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M John Irwin

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Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 624:
Edward S. Irwin, a prosperous farmer of Gosfield North, Concession 9, Lot 25, has long been a prominent figure in township affairs, and has seen many years' service as a councilman. He was born in Mersea township, Couty of Essex, Ont., June 14, 1849, son of George and Sarah E. (French) Irwin, who lived on a farm there on Concession 7... John Irwin, the paternal grandfather, was born in Ireland and died there. All of his children came to America. His family, all deceased, were as follows: William, a farmer of Mersea; Thomas, a farmer in Wisconsin, where he left a family; Joseph, who lived with his family on a farm in Maidstone; Maria, who married Jacob Fox, of Mersea, and left children; James, who was drowned in Michigan; and George.
     George Irwin was born in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1809, and was reared and educated in that country. He came to Essex in 1835, and settled in the woods on land drawn from Col. Talbot...