11 Sep 2005
Husband: James Irish died at age: 50
Born: ABT __ ___ 1691 in Oxfordshire, England 1 Died: ABT __ ___ 1741 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME 2 Father: Mr. Irish
Wife: Elizabeth (Irish) died at age: 64 Married: __ ___ 1720 in 2 his age: 29 her age: 18
Born: ABT __ ___ 1702 in Died: ABT __ ___ 1766 in 3 Father: Mother:
M Child 1: John Irish died at age: 64 Born: 13 Sep 1725 in Falmouth, York, ME 4 Died: AFT __ ___ 1790 in 5 Spouse: Sarah (Irish) Married: ABT __ ___ 1745 in
F Child 2: Miriam Irish Also known as Mary 6 died at age: 79 Born: 13 Sep 1725 in Falmouth, Cumberland, ME 7,8 Baptized: __ ___ 1726 in Portland,,Cumberland,ME 9 Died: 25 Nov 1804 in 10 Buried: in Portland,,Cumberland,ME 11 Spouse: Gamaliel Pote b. 11 Oct 1721 d. Bef __ ___ 1790 Married: 07 Aug 1743 in 7 Marriage Bann: 07 Aug 1743 in Falmouth, Cumberland, ME 12
M Child 3: Joseph Irish died at age: 80 Born: 10 Apr 1728 in Falmouth, York, ME 13 Baptized: 14 Apr 1728 in Portland,,Cumberland,ME 14 Died: 14 Apr 1808 in Spouse: Hannah Doane Married: 10 Mar 1753 in 15
F Child 4: Elizabeth Irish Born: 19 Apr 1730 in Falmouth, York, ME 16
M Child 5: Thomas Irish Born: 27 Apr 1733 in
M Child 6: James Irish, Jr. died at age: 81 Born: 21 Jan 1735/6 in Portland,,Cumberland,ME 17 Baptized: 19 Feb 1744/5 in Windham, Cumberland, ME 18 Died: 01 Apr 1816 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME 19,20 Buried: in Gorham, Cumberland, ME 21 (see note 1) Spouse: Mary Gorham Phinney b. 24 Aug 1736 d. 13 May 1825 Married: __ May 1756 in 22 Marriage Bann: 10 Mar 1756 in Falmouth, York, ME 23
M Child 7: Thomas Thomes Irish died at age: 95 Born: 29 Jan 1737 in Portland,,Cumberland,ME 24,25,26 (see note 2) Died: 14 Aug 1832 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME 27 Buried: in Gorham, Cumberland, ME 21 (see note 3) Spouse: Deliverance Skillings b. 15 Oct 1741 d. 25 Sep 1821 Married: 22 Jul 1759 in Falmouth, York, ME 28 Marriage Bann: 10 Mar 1756 in Falmouth, York, ME 23
M Child 8: William Irish died at age: 80 Born: __ ___ 1741 in Died: 28 May 1821 in 29 Spouse: Mary McAlliser
Sources: (1) John Irish, 1066-1677, George E. Irish, Melbourne, FL, 1991, page 68. (2) Source ?. (3) History of Buckfield, Maine, Buckfield. (4) Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, reel 213, page 257. (5) 1790 US Census for Maine, page 12. (6) Clayton R. Adams, The Ancestry of Jeremiah4 Pote of Falmouth, Convicted of Murder in Cumberland County in 1798 (The Maine Genealogist, February 2003), TMEGEN25, page 15. (7) Jennie J. Wight Howes, Descendants of James Irish and Allie Families, 1710-1940 (Portland, ME : The Dingley Press, Inc., 1941), James_Irish, page 10. (8) Clayton R. Adams, The Ancestry of Jeremiah4 Pote of Falmouth, Convicted of Murder in Cumberland County in 1798 (The Maine Genealogist, February 2003), TMEGEN25, Quoting McLellan, History of Gorham, p. 583. page 15. (9) Marquis F. King, Baptisms in the First Church in Falmouth, now Portland, Maine (Portland, ME 1898), Baptisms and Admissions in the First Church in Falmouth, now Portland, ME, page 77. (10) Burial Records 1717-1962 of the Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine, Compiled by William B. Jordan, Jr., Heritage Books, Inc., 3602 Maureen Lane, Bowie, MD 20715, 1987, page 110. (11) Burial Records of the Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine, Compiled by William B. Jordan, Jr., Heritage Books, Inc., 3602 Maureen Lane, Bowie, MD 20715, 1987, page 110. (12) Clayton R. Adams, The Ancestry of Jeremiah4 Pote of Falmouth, Convicted of Murder in Cumberland County in 1798 (The Maine Genealogist, February 2003), TMEGEN25, Quoting "Records of Falmouth (Now Portland), ME", NEHGR 17(1863):32. page 15. (13) Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, reel 213, page 363. (14) Marquis Fayette King, Baptism and Admission from the Records of the First Church in Falmouth (Maine Genealogical Society, Portland, ME, 1898), King 1, page 77. (15) Al Meyers, personal communication. (16) Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, reel 213, page 368. (17) Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, reel 213, page 381. (18) S. M. Watson, Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, Vol. 3 (S. M. Watson, Portland, ME, 1886), Watson 3, page 38. (19) (1853), Gravestone Inscription, South Street Cemetery, South Street, Gorham, ME., Gravestone Inscription, South Street Cemetery, South Street, Gorham, ME. (20) Lyndon Oak, General James Irish 1776-1863 (Lee & Shepard, Boston, MA, 1898), General James Irish. (21) DEE1, Personally verified by Dana E. Edgecomb. (22) Genealogies of Portland Families-A Scrapbook Compiled by Nathan Goold, Typed and Indexed by Virginia T. Merrill, P.O. Box 316, Solon, Maine, 1895, page 5. (23) Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, reel 213, page 493. (24) Gravestone Inscription, NSTCEM, Gravestone Inscription, South Street Cemetery, Gorham, ME. (25) Clayton R. Adams, The Ancestry of Jeremiah Pote of Falmouth (The Maine Genealogist (Lewiston, ME: Penmore Lithographers), 25[2003]:15), TMEGEN25, Quoting Falmouth Town Records 1:117. page 15. (26) Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, Falmouth Town Records, Vol. 1, reel 213, page 395. (27) Town Clerk, Gorham Town Records (Town of Gorham), Gorham Town Records. (28) Maine Pre-1892 Statewide Vital Record Returns. Marriage record. (29) Town of Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, Cemeteries by David C. Young,. Notes Note (1) In South Street Cemetery. Inscription "In Memory of James Irish died April 1, 1816, AEt. 80. He lived an honest, prudent and industrious life, and died in peace; and we trust sleeps in Jesus." SAR flag. Note (2) TR has 24th. Note (3) In North Street Cemetery. Copyright 2005 by: Dana E. Edgecomb nighthawk@psouth.net Name Index