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 1769 - 1807 (38 years)
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| Name |
Edward Irish [1] |
| Born |
1769 |
Nova Scotia, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Book Reference |
500  |
| Died |
1807 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Notes |
- From: W. L. Irish - In 1806 he was elected M. P. P. for Sydney (now Antigonish and Guysboro) County. He died during a session of the House and was buried in St. Paul's burying ground. His wife was a gay woman, and not knowing he was ill, had a ball in Antigonish the night he died. They had settled at Town Point about 6 miles from the villiage. At 80 (?) years, Mrs. Edward Irish whith her daughters, Mrs. Peabody and Caroline left Antigonish in Jan. 1837 to make her home with her daughters in the U. S.
From: Paul Randall
Edward "came to Antigonish . about 1798, and settled at Town Point where he built a large house, and in all probability did business there . There came with him two brothers, Simeon and George, and two sisters, Ruth Amelia and Mary E. The sisters lived with Edward at Town
Point . He was elected to represent the County of Sydney in the Nova Scotia Assembly in 1806, and went to Halifax to attend the session; he was sworn in and took his seat, but, almost immediately, was taken sick and died in Halifax ." [p. 12 Whidden]
From: Terry Murphy
Whiddens History of Antigonish states in Part one:
Edward Irish came to Antigonish from Newport, Hants County, Nova Scotia about 1798, and settled at Town Point where he built a large house, and in all probability did business there. He owned considerable land in the village of Antigonish, and in some deeds was referred to as Edward Irish, merchant, but there is no evidence of his having done business there, or of his having lived in the village. He was elected to represent the County of Sydney in the Nova Scotia Assembly in 1806, and went to Halifax to attend the session; he was sworn in and took his seat, but , almost immediately, was taken sick and died in Halifax. Shortly before going to Halifax he had by deed bearing date, November 20, 1806, conveyed to his brother Simeon 450 acres of land which included lands afterwards owned by William Dexter, Robert N. Henry and James Joscelyn, but reserved a mill and mill site, which, November 9, 1810, the executors of his estate conveyed to John Cunningham, who later deeded it to Nathaniel Symonds and Daniel Harrington, Symonds afterwards selling his interest to Harrington. That mill has been known as Harrington`s Mill, Thomson`s Mill, Grants` Mill and Falt`s mill; it was just west of the railway track, at the east end of Main Street, on the north side of the street.
When Edward Irish came to Antigonish there came with him his two brothers, Simeon and George , and two sisters, Ruth Amelia and Mary E. The sisters lived with Edward at Town Point, Ruth Amelia marring John Cunningham, Major, and Mary E. marrying Nathaniel Symonds, as his second wife.
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| Person ID |
I02483 |
irish |
| Last Modified |
2 May 2010 |
| Father |
Levi Irish, b. 20 Oct 1730, Little Compton, Newport Co., RI , d. 18 Nov 1784, Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 54 years) |
| Mother |
Hannah Church, b. 28 Jan 1733/34, Little Compton, Newport Co., RI , d. 2 Nov 1782, Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 48 years) |
| Married |
21 Aug 1754 |
Little Compton, Newport Co., RI |
| Documents |
 | Vital Record of RI Vol IV - Little Compton marriages
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| Family ID |
F1233 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S007136] Descendants of John Irish 1629-1963, Willis L. Irish.
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