), pp. 532-33.

Hannah Bissell1

F, (2 Feb 1773 - 14 Aug 1830)
ChartsDescendants of Robert Old, Immigrant
Last Edited25 Jan 2021
     Hannah Bissell was born on 2 Feb 1773.2,3 She married Joseph Olds, son of Abner Old and Mary Snow, in 1793.4,5 Hannah Bissell died on 14 Aug 1830 at age 57.6,7 She was buried at Hartland Cemetery, Niagara County, New York.6
     She was granted probate of the estate of Joseph Olds on 1 Aug 1823 at Niagara County, Niagara County, New York; Joseph Olds, Jr., late of the town of Hartwell, died intestate. Administration was granted to Hannah Olds and Allen Kinyon of 1 Aug 1823.8

Family

Joseph Olds (26 Apr 1769 - 17 Sep 1822)
Children

Citations

  1. [S409] Edson Baldwin Olds, The Olds (Old, Ould) Family in England and America. American Genealogy by Edson B. Olds. English Pedigree by Miss Susan S. Gascoyne Old of London, England. (Washington, D. C.: Edson B. Olds, 1915), p. 285.
  2. [S409] Edson Baldwin Olds, The Olds (Old, Ould) Family in England and America, p. 285, giving the date as 1774.
  3. [S1549] Vera Stratton Yerington, History and Genealogies of Vera Stratton Yerington in America and Europe 1189 - 1985 (Benton Harbor, Michigan: published by the author, 1985), p. 141, giving the date as 2 Feb 1773.
  4. [S409] Edson Baldwin Olds, The Olds (Old, Ould) Family in England and America, p. 285, no date.
  5. [S1549] Vera Stratton Yerington, History and Genealogies of Vera Stratton Yerington, p. 141, giving the date as 1793. As this point she refers to "Conn. Prob. Rec. These may be C. P. R. 1831, East Windsor, 536 W-3 in Conn. State Lib. Hartford, Conn. However this reference my not be specifically for the marriage date.
  6. [S1549] Vera Stratton Yerington, History and Genealogies of Vera Stratton Yerington, p. 64.
  7. [S1776] Niagara Burials - O, Niagara County, New York, online www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyorlean/oburials.htm, Hannah Olds, d. 11 Aug 1830, dau. of Joseph Olds. Note the difference in date from Yerington and expecially Hannah's identification as DAUGHTER of Joseph Olds. Since this weakens a conclusion about the death date for Mrs. Joseph Olds, it also makes it harder to eliminate the marriage to Rhoda.
  8. [S4796] New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999: p. 4, Vol. 1, 1823-1828, Letters oif Testamentry Administration, Surrogate's Office, Niagara County, New York, www.ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.

Walter Bissell1

M
ChartsDescendants of Robert Old, Immigrant
Last Edited21 Nov 2017
     Walter Bissell married Elinor Gray, daughter of Alvin Gray and Sarah Mercy Olds, on 22 Feb 1888 at St. Lawrence, South Dakota.1

Family

Elinor Gray (1866 - )

Citations

  1. [S409] Edson Baldwin Olds, The Olds (Old, Ould) Family in England and America. American Genealogy by Edson B. Olds. English Pedigree by Miss Susan S. Gascoyne Old of London, England. (Washington, D. C.: Edson B. Olds, 1915), p. 161.

Adolph Bittner1

M, (28 Sep 1877 - 26 Jul 1959)
Last Edited8 May 2014
     Adolph Bittner was born on 28 Sep 1877 at Portland, Oregon.1 He married Cecile B. Olds, daughter of Douglas Van Harlow Olds and Florence N. Fletcher, on 4 Sep 1901 at Yamhill County, Oregon.1,2 Adolph Bittner died on 26 Jul 1959 at Portland, Oregon, at age 81.3
     Adolph Bittner and Cecile B. Bittner appeared on the census of 20 Apr 1910 at Ward 9, Portland, Mutnomah County, Oregon, as follows:
     Bittner, Adolph F., head, 32, marr. once, 9 years, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., high school teacher
      , Cecile, wife, 30, marr. once, 9 years, 0 children, 0 living, b. Oregon, parents b. Oregon
     Olds, Florence, mother-in-law, 51, widowed, marr once, 31 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, father b. Eng(?), mother b. Oregon
      , Dolph F., brother-in-law, 25, marr. once, 1 yr, b. Oregon, father b. Eng(?), mother b. N. Y., public school teacher
      , Roberta, sister-in-law, 23, marr. once, 1 year, 0 children, 0 living, b. Oregon, father b. Oregon, mother b. U. S.4 Adolph Bittner registered with the Selective Service in 25 Apr 1942, among men born on or after 28 April 1877 and on or before Feb. 16, 1897. He said he was born in St. Joseph, Michigan on 28 Sep 1877 and gave his address as 10106 NE Shaver Street, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. He was employed at Grant High School, Portland, Oregon and his contact person was Mrs. A. F. Bittner at his address. He was described as 5' 8" tall, 162 pounds, with blue eyes, gray hair and light complexion.5
     "Ex-Grant High Principal, Adolph F. Bittner, Dies
"Adoph F. Bittner, 81, who taught in the Portland school system for nearly 50 years, died Friday in Portland hospital.
"He served as principal of Grant High School from 1928 until his retirement in 1942. He had lived the past four years in Eugene.
"He was born Sept. 28, 1877 in St. Joseph, Mich., and was graduated from the Unversity of California with a B. A. degree. In 1907-08, he began his teaching career at Western Union College, LaMars, Ia. He came to Portland a year later and taught mathematics at Lincoln High School.
"Mr. Bittner later became head of the math department at Lincoln High School where he remained until 1920. From 1920-25, he was Institutional Director for Westminster Presbyterian Church.
"He then became head of the math department at Grant High School and,subsequently, principal.
"College Posts Held
"Following his retirement, he taught at Reed and Mutnomah colleges before moving to Eugene four years ago.
"Survivors include his widow, Cecile Olds Bittner and a son Francis, both of Eugene; two sisters, Mrs. Dan H. Wolff, Portland and Mrs. Oliver Reutepohler, Los Angeles; two bothers, Omar of Portland and Austin of Sequim, Wash.
"Services will be held Monday at 2. p. m., at the Westminster Presbyterian church under the direction of J. P. Finley and Sons. Interment will be in Lincoln Memorial Park.
"The family suggests that any remembrance be in the form of contributions to the Leonard Odiorne Memorial or the Scholarship Fund of the Westminster church."3

Family

Cecile B. Olds (28 Dec 1879 - 23 Mar 1971)
Child

Citations

  1. [S1519] Bela E. Gowen, Genealogy of the Olds Family (n.p.: n.pub., 1952), p. 40a.
  2. [S3326] Oregon County Marriages, 1851 - 1975, online https://familysearch.org, Yamhill County marriage index. Cecile B. Olds, age 21, married Adolph F. Bittner, age 23, on 4 Sep 1901. From Volume F, p. 114.
  3. [S3299] Adolph F. Bittner Dies, Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, 26 July 1959, Page 23, online http://www.genealogybank.com
  4. [S2862] 1910 federal census of Multnomah County, Oregon. Microfilm image online. Used at www.ancestry.com.
  5. [S1104] Selective Service System, WWII registration card images, 1942, www.familysearch.org.

Francis Winston Bittner1

M, (11 Mar 1911 - )
Father*Adolph Bittner1 (28 Sep 1877-26 Jul 1959)
Mother*Cecile B. Olds1 (28 Dec 1879-23 Mar 1971)
Last Edited27 Jul 2014
     Francis Winston Bittner was born on 11 Mar 1911 at Portland, Oregon.1 He was the son of Adolph Bittner and Cecile B. Olds.1 Francis Winston Bittner married Constance Baxter on 8 Feb 1942.1
     "Mother's Wedding Dress Worn by Portland Bride
"The wedding of Mrs. Constance Baxter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. B. Baxter, and Francis Winston Bittner, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Bittner, ws solemnized last Sunday afternoon aat Grace Memorial Episcopal church, Rev. Osmund Whiteside, officiating.
"The bride wore her mother's wedding dress of cream satin with diagonal rows of Venise lace and embroidery at the neck and sleeve of narrow silver chord and seed pearls. Her veil, which was also her mother's was of Belgian lace. She carried a prayer book with a shower of bouvardia. ...
"Douglas Olds acted as best man. Ushers were Cordon Baxter, William Smith, George Long and Omar Bittner, Jr. ...
"Mr and Mrs. Bittner will be at home at the Chetopa apartments after February 15."2
     "Francis Winston Bitner, son of Adolph Bitner and Cecile Olds Bitner, was born March 11, 1911, at Portland, Oregon. On Feb. 8, 1942, he married Constance Baxter, who was born Oct. 3, 1912. They have two children: Douglas Bitner, born in 1949; and Harlan Fletcher Bitner, born in 1952."1

Family

Constance Baxter (3 Oct 1912 - )

Citations

  1. [S1519] Bela E. Gowen, Genealogy of the Olds Family (n.p.: n.pub., 1952), p. 40a.
  2. [S3300] Mother's Wedding Dress Worn by Portland Bride [Bittner -- Baxter wedding], Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, 15 Feb 1942, Page 38, online http://www.genealogybank.com