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Figure 1. Edward Irvine, son of Alexander Irvine

Figure 2. Back Row: Edward Irvine, Izora Jackson Irvine Front Row: JAR Irvine, daughter Nancy Irvine Mohn, baby Harlowe, and Nancy Jane Gregg Irvine, (JAR' s wife) This picture was probably taken around 1902 as Nancy Irvine Mohn was married in 1901. The picture is courtesy of Gail Patricia Irvine Stillar, who is a great-granddaughter of Joseph A.R. Irvine.

Figure 3. Thomas Edward Irvine and Frances Isabella White, Married June 3, 1894 The picture is courtesy of George Lee, who is a descendant of Mary Annetta Chute.

IRVINE GENEALOGY Edward Irvine was born in the vicinity of Glasgow, Scotland. He then moved to County Tyrone, Ireland, according to Reference 1. Alexander Irvine was the son of Edward Irvine. He married Jane Johnson in Ireland, according to Reference 2. The wife's name is given as Jane Johnstone in Reference 1, however. Her father is given as Samuel Johnstone in Reference 1. They had several children, including Sarah (Beckim) and Edward, per Reference 2. Edward, the son of Alexander, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland in 1838. Alexander Irvine and his family left Ireland in 1842. They settled in Saint John's River, New Brunswick. Edward married Deborah Rideout in New Brunswick in 1859. They had a son, Joseph A. R. Irvine. Deborah died in 1863. Edward married Mary Annetta Chute in New Brunswick in 1867. They had a son, Thomas Edward, who was born in Bear River, Nova Scotia. They also had a daughter Lillah. Edward left his family and settled in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1870, with his son from his first marriage, Joseph A.R. Edward was a prominent businessman. He is listed as a founder of the city of Phoenix at: http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/CITYGOV/history.html Edward's son Joseph A. R. was a member of the Arizona legislature and a commissioner of the city of Phoenix. Edward married Izora Jackson in Phoenix in 1880. Unfortunately, he married Izora without first obtaining a divorce from his previous wife, Mary Annetta. Mary Annetta, and her children, Thomas Edward and Lillah, eventually traveled from Nova Scotia to Phoenix to seek financial support from Edward. This created a scandal for Edward, who was then indicted by the District Court in Arizona for bigamy. Edward and Mary Annetta finally obtained a divorce in Phoenix in 1897. As a result of the divorce, Edward lost much of his wealth. He also fell from prominence in Phoenix. Anyway, my genealogy is as follows:  Name  Birth-Death  Birthplace  Wife  Edward Irvine    Scotland   Alexander Irvine     Tyrone, Ireland  Jane Johnson (or Johnstone) Daughter of Samuel Johnstone  Edward Irvine  1838-1916  Tyrone, Ireland  Mary Annetta Chute Daughter of Hiram Chute and Isabella Elliot Taylor  Thomas Edward Irvine  1867-1947 Bear River, Nova Scotia  Frances Isabella White Daughter of George Townley White and Mary Isabelle Rayner  John Harding Irvine  1902-1979  Phoenix, Arizona Alix Rose (Peggy) Irvine Daughter of Howard Grant Manchester and Alix Caroline Stirling  John Thomas Irvine  1938-2008  Yuma, Arizona Sharon Ann Magleby Daughter of Grant William Magleby and Melissa Pomeroy Grant Magleby reads excerpts from Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 Thomas Grant Irvine Children: Joseph Kimball Irvine Benjamin Kimball Irvine Daniel Thomas Irvine  1961-  Phoenix, Arizona  Jan Kimball My part of the Irvine family has lived in Arizona since Edward, and then Thomas Edward, moved to this state. References: 1. Portrait and Biographical Record of Arizona, Chapman Publishing, Co., Chicago, 1901. 2. A Historical and Biographical Record of the Territory of Arizona, McFarland and Poole, 1896, pages 459-460. References 1 and 2 are available in the Arizona Historical Foundation at the Arizona State University Hayden Library. Sincerely, Tom Irvine

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