[1] Birdsall would go on to survey many areas in Newcastle District as well as other parts of what is now Southern Ontario, establishing the boundaries of many townships of the province and laying out the roads and farming lots within them.
[2] Upon his arrival in Upper Canada he set to acquire the requisite licensing, which included performing an apprenticeship under Deputy Surveyor Reuben Sherwood.
In 1822 Birdsall was made a captain in the 2nd Regiment, Northumberland militia, and in 1827 he was appointed as a Justice of the Peace for Newcastle District.
In order to keep their land settlers were required to clear it, establish proper housing on it, and turn it into a viable farm within a period of a few years.
Immediately following the end of the rebellion Birdsall paid to raise and equip a new militia battalion based in Peterborough.
The summer before the rebellion, Birdsall married for a second time, to Charlotte Jane Everett of Belleville, and this union produced four children.
[1] As a judicial officer, Birdsall was extensively involved with the litigation that followed the 1838 construction of a dam on the Trent River near Hastings, Ontario.
[1] His exposure to many of the inhabitants of the District in his roles as justice and land agent formed the basis for his transition into politics.