Brief Life History of John
When John Ireland was born about 1738, in Huntington, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States, his father, Joseph Ireland, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Simon Losee, was 23. He married Hannah Norton about 1765, in Long Island, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1779, at the age of 42.
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- Joseph Ireland in entry for Joseph Ireland, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Joseph Ireland in entry for Joseph Ireland, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Joseph Ireland in entry for Thomas Ireland, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: ethnic name denoting someone from Ireland, from Middle English Irland, Irlond, Erlond (Old English Īraland). The country gets its name from the genitive case of Old English Īras ‘Irishmen’ + land ‘land’. The stem Īr- is taken from the Celtic name for Ireland, Èriu, earlier Everiu. The Latin name was (H)ibernia. The surname is especially common in Liverpool, England, which has a large Irish population. Compare Irish .
Americanized form of Erland .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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