John Ireland, his second wife Eliza Ann Naisbitt (1846-1900), their 12 Children and youth, and one in-law., ca 1890

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John Ireland, his second wife Eliza Ann Naisbitt (1846-1900), their 12 Children and youth, and one in-law., ca 1890

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bhs_207387

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["Burlington Historical Society"]

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John Ireland, his second wife Eliza Ann Naisbitt (1846-1900), their 12 Children and youth, and one in-law., ca 1890

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bhs_207387

Date

ca 1890

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George Ireland (1885 - 1972), the 10th child, who took over the Farms and Farming in 1917, is seated on the floor at the left.,John Ireland (1839-1904) was the first member of the family to be born in Ireland House and was the seventh child of eight born to Joseph and Ruth Ireland. He was named after an older brother who had died in 1829 at the age of 3. When John was 21, he traveled to England in search of a wife. In 1860, he met and married Elizabeth Breckinfield (1837-1861); in 1861 she gave birth to their daughter, Mary Ruth. Sadly, that same year both mother and daughter died within ten days of each other. Mary Ruth was only four months old. In 1868, John married his second wife, a local girl by the name of Eliza Ann Naisbitt (1846-1900). John and Eliza had 12 Children and youth, all of whom survived to adulthood. A print from a photograph in the Ireland House collection.

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["People"]

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["Photograph"]

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["Burlington Historical Society"]

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["EN"]

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John Ireland, his second wife Eliza Ann Naisbitt (1846-1900), their 12 Children and youth, and one in-law., ca 1890

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