Jesse Irish was a Quaker and a farmer, who lived in Rhode Island, New York, and Vermont.
1712
Sep 26
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birthTiverton, Rhode Island, USA ⇓ The above is the date given as his birth in town records, although he could have been born any time between 1709 and 1712. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1712 • Sweden temporarily adopts February 30 as a day to adjust the Swedish Calendar back to the Julian calendar. |
1733
Mar 21
Age: 20y
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marriageMary Albee Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA ⇓ They later settled in Nine Partners, New York. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1733 • British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. |
1745
Age: 32y
birth of childJohn Irish |
| 1745 • Battle of Prestonpans: British Government forces are defeated by the Jacobites in Scotland. |
1768
Age: 55y
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residenceDanby, Vermont, USA ⇓ Jesse and Mary Irish left from Nine Partners, New York, with their seven sons, including John, to make a new home at Danby. Jesse became a prominent pioneer, and his farm later became known as the Nelson-Colvin Place. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1768 • New Smyrna, Florida, the largest attempt at colonization by the British in the New World, is founded by Dr. Andrew Turnbull. |