Sylvan Bird
Updated Jul 14, 2017
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  1. 1. Summary
  2. 2. Biography & Family History
  3. 3. Family Tree & Genealogy
  4. 4. Obituary
  5. 5. Family Photos
  6. 6. Memories
  7. 7. Additional Records

Sylvan Bird (1913 - 1986)

Sylvan Bird was born on July 8, 1913. Sylvan died in September 1986 at age 73. We know that Sylvan Bird had been residing in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Last Known Residence

Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida

Average Age

Sylvan Bird lived 4 years longer than the average Bird family member when they died at the age of 73.

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Lovina O. (Bird) Whiteley

Lovina O. (Bird) Whiteley

Harry Bird

Harry Bird

Alfred George Pearce Bird gravesite

Alfred George Pearce Bird gravesite

Ann Elizabeth (Jones) Wilson, formerly Bird

Ann Elizabeth (Jones) Wilson, formerly Bird

Stuart Rutherford Bird

Stuart Rutherford Bird

Pamela Jo Bird

Pamela Jo Bird

Ken Bowen - Fresno High School, 1959

Ken Bowen - Fresno High School, 1959

Julia ann Knapp Bird

Julia ann Knapp Bird

Mary MCCrae Bird

Mary MCCrae Bird

Mrs. Bird

Mrs. Bird

Derwin Briggs, Grade 6

Derwin Briggs, Grade 6

Ragnhild Christopherson

Ragnhild Christopherson

Clarence & Alma (Ellis) Bird

Clarence & Alma (Ellis) Bird

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Joseph-Blanche Lovina O. (Bird) Whiteley Harry Bird Alfred George Pearce Bird gravesite

Timeline

1913 - In the year that Sylvan Bird was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.

1952 - By the time this person was 39 years old, on February 6th, George VI of England died from a coronary thrombosis and complications due to lung cancer. His eldest daughter, age 25, immediately ascended the throne as Elizabeth II and her coronation was on June 2 1953.

1957 - This person was 44 years old when on October 4th, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first man made earth-orbiting satellite - and triggered the Space Race. Sputnik I was only 23 inches in diameter and had no tracking equipment, only 4 antennas, but it had a big impact.

1969 - At the age of 56 years old, Sylvan was alive when in August, a previously planned small concert turned into a (free) more than 400,000 strong gathering of attendees and bands at Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York - now called Woodstock. Just some of the 32 acts: Richie Havens, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe, Santana, The Band, and Sly and the Family Stone.

1986 - In the year of Sylvan Bird's passing, on January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven crew members died. The cause of the explosion was later found to be a failed O-ring. The O-ring failure was due to the unusually cold conditions at Cape Canaveral.

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Sylvan Bird passed away in September 1986 at age 73. No cause of death has been entered. Sylvan was born on July 8, 1913. We have no information about Sylvan's family. We know that Sylvan Bird had been residing in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida.

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