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Ancestors of Emily A. Burd

Generation No. 4

      8. Welch B. Bird, born 31 Aug 1828 in Independence Township, NJ; died 19 Aug 1873 in Port Oram, New Jersey (Source: New Jersey Archives Death Record and Union Cemetery Hackettstown Warren Co., Cemeteries Vol 13 DAR #135.9). He was the son of 16. Joseph Bird and 17. Amy Shriner. He married 9. Christiann Seals 13 Jul 1854 in Independence Township, NJ (Source: FHL Film 0584584 NJ Marriages and Deaths.).

      9. Christiann Seals, born 05 Mar 1836 in Drakestown, Morris Co., NJ; died 13 Jul 1888 in No. 4 East Morris Canal, NJ (Source: New Jersey Archives Death Record B-69 and Union Cemetery Hackettstown Warren Co. Cemeteries Vol 13 DAR #135.9). She was the daughter of 18. Joseph P. Seals and 19. Mary Ann Mitchell.

Notes for Welch B. Bird:
      Listed as Lock Tender on birth record of son, Stewart E. Bird born 1858 At Ginnington, NJ (Guinea Hollow) - may have been named for the many guinea hens there.
      Lock Tender, Lock 2 (later4) West, 1860-ca.1863
      Lock Tender, Lock 3 (later 2) East, ca. 1863 (work record from Bob Goller)
      Died of consumption at age 45

Notes for Christiann Seals:
The Marriage Record for Welch and Christiana gives her parent's name as Joseph and Mary Anna Searles. This record is under the name of Wesley rather than Welch. Christiana's age is given as 25 yrs at time of marriage.

      In some records Christiann's first name ends with an "a" and her last name is Searles. The name seems to have developed from Searles to Seals with the passage of time.

      1850 Census for The Township of Washington, Morris County, NJ taken 3 Sep 1850 lists Joseph Seals and Mary Ann his wife with children Susan, James, Isaac, and Robert. Christiann's death certificate gives parents as Joseph Scales or Scates and Mary Ann Scales or Scates. First Marriage Certificate of son, Stewart E. Bird lists name of Mother as Searles or Seales. Stewart E. Bird's death information given by his second wife gives the last name as Seals.

More About Welch Bird and Christiann Seals:
Marriage: 13 Jul 1854, Independence Township, NJ (Source: FHL Film 0584584 NJ Marriages and Deaths.)

Children of Welch Bird and Christiann Seals are:

		i.		George Seals Bird, born 27 Apr 1855 in Bartleyville, New Jersey (Source: Bartleyville now called Bartley - source Bob Goller); died 27 Oct 1947; married (1) Mary Ann Eddy; died Unknown; married (2) Nancy A. Davenport; born 05 Feb 1860; died 10 Mar 1941.
		ii.		Sarah H. Bird, born 02 Oct 1856 in New Jersey; died 30 Sep 1935 in New Jersey; married (1) Joel Andrews; died Unknown; married (2) Charles Tunis; died Unknown.

Notes for Sarah H. Bird:
Lived in the lock tender's house at Lock 2 East after canal operations ceased. (Source Bob Goller)

	4	iii.		Stewart E. Bird, Sr., born 04 Oct 1858 in Ginnington /Guinea Hollow, NJ; died 30 Apr 1932 in Jefferson Township, NJ; married (1) Sarah Alice Benjamin 10 Mar 1881 in Mine Hill, Morris Co., NJ; married (2) Alice F. Talmadge 02 May 1904 in Oak Ridge, New Jersey.
		iv.		Ira Seemore Bird, born 31 Mar 1860 in Guinea Hollow, New Jersey; died 29 Aug 1949 in Port Morris, New Jersey; married Josephine Johnson 23 Mar 1887; born 21 Aug 1863; died 06 Jan 1946.

Notes for Ira Seemore Bird:
Information on Ira Bird from Linda Bassarab, his descendant. Obituary states that he lived on Main Street in Port Morris, NJ for 58 years and died at this home there on Main Street. He was a retired trainman of the Lackawanna Railroad and a charter member of Randolph Lodge IOOF of Dover. Services by Rev. David Long, pastor of Port Morris Methodist Church. Burial in Succasunna Cemetery.
At the time of his death he left two sons, Henry of Landing and Moses at home; two daughters, Mrs. Katherine Atno of Hopatcong and Mrs. Herman Nissen of Union.

Marriage Notes for Ira Bird and Josephine Johnson:
Information on marriage and children from Family Bible. Copies sent by Linda Bassarab, descendant of Ira and Josephine Johnson Bird.

More About Ira Bird and Josephine Johnson:
Marriage: 23 Mar 1887

Mary Alice Bird, born 12 Mar 1862; died Aug 1942; married ? Durling; died Unknown.

      10. William H. Benjamin, born 01 Oct 1829 in Orange County, New York; died 01 Aug 1899 in Port Oram, Morris Co., NJ. He was the son of 20. James Benjamin and 21. Mary. He married 11. Harriet Cronk Abt. 1848 in Orange County, New York.

      11. Harriet Cronk, born Mar 1828 in Orange County, New York; died 27 Sep 1908 in Mine Hill, Morris Co., NJ. She was the daughter of 22. George Cronk and 23. Mary.

More About William H. Benjamin:
Burial: Unknown, Locust Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Jersey

More About Harriet Cronk:
Burial: Unknown, Locust Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Jersey

More About William Benjamin and Harriet Cronk:
Marriage: Abt. 1848, Orange County, New York

Children of William Benjamin and Harriet Cronk are:

		i.		James Benjamin, born Abt. 1849; died Unknown.
		ii.		Elizabeth Benjamin, born Abt. 1851; died Unknown.
		iii.		Isiah Benjamin, born Sep 1854; died Unknown.
		iv.		William Benjamin, born 02 Sep 1859 in New York State; died 14 Dec 1932 in Morris County, New Jersey; married Sarah C. Stackhouse; died Unknown.

Notes for William Benjamin:
In an e-mail sent 11 Feb 2002, Sue Youakim sent her GG GF Wm Benjamin's death record:
William Benjamin
b. Sept. 2, 1859 New York State
d. Dec. 14, 1932 Morris Cnty, NJ
buried: Locust Hill Cemetery Dover NJ
Wife's maiden name: Sarah C. Stackhouse

Parents: William Benjamin born New York State
Harriett Crounk born New York

More About William Benjamin:
Burial: Unknown, Locust Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Jersey

	v.	Edward Benjamin, born Abt. 1861; died Unknown.
	vi.	George Benjamin, born Abt. 1863; died Unknown.
5	vii.	Sarah Alice Benjamin, born 08 Feb 1865 in New Jersey; died 10 Sep 1941 in Troy, New York; married (1) Stewart E. Bird, Sr. 10 Mar 1881 in Mine Hill, Morris Co., NJ; met (2) John Edwards Aft. 1896.
	viii.	Mary C. Benjamin, born Sep 1879 in New Jersey; died Abt. 1946 in Dover, Morris Co., NJ; married (1) Elijah Wright in Dover, Morris Co., NJ; born Abt. 1875 in New Jersey; died 1904 in Dover, Morris Co., NJ; married (2) Benjamin White; born Abt. 1875; died Unknown.

Notes for Mary C. Benjamin:
From John Thompson 26 Sep 2002: I have Mary C. Benjamin b. abt 1879 d.abt 1946
Dover, NJ, daug. of William Benjamin. She was married to Elijah Wright b. abt 1875 d.abt 1904, his parents lived in Randolph Twp., Morris Co. NJ. They had three sons, Ike b.abt 1905, and twins,
William & Willard Elijah Wright b. May 28,1902. Willard Wright was my grandfather. I also have
White next to Mary C. Benjamin, I believe she may have remarried after Elijah's death but have nothing to confirm this, info was passed down from my mother. I do know that William and Willard were in an orphanage when they were 2 years old and my grandfather spent years looking for his brother Ike.

Notes for Elijah Wright:
Information for Elijah Wright and his descendants from John Thompson 27 Sep 2002
Played the violin.
1900 residence: Hanover Township, Morris County, NJ

More About Elijah Wright and Mary Benjamin:
Marriage: Dover, Morris Co., NJ

      12. William A. Hulmes, born 29 Nov 1821 in Weldon, Jefferson Township, NJ (Source: Tombstone Inscriptions and Records, Jefferson Township, NJ (1976) by Hector H. Brown and Death Record Jefferson Twp., Morris Co., NJ); died 11 Sep 1867 in Berkshire Valley, NJ (Source: Tombstone Inscriptions and Records, Jefferson Township, NJ (1976) by Hector H. Brown and Death Record Jefferson Twp., Morris Co., NJ New Jersey Archives Vol AL p. 501). He was the son of 24. Hiram Hulmes and 25. Mary. He married 13. Frances Chamberlain 06 Oct 1843 in New Jersey.

      13. Frances Chamberlain, born 19 Feb 1820 in Weldon, Morris County, NJ (Source: Death Record New Jersey Archives Vol AV p. 145 Jefferson Twp., Morris Co., NJ); died 15 Jan 1873 in Hopatcong, New Jersey (Source: Death Record New Jersey Archives Vol AV p. 145 Jefferson Twp., Morris Co., NJ). She was the daughter of 26. Elias Chamberlain and 27. Sarah Keepers.

More About William Hulmes and Frances Chamberlain:
Marriage: 06 Oct 1843, New Jersey

Children of William Hulmes and Frances Chamberlain are:

	i.	Mary E. Hulmes, died Unknown.
	ii.	Margaret A. Hulmes, born Abt. 1844; died Unknown.
	iii.	Nancy Jane Hulmes, born 25 Aug 1846; died Unknown.
6	iv.	Marcus Hulmes, born Abt. 1848 in New Jersey; died 20 Jan 1890 in Drakesville, Morris Co., NJ; married (1) Martha E. Fichter 20 Aug 1873 in Dover, Morris County, New Jersey; married (2) Mary A. ? Abt. 1879 in New Jersey; married (3) Emma Elizabeth Lozier 20 May 1885 in Dover, Morris Co., NJ.
	v.	Ophelia Hulmes, born 17 Oct 1850; died Unknown.
	vi.	James Hudson Hulmes, born Abt. 1852; died Unknown; married Mary Elizabeth Wrighter 07 Sep 1873 in Dover, Morris County, New Jersey; born Abt. 1852; died Unknown.

More About James Hulmes and Mary Wrighter:
Marriage: 07 Sep 1873, Dover, Morris County, New Jersey

vii.

Sarah F. Hulmes, born Abt. 1856; died Unknown.

      14. Charles Lozier, born 14 Aug 1845 in New Jersey (Source: Lozier Descendants of Francis Le Sueur LDS Film 1321074 also copies in Library of Congress, Allen County Library, and Bergen County Historical Society at River Edge, NJ); died Unknown in New Jersey. He was the son of 28. Abraham Lozier and 29. Susan Hulmes. He married 15. Mary Ann Sperry 13 Jun 1863 in New Jersey (Source: Descendants of Francois Le Sueur LDS Film 1321074 Copies in Library of Congress, Allen County Library, and Bergen Co. Hist. Soc.).

      15. Mary Ann Sperry, born 24 Dec 1843 in New Jersey (Source: Lozier Descendants of Francis Le Sueur LDS Film 1321074 also copies in Library of Congress, Allen County Library, and Bergen County Historical Society at River Edge, NJ); died 17 Sep 1903 in Jefferson Township, NJ (Source: Tombstone Inscriptions and Records, Jefferson Township, NJ (1976) by Hector H. Brown). She was the daughter of 30. Lewis N. Sperry and 31. Joanna.

More About Charles Lozier and Mary Sperry:
Marriage: 13 Jun 1863, New Jersey (Source: Descendants of Francois Le Sueur LDS Film 1321074 Copies in Library of Congress, Allen County Library, and Bergen Co. Hist. Soc.)

Children of Charles Lozier and Mary Sperry are:

Zadoc Lozier, born 17 Nov 1864 in New Jersey (Source: Descendants of Francois Le Sueur LDS Film 1321074 Copies in Library of Congress, Allen County Library, and Bergen Co. Hist. Soc.); died 22 Dec 1885 in New Jersey (Source: Tompstone Inscriptions and Records, Jefferson Township, NJ (1976) by Hector H. Brown).

Notes for Zadoc Lozier:
Zadoc Lozier died of injuries in a gun powder explosion.
He was unmarried. His brother-in-law, Marcus Hulmes, worked with explosives at the Forcite and Atlas Powderworks.

	ii.	Mary Jane Lozier, born 25 Feb 1867; died Unknown; married James D. Stolter; died Unknown.
7	iii.	Emma Elizabeth Lozier, born 22 May 1870 in Jefferson Township, Morris Co., NJ; died 22 Dec 1913 in Roxbury Township, New Jersey; married (1) Marcus Hulmes 20 May 1885 in Dover, Morris Co., NJ; married (2) William Strowbridge 09 Apr 1892 in New Jersey.
	iv.	Mary Ann Lozier, born 06 Aug 1873; died Unknown.

Notes for Mary Ann Lozier:
This Mary died young.

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