Born c.1815 on the Isle of Jersey, UK
Daughter of Jean-Jacques Guiton (c.1773-1841) & Jeanne Montbrun (c.1782-1867)
Granddaughter of Jean Guiton (1731–1785) & Marie Simoneau (1734–1822)
*Source: "Descendants of Jean Guiton"
Sister of Jeanne (Guiton) Perchard
Married Mark Baker Bird on Dec 18, 1838 in St. Clement, Isle of Jersey, UK
Five known children from this union (all born in Haiti, with the exception of Theophilus):
-THEOPHILUS Bird: born 1839 in the Cayman Islands - died 1899 in Sullivan County, New York. According to his obituary, Theo was born in Haiti. However, it is reported that he was a few months old when the family of three arrived in Haiti in December, 1839. He was most likely born in the Cayman Islands about October 1839.
-STEPHEN Bird born 1840 - died May 1842 in Haiti, about 3 weeks after the May 7 earthquake
-ALEXANDER Bird: born Apr 18, 1842 - died May 1842, in the week following the earthquake
-LYDIA (Bird) Désprès: born c.1850 - died 1911 in North Bierley, England. (In 1861, while attending school, Lydia was living in St. Helier, Jersey with her grandmother, Jane/Jeanne Guiton, & cousin, Louisa de Jersey) Married Rev. Thomas John Désprès/Despres.
-ARTHUR Bird: born 1853/54 - died 1935 in Delaware County, New York.
Susan & her husband, Rev. Mark Baker Bird, were missionaries in Haiti. According to a letter from Rev. Bird, posted in The Wesleyan Missionary Notices, Mrs. Bird died in New York, on Dec 3, 1860. The Birds had been returning to Haiti from a trip to England. The funeral was held on Dec 5 at the Forsyth Street Methodist Episcopal Church & officiated by NY minister friends. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Daughter of Jean-Jacques Guiton (c.1773-1841) & Jeanne Montbrun (c.1782-1867)
Granddaughter of Jean Guiton (1731–1785) & Marie Simoneau (1734–1822)
*Source: "Descendants of Jean Guiton"
Sister of Jeanne (Guiton) Perchard
Married Mark Baker Bird on Dec 18, 1838 in St. Clement, Isle of Jersey, UK
Five known children from this union (all born in Haiti, with the exception of Theophilus):
-THEOPHILUS Bird: born 1839 in the Cayman Islands - died 1899 in Sullivan County, New York. According to his obituary, Theo was born in Haiti. However, it is reported that he was a few months old when the family of three arrived in Haiti in December, 1839. He was most likely born in the Cayman Islands about October 1839.
-STEPHEN Bird born 1840 - died May 1842 in Haiti, about 3 weeks after the May 7 earthquake
-ALEXANDER Bird: born Apr 18, 1842 - died May 1842, in the week following the earthquake
-LYDIA (Bird) Désprès: born c.1850 - died 1911 in North Bierley, England. (In 1861, while attending school, Lydia was living in St. Helier, Jersey with her grandmother, Jane/Jeanne Guiton, & cousin, Louisa de Jersey) Married Rev. Thomas John Désprès/Despres.
-ARTHUR Bird: born 1853/54 - died 1935 in Delaware County, New York.
Susan & her husband, Rev. Mark Baker Bird, were missionaries in Haiti. According to a letter from Rev. Bird, posted in The Wesleyan Missionary Notices, Mrs. Bird died in New York, on Dec 3, 1860. The Birds had been returning to Haiti from a trip to England. The funeral was held on Dec 5 at the Forsyth Street Methodist Episcopal Church & officiated by NY minister friends. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Born c.1815 on the Isle of Jersey, UK
Daughter of Jean-Jacques Guiton (c.1773-1841) & Jeanne Montbrun (c.1782-1867)
Granddaughter of Jean Guiton (1731–1785) & Marie Simoneau (1734–1822)
*Source: "Descendants of Jean Guiton"
Sister of Jeanne (Guiton) Perchard
Married Mark Baker Bird on Dec 18, 1838 in St. Clement, Isle of Jersey, UK
Five known children from this union (all born in Haiti, with the exception of Theophilus):
-THEOPHILUS Bird: born 1839 in the Cayman Islands - died 1899 in Sullivan County, New York. According to his obituary, Theo was born in Haiti. However, it is reported that he was a few months old when the family of three arrived in Haiti in December, 1839. He was most likely born in the Cayman Islands about October 1839.
-STEPHEN Bird born 1840 - died May 1842 in Haiti, about 3 weeks after the May 7 earthquake
-ALEXANDER Bird: born Apr 18, 1842 - died May 1842, in the week following the earthquake
-LYDIA (Bird) Désprès: born c.1850 - died 1911 in North Bierley, England. (In 1861, while attending school, Lydia was living in St. Helier, Jersey with her grandmother, Jane/Jeanne Guiton, & cousin, Louisa de Jersey) Married Rev. Thomas John Désprès/Despres.
-ARTHUR Bird: born 1853/54 - died 1935 in Delaware County, New York.
Susan & her husband, Rev. Mark Baker Bird, were missionaries in Haiti. According to a letter from Rev. Bird, posted in The Wesleyan Missionary Notices, Mrs. Bird died in New York, on Dec 3, 1860. The Birds had been returning to Haiti from a trip to England. The funeral was held on Dec 5 at the Forsyth Street Methodist Episcopal Church & officiated by NY minister friends. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Daughter of Jean-Jacques Guiton (c.1773-1841) & Jeanne Montbrun (c.1782-1867)
Granddaughter of Jean Guiton (1731–1785) & Marie Simoneau (1734–1822)
*Source: "Descendants of Jean Guiton"
Sister of Jeanne (Guiton) Perchard
Married Mark Baker Bird on Dec 18, 1838 in St. Clement, Isle of Jersey, UK
Five known children from this union (all born in Haiti, with the exception of Theophilus):
-THEOPHILUS Bird: born 1839 in the Cayman Islands - died 1899 in Sullivan County, New York. According to his obituary, Theo was born in Haiti. However, it is reported that he was a few months old when the family of three arrived in Haiti in December, 1839. He was most likely born in the Cayman Islands about October 1839.
-STEPHEN Bird born 1840 - died May 1842 in Haiti, about 3 weeks after the May 7 earthquake
-ALEXANDER Bird: born Apr 18, 1842 - died May 1842, in the week following the earthquake
-LYDIA (Bird) Désprès: born c.1850 - died 1911 in North Bierley, England. (In 1861, while attending school, Lydia was living in St. Helier, Jersey with her grandmother, Jane/Jeanne Guiton, & cousin, Louisa de Jersey) Married Rev. Thomas John Désprès/Despres.
-ARTHUR Bird: born 1853/54 - died 1935 in Delaware County, New York.
Susan & her husband, Rev. Mark Baker Bird, were missionaries in Haiti. According to a letter from Rev. Bird, posted in The Wesleyan Missionary Notices, Mrs. Bird died in New York, on Dec 3, 1860. The Birds had been returning to Haiti from a trip to England. The funeral was held on Dec 5 at the Forsyth Street Methodist Episcopal Church & officiated by NY minister friends. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
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