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.
The following information is courtesy of Kathy Bender and
Craig Moyer, both descendents of Edward Irvine and his third wife Izora
Jackon:
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Edward's parents came to America when he was
two years old landing at St. Johns, New Brunswick after a voyage of several
weeks in a sailing vessel. Their voyage in cramped, stuffy cabins,
spoiled food and water, took its toll. His baby sister, Catherine was
buried at sea. His little brother, James, died within a day or two
after landing.
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The Irvines settled in Saint John's River, New
Brunswick.
Edward
married Deborah Rideout in New Brunswick in 1859. They had a son, Joseph
Alexander Rideout Irvine.
Deborah Rideout 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 traveled to San Diego,
California. He then rode a horse across the desert to Phoenix in 1870
where he built a store. His son from his first marriage, Joseph
A.R., also settled in Phoenix with him.
Edward was a prominent businessman. He is listed as a
founder of the city of Phoenix at:
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 adultery. He was later acquitted.
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.
My genealogy is as follows:
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Name
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Birth-Death
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Birthplace
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Wife
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Edward
Irvine
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Scotland
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Alexander
Irvine
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Tyrone,
Ireland
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Jane Johnson
(or Johnstone)
Daughter of Samuel Johnstone
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Edward
Irvine
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1838-1916
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Tyrone,
Ireland
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Mary Annetta Chute
Daughter of
Hiram Chute and
Isabella Elliot Taylor
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Thomas
Edward Irvine
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1867-1947
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Bear
River,
Nova Scotia
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Frances
Isabella White
Daughter of
George Townley White
and
Mary Isabelle Rayner
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John
Harding Irvine
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1902-1979
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Phoenix,
Arizona
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Alix
Rose (Peggy) Irvine
Daughter of
Howard Grant Manchester and
Alix Caroline Stirling
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John
Thomas Irvine
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1938-2008
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Yuma,
Arizona
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Sharon
Ann Magleby
Daughter of
Grant William Magleby
and
Melissa Pomeroy
Grant Magleby reads excerpts from Ecclesiastes Chapter
3
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Thomas
Grant Irvine
Children:
Joseph Kimball Irvine
Benjamin Kimball Irvine
Daniel Thomas Irvine
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1961-
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Phoenix,
Arizona
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Jan
Kimball
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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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