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John, Mary (Qua), and Margaret (Stinson) Irwin

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Item Type
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Description
John Irwin was born in Monarchy Ireland and passed away in Paris at the age of 56 on September 4th, 1861. Mary (maiden name Qua), his wife, was born in Armagh Ireland and passed away on August 5th, 1867 at the age of 57. Mary was likely related to Samuel Qua, who is also buried in the Old Paris Cemetery. Margaret (maiden name Stinson), possibly John's mother, was born in Arthur Bog Ireland. She passed away at the age of 91 in Paris on January 3rd, 1857. They are buried at Old Paris Cemetery.
Notes
Old Paris Cemetery is an inactive cemetery in Brant County, under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located on the south side of Church Street in Paris soon after turning off Dundas Street West (Highway #2).

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Inscriptions
[Front]
JOHN IRWIN
BORN IN MONARCHY
IRELAND
DIED IN PARIS
SEPTEMBER 4, 1861
AGED 56 YEARS.

[Side 1]
[illegible]
DIED
[illegible]
AGED 57 YEARS.

[Side 2]
[illegible]
MARGARET STINSON IRWIN
[illegible]
DIED IN PARIS
JANUARY 3, 1857.
AGED 91 YEARS.
Date of Publication
1766
Subject(s)
Collection
Cemeteries of Brant County
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Old Paris Cemetery:
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.189550269485 Longitude: -80.3832870846558
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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