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Ancestors of Emily A. Burd

Generation No. 3

      4. Stewart E. Bird, Sr., born 04 Oct 1858 in Ginnington /Guinea Hollow, NJ; died 30 Apr 1932 in Jefferson Township, NJ (Source: Morris Co. NJ Death Doc. 1059-17). He was the son of 8. Welch B. Bird and 9. Christiann Seals. He married 5. Sarah Alice Benjamin 10 Mar 1881 in Mine Hill, Morris Co., NJ (Source: New Jersey Marriage Certificate #B-39).

      5. Sarah Alice Benjamin, born 08 Feb 1865 in New Jersey; died 10 Sep 1941 in Troy, New York. She was the daughter of 10. William H. Benjamin and 11. Harriet Cronk.

Notes for Stewart E. Bird, Sr.:
      Lock Tender Lock 2 East 1880.
      Stewart E. Bird Sr.'s second wife Alice F. Talmadge Bird was the third cousin of      Stewart E. Burd, Jr.'s wife, Annie M. Hulmes Burd through their common ancestor, their great great grandfather, Benjamin Chamberlain (Abt 1746-29 Nov 1816 buried in Sparta Presbyterian Cemetery, Sussex County, NJ)
      Death Records in Morris County Surrogate Records. Buried at the Succasunna Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.



Notes for Sarah Alice Benjamin:
Troy Times Record 11 Sep 1941 page 11
Wednesday:
BIRD---At the Troy Hospital, Sept 10, 1941, Alice Bird, wife of the late
Stuart Bird; mother of Stuart Jr., of Dover, NJ; William H. of Latham,
and Ira Bird of Troy. Funeral private from Fonda's Funeral Home, 837
River St., Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in Albany Rural
Cemetery.
(Although the obituary states Alice Bird was the wife of Stuart Bird at the time of her death, they were divorced in 1896 and he had remarried.)
      From the Troy Times Record, Friday Sept 13 1941 page 24
Funeral of Mrs. Bird
The funeral of Mrs. Alice Bird was held this afternoon from the
Fonda Funeral Home, 837 River Street, where Rev. Milton M. Lavery,
pastor of Grace Methodist Church, officiated. Bearers were Kenneth,
George, Louis, Fred, and William Bird, Jr. and Hayden Freeburg.
Interment was in Albany Rural Cemetery
      New York State Dept. of Health Death Record #51919 Registered number 915 District number 4102
On the death record her residence was given as 170 N. First Street Troy,
NY The primary cause of death was breast cancer. Her son, Ira Bird, of
the same address gave the death record information.
Also Albany Rural Cemetery records show that she was buried in Lot 45
Section 121
Also buried in the same lot are:
Ira Bird, Jr died 17 March 1911 age 3 years, 11 months 25 days
Ira Bird died 11 February 1949 age 63 years 0 months 2 days
Irene Edmonds died 4 September 1906 age 4 years 5 months
The lot was transferred to John Edwards in 1903 and listed as belonging
to John and Alice Edwards.

Marriage Notes for Stewart Bird and Sarah Benjamin:
      Final Decree of Divorce granted 29 Feb 1896 Chancery Court of New Jersey

More About Stewart Bird and Sarah Benjamin:
Divorce: 29 Feb 1896, Superior Court of New Jersey
Marriage: 10 Mar 1881, Mine Hill, Morris Co., NJ (Source: New Jersey Marriage Certificate #B-39)

Children of Stewart Bird and Sarah Benjamin are:

2	i.	Stewart E. Burd, Jr., born 21 Jun 1882 in Wharton, Morris Co., NJ; died 01 Mar 1950 in Dover, Morris Co., NJ; married Annie M. Hulmes 22 Jul 1905 in Dover, Morris Co., NJ.
	ii.	William Henry Bird, born 21 Feb 1884 in New Jersey; died 01 Feb 1960 in Troy, New York; married Matilda Albert; born 27 Jan 1886 in Colonie, Albany County, New York; died 10 Dec 1964 in Troy, New York.
	iii.	Ira Bird, born Feb 1886 in New Jersey; died 11 Feb 1949 in Troy, New York; married Elizabeth Moore; died Aft. 1941.

      6. Marcus Hulmes, born Abt. 1848 in New Jersey (Source: 1860 Census Jefferson Twp., Morris Co., NJ); died 20 Jan 1890 in Drakesville, Morris Co., NJ (Source: New Jersey Archives Death Record H-52). He was the son of 12. William A. Hulmes and 13. Frances Chamberlain. He married 7. Emma Elizabeth Lozier 20 May 1885 in Dover, Morris Co., NJ (Source: Marriage Certificate New Jersey H 50).

      7. Emma Elizabeth Lozier, born 22 May 1870 in Jefferson Township, Morris Co., NJ (Source: State of New Jersey Death Record); died 22 Dec 1913 in Roxbury Township, New Jersey (Source: State of New Jersey Death Record). She was the daughter of 14. Charles Lozier and 15. Mary Ann Sperry.

Notes for Marcus Hulmes:
      "The History of Roxbury Township" compiled and edited by Annie Stelce Hosking and Harriet Meeker printed by Pyramid Press, inc. Netcong, NJ 1965 p. 133 Forcite and Atlas Powder Plant "Early in 1883 two Swedish engineers, Assian Sandholm and Axel Nibelius, purchased a site of some 410 acres of land about half a mile from what is now Landing post office, New Jersey." p. 135 "Karl J. Sundstrom, a Swedish consulting engineer, was engaged as superintendent. He arrived early in March (1884) on the steamship Servis, and started up the plant, making the first charge of nitroglycerine personally instructing Marcus Hulmes, who became the first nitroglycerine maker."

More About Marcus Hulmes and Emma Lozier:
Marriage: 20 May 1885, Dover, Morris Co., NJ (Source: Marriage Certificate New Jersey H 50)

Children of Marcus Hulmes and Emma Lozier are:

	3	i.		Annie M. Hulmes, born 06 Sep 1887 in Drakesville, Morris Co., NJ; died 29 Jun 1915 in Wharton, Morris Co., NJ; married Stewart E. Burd, Jr. 22 Jul 1905 in Dover, Morris Co., NJ.
		ii.		Frances Hulmes, born Abt. 1885 (Source: New Jersey Census 1885); died Unknown.

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