Eunice: Hi cousin! I am also descended from James Curtis BIRD through his second wife Elizabeth MONTOUR. Their daughter Letitia married a famous Oregon pioneer Charles Richard MCKAY, Sr. My record shows that your gg grandfather George BIRD was a son of his second wife, Oomenhowiska aka Mary, who was a full-blood Cree. I have 20 children for James Curtis Bird. His parents were James BIRD and Elizabeth CURTIS from Winchester England. They were married in London on 5/30/1773. I have nothing earlier than this. My record shows that George married Mary Ann THOMAS, daughter of Thomas THOMAS (a Chief Factor of HBC) and Sarah. Will be glad to share information. Gordon W. Pace siriuspace@aol.com