About Mary Bird
Lived 1789 – 1834 (aged 44–45). Mary Bird was a missionary and writer.
Mary Bird (29 May 1789 – 29 May 1834) was a British missionary and author of English and Hindustani educational books for children. She moved to India in 1823 to join her brother, Robert Merttins Bird, at Gorakhpur. There, she learnt Hindustani and helped in the mission before transferring to Calcutta where she opened Bible classes in zenanas.
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British missionary and author
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Mary Bird was born in 1789.
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Mary Bird died in 1834.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mary Bird. https://biography.guide/mary-bird/
MLA: "Mary Bird." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mary-bird/.
Chicago: "Mary Bird." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mary-bird/.
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