Maurice Birdsall

1828 - 1891  (63 years)

• Name	Maurice Birdsall
  Birth	1828	New York, New York, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	LZV8-ZDF
  Death	9 Dec 1891	Genesee County, Michigan, United States   [2, 3]
  Burial	17 Dec 1891	Crawford, Michigan, United States   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I8898	footsteps | Beaufort, Birdsall, Lady Godiva, Charlamagne, Conqueor
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	James Birdsall,   b. 1783, Quaker Hill, Pawling, Dutchess, New York, United States d. 20 Jul 1856, Genesee County, Michigan, United States (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	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)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1811
  Family ID	F72	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Bailey,   b. 1833, Fishkill Landing, Dutchess, New York, United States d. Michigan, United States
  Marriage	1855	Fentonville, Michigan, United States
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Birdsall,   b. 25 Jun 1864, Genesee County, Michigan, United States d. 26 Aug 1925, San Francisco, California, United States (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Suzette Birdsall,   b. 1 Apr 1869, Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, United States d. 23 May 1945, Alameda, California, United States (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Rizpah Virginia Birdsall,   b. 1856, Fentonville, Genesee, Michigan, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Sarah Birdsall,   b. 1858, Fentonville, Genesee, Michigan, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. Adelaide B Birdsall,   b. 1861, Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, United States bur. Wappingers Rural Cemetery, Wappingers Falls, Dutchess, New York, United States of America  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Katherine Birdsall,   b. 1870, Fentonville, Genesee, Michigan, United States d. 18 Oct 1951, Alameda, California, United States (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Grace Birdsall,   b. 1871, Fentonville, Genesee, Michigan, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Marty Birdsall,   b. 1874, Fentonville, Genesee, Michigan, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1828 - New York, New York, United States Death - 9 Dec 1891 - Genesee County, Michigan, United States Burial - 17 Dec 1891 - Crawford, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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

  [S93] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fenton, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: M593_671;Page: 92B; Image: 261; Family History Library Film: 552170. [S185] Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903. [S185] Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903, Database online. Record for Maurice Birdsall