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Birth: 1641
Duxbury
Plymouth County
Massachusetts, USA
Death: Feb. 21, 1717
Little Compton
Newport County
Rhode Island, USA
John Irish Jr. was a carpenter by trade, and lived at Duxbury, MA., then moving to Little Compton, Rhode Island in about 1673. As a youth he was listed as a servant to Captian Miles Standish and was mentioned in the Standish will. He was appointed as Constable of Little Compton on 7-5-1678, with the oath of office being administered by Captian Benjamin Church. He was a surveyor of highways in Little Compton in 1683. John is buried on the old Irish farm located across the road from the Friends Meeting House near Little Compton, Rhode Island.
Family links:
Parents:
John Irish (1611 - 1677)
Elizabeth Irish (____ - 1687)
Spouse:
Elizabeth Thurston Irish (1650 - 1707)
Children:
Jonathan Irish (1678 - 1732)*
Siblings:
John Irish (1641 - 1717)
Elizabeth Irish Washborne (1644 - ____)*
Elias Irish (1646 - 1677)*
John Irish (1647 - 1717)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Irish Lot
Little Compton
Newport County
Rhode Island, USA
Created by: John C. Irish
Record added: Feb 27, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 13473978
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