Litchfield Connecticut marriage records verify the marriage between Joseph Bird and Dorcas Bird as 04 Oct 1721 (marriage record verifies Dorcas maiden name as Norton). Pertaining to Dorcas birth, Connecticut State Library, Farmington First Congregation Church Records (1652-1938) again confirms Dorcas Norton, her family lineage, and puts her date of birth 1694 or just before: Dorcas baptism date is recorded 20 Jan 1694; Dorcas age of death on 1750 death records is age-56 (1750 - 56 = 1694)
Headstone Picture: her husband Joseph Bird's headstone should be utilized, as the inscription on the headstone indicates "his wife Dorcas is buried by his side" the headstone indication also confirms Dorcas maiden last name of Norton and her family lineage.
An earlier headstone which seems now to be gone read:
Here lyeth
the remains of Mrs. Dorcas
Bird, wife of Dea. Joseph
Bird. She departed this
life October ye 28th
A.D. 1750 In ye 56
year of her age.
Transcript taken in mid-1800s by descendant of Isaac Bird and Rhoda Selleck. See "Bird family of New England 1800s: P.L. Embley collection" p. 72 (document p. 441), on FamilySearch.org.
Headstone Picture: her husband Joseph Bird's headstone should be utilized, as the inscription on the headstone indicates "his wife Dorcas is buried by his side" the headstone indication also confirms Dorcas maiden last name of Norton and her family lineage.
An earlier headstone which seems now to be gone read:
Here lyeth
the remains of Mrs. Dorcas
Bird, wife of Dea. Joseph
Bird. She departed this
life October ye 28th
A.D. 1750 In ye 56
year of her age.
Transcript taken in mid-1800s by descendant of Isaac Bird and Rhoda Selleck. See "Bird family of New England 1800s: P.L. Embley collection" p. 72 (document p. 441), on FamilySearch.org.
Litchfield Connecticut marriage records verify the marriage between Joseph Bird and Dorcas Bird as 04 Oct 1721 (marriage record verifies Dorcas maiden name as Norton). Pertaining to Dorcas birth, Connecticut State Library, Farmington First Congregation Church Records (1652-1938) again confirms Dorcas Norton, her family lineage, and puts her date of birth 1694 or just before: Dorcas baptism date is recorded 20 Jan 1694; Dorcas age of death on 1750 death records is age-56 (1750 - 56 = 1694)
Headstone Picture: her husband Joseph Bird's headstone should be utilized, as the inscription on the headstone indicates "his wife Dorcas is buried by his side" the headstone indication also confirms Dorcas maiden last name of Norton and her family lineage.
An earlier headstone which seems now to be gone read:
Here lyeth
the remains of Mrs. Dorcas
Bird, wife of Dea. Joseph
Bird. She departed this
life October ye 28th
A.D. 1750 In ye 56
year of her age.
Transcript taken in mid-1800s by descendant of Isaac Bird and Rhoda Selleck. See "Bird family of New England 1800s: P.L. Embley collection" p. 72 (document p. 441), on FamilySearch.org.
Headstone Picture: her husband Joseph Bird's headstone should be utilized, as the inscription on the headstone indicates "his wife Dorcas is buried by his side" the headstone indication also confirms Dorcas maiden last name of Norton and her family lineage.
An earlier headstone which seems now to be gone read:
Here lyeth
the remains of Mrs. Dorcas
Bird, wife of Dea. Joseph
Bird. She departed this
life October ye 28th
A.D. 1750 In ye 56
year of her age.
Transcript taken in mid-1800s by descendant of Isaac Bird and Rhoda Selleck. See "Bird family of New England 1800s: P.L. Embley collection" p. 72 (document p. 441), on FamilySearch.org.
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Wife of Deacon Joseph, age 56 yrs.
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