James Birdsall
1783 - 1856 (73 years)-
Name James Birdsall Birth 1783 Quaker Hill, Pawling, Dutchess, New York, United States 
Gender Male FSID L4T4-NR6 Burial Jul 1856 Genesee County, Michigan, United States Death 20 Jul 1856 Genesee County, Michigan, United States Person ID I46 footsteps | Birdsall, Lady Godiva, Charlamagne, Conqueor Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father Benjamin Birdsall, Colonel , b. 4 Aug 1743, Dutchess, New York, United States d. 8 Oct 1828, Greene, New York, United States (Age 85 years) Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth Akin, b. 19 Dec 1746, Dutchess, New York, United States d. 9 Sep 1836, Greene, New York, United States (Age 89 years) Relationship natural Marriage Abt 1763 Dutchess, New York, United States Family ID F71 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Rizpah Steere, b. 24 Jan 1792, Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States d. 10 May 1869, Genesee County, Michigan, United States (Age 77 years) Marriage 1811 Children + 1. Maurice Birdsall, b. 1828, New York, New York, United States d. 9 Dec 1891, Genesee County, Michigan, United States (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F72 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Birth - 1783 - Quaker Hill, Pawling, Dutchess, New York, United States 
Burial - Jul 1856 - Genesee County, Michigan, United States Death - 20 Jul 1856 - Genesee County, Michigan, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Capt James H Birdsall Civil War
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Notes - U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1806 and was the first lawyer to open a legal practice in Norwich, New York. He was surrogate for Chenango County, New York, in 1811. In 1815, he was elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, serving until 1817. After leaving Congress, he was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1827 and one of the incorporates of the Bank of Chenango. Relocating to Michigan, in 1839, he practiced law until his death at age 73.