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Maurice Birdsall

Maurice Birdsall

Male 1826 - 1891  (65 years)


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  • Name Maurice Birdsall  [1] 
    Birth 1826  Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    FSID LZV8-ZDF 
    Residence 1840  Chenango, Broome, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 22 Jul 1850  Greene, Chenango, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1860  Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1870  Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1880  Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 3 Jan 1885  [1] 
    Burial 17 Dec 1891  Crawford, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Death 19 Dec 1891  Grayling, Crawford, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Person ID I8731  footsteps
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father James Birdsall,   b. 1783, Pawling, Dutchess, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1856, Genesee County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Rizpah Steere,   b. 24 Jan 1792, Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1869, Genesee County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1811 
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Bailey,   b. May 1834, Ballston, Saratoga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1902, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Married 1851  [1] 
    Marriage 1855  Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Birdsall,   b. 25 Jun 1864, Genesee County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1925, San Francisco, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Susan Birdsall,   b. 1 Apr 1869, Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1945, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Rizpah Virginia Birdsall,   b. 1856, Fentonville, Genesee, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Sarah Birdsall,   b. 1858, Fentonville, Genesee, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Katherine Birdsall,   b. 1870, Fentonville, Genesee, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1951, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Grace Birdsall,   b. 27 Aug 1873, Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1956, Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Marty Birdsall,   b. 1874, Fentonville, Genesee, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Adelaide Birdsall,   b. 1861, Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1922 (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Notes 

    • Maurice Birdsall was born in 1826 in the State of New York. By 1860, he was living in Fenton with his wife Mary and two children. Birdsall enlisted in the Union Army on Aug. 8, 1861 as a private in Company F, 7th Regiment Infantry. The unit saw action at Ball's Bluff on Oct. 21, 1861 and Oct. 22 near Edward's Ferry. On Dec. 4, the unit was moved to Muddy Branch. Maurice was mustered out on Dec. 12, 1861 with a disability discharge.

      After living in Fenton, Birdsall settled in the Grayling area in 1881 to work the land. He was found dead at the age of 65 on the East Branch of the Au Sable River near his home in Maple Forest Township. Suspicious foul play is considered to have been a factor in his death.

  • Sources 
    1. [S280] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;).
      Record for Maurice Birdsall
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=19725455048&indiv=try

    2. [S41] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fenton, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: M593_671;Page: 92B; Image: 261; Family History Library Film: 552170.

    3. [S86] Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903.

    4. [S86] Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903, Database online.
      Record for Maurice Birdsall


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