Mr. Alanson Birdsey, one of the oldest residents of the city, died at his residence on Broad street, at 11 o'clock on Friday night, aged 78 years. He had been in poor health for some time, and has suffered a great deal from consumption. Mr. Birdsey has always resided in Meriden, and he kept a clothing store in the Meriden House block for many years. He was a member of the Uptown Baptist church, and was very much respected.His wife and two children, Mrs. Frank Foster of this city and Mrs. [Walter] Booth of Peoria, Ill, survive him, and the latter arrived home several days before her father's death. The funeral will be held at his late residence on Monday. - published in the Meriden Daily Republican, 18 June 1881.
[daughter, Elizabeth (b. 1830) married Walter Booth and had a daughter named Mary Jane and a son, Walter, Jr.. Eldest son, Gershom, named after Alanson's father, was born 5 May, 1832, and married Phebe Camp Irwin in April 1853, and died in 1856. Second son Russel Birdsey lived from 1837–1839. Their youngest daughter Mary Jane (1841–1916) married Francis Foster. -per [email protected]]
Mr. Alanson Birdsey, one of the oldest residents of the city, died at his residence on Broad street, at 11 o'clock on Friday night, aged 78 years. He had been in poor health for some time, and has suffered a great deal from consumption. Mr. Birdsey has always resided in Meriden, and he kept a clothing store in the Meriden House block for many years. He was a member of the Uptown Baptist church, and was very much respected.His wife and two children, Mrs. Frank Foster of this city and Mrs. [Walter] Booth of Peoria, Ill, survive him, and the latter arrived home several days before her father's death. The funeral will be held at his late residence on Monday. - published in the Meriden Daily Republican, 18 June 1881.
[daughter, Elizabeth (b. 1830) married Walter Booth and had a daughter named Mary Jane and a son, Walter, Jr.. Eldest son, Gershom, named after Alanson's father, was born 5 May, 1832, and married Phebe Camp Irwin in April 1853, and died in 1856. Second son Russel Birdsey lived from 1837–1839. Their youngest daughter Mary Jane (1841–1916) married Francis Foster. -per [email protected]]
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