306
DESCENDANTS
OF JOHN IRISH
±8964.
Malinda, b. between 1784-1790. m. – Washburn
±8965.
Lydia, b. about 1790. m. – Edmunds
8966.
Gideon, b. about 1791; d. after 7-20-1858 in the County Poor House in
Plattsburg,
Clinton County, New York. He first volunteered at
Perce,
in Clinton County about Nov. 1812 in the Battalion of
Capt.
Ezra Turner under the command of Maj. John Roberts
and
continued in active service 13 days and was honorably
discharged
and paid at Plattsburg, N. Y. Next he volunteered
at
Peru about August 31, 1814 and again served in the War of
1812
as a private under Capt. David Cochran’s Company com-
manded
by Col. Thomas Miller in the New York State Militia.
He
was engaged in the battle of Plattsburg until September 13,
1814,
but did not ask for or receive pay for this service, but was
honorably
discharged on September 13, 1814. His request for
Bounty
Land is filed in the Archives at Washington D. C.
under
160 W. T. 82638. Can #1350; bundle #102, dated July 16,
1858.
*Buried
in the Christy Cemetery at the Log Village, near Allegany Road at Irving,
Chautauqua
County, New York. No markers at their graves.
±From
the circumstantial evidence read in the micro-film “F.N.Y. 26, Part 3, M. M.
of Hamburg, N. Y. 1759-1866” in Salt Lake City, Utah, we believe these were
the two daughters of Gideon and Phebe Irish.
References:
The
U. S. Census Records shows the residence of Gideon6 as follows:
In
1790 in Danby, Vermont with his wife, 1 son and 2 daughters.
In 1800 in Providence, Saratoga County, New York with his wife and 2 sons and 2 daughters
In
1820 in Hamburg, Erie County, New York with his wife and 1 daughter
Records from the old IRISH Family Bible of Andrew and Jane Irish, owned by a grandson,
John Hilliker of 36 1/2 Adams Street, Silver Creek, New York furnished by Raymond L. Irish
of
Irving, Chautauqua County, New York
8962.
IRISH, Andrew7, (Gideon6, William5,
Jesse4, Jonathan3, John2, John1)
b.
9-10-1785 in New York; d. 9-27-1862 at Irving, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.
8963.
m. 3-12-1809 at Lucerne, Warren County, N. Y. Jean ( Jain) Harrington,
b.
12-25-1791; d. prior to August 1884, dau. of William and
Comfort
(Coombs) Harrington. No markers at their
graves.
**
In
1854 they resided at Hanover, in 1871 at Irving, in 1875 at
Perrysburg
and in 1878 at Collins, New York.
Children:
8967.
Phebe, b. 12-22-1810
+8968.
Ruluf, b. 11-29-1813
8969.
m. 9-10-1833 at Silver Creek, N. Y., Sylvia Hendrix
8970.
Lovina, b.?-27-1816
8971.
m. 6-29-1834, Clark Hindz (Hines)
8972.
Giles W., b. in 1824; d. 10-24-1908.
8973.
m., Mariah Brown, b. in 1827; d. 8-11-1908.
Some
of their children:
8980.
C. Theodore, b. in 1850; d. in 1936.
8981.
m., Dora B. –, b. in 1853; d. in 1871.
Some
of their children:
8991.
Sarah, b. 10-26-1870; d. 5-19-1881.
8992.
Ola, b. 4-11-1878; d. 6-19-1881.
8993.
Charles T., b. about 1893; d. 5-4-1900, age 7 years.
8982.
Merrit L., b. in 1858; d. 7-2-1922.
8983.
m., Etta Wooley, b. in 1862; d. in 1892.