They have been called “Creepy” by some, and maybe they are, but to the little girls who owned these dolls they were beautiful and loved. Lehigh Cemetery.ġ8) Cherylynn, Linda, Cathy at the Old Family Farm. ![]() 1956.ġ7) Clifford and Eunice’s tombstone. Wife of Cliffordġ6) Eunice & Clifford’s marriage in Belleville. First born of the union between Bessie Peer and James Bruce Ireland.ġ5) Eunice Mary Reilly b.1932. Lehigh Cemetery.ġ2) A photo of Alice as a young woman. (Concession 9, half a mile East of Lehigh’s Corners, intersection of Concession 9 and Highway 29.)ġ1) Tombstone of James Bruce Ireland, Bessie Peer, and their youngest daughter, Alice Ireland, who died of cancer, at the age of 46. This is the new farm Bessie was able to acquire, consisting of 50 acres. Eventually, the Ireland Family faced foreclosure. Approximately, 100 acres.ĩ) James Bruce died of a stroke in 1937, at the age of 55. In front are their two sons, Cleon and Clifford.ħ) The family farm James inherited from his father, Darius West Ireland. In the photo, Bessie is holding her 1st female child, Phoebe. Intersection of Highway 29 with Kitley Concession 9.)Ħ) James Bruce Ireland b. Lehigh Cemetery.Ĥ) Phoebe McManus and Darius West Ireland, in their later years.ĥ) Darius West Ireland, homestead, which his son with Phoebe McManus, James Bruce Ireland, inherited. (His first wife, Harriet Wood, died in childbirth.)ģ) The tombstone of Darius West Ireland and his wife, Phoebe McManus. This hand drawn portrait is thought to have been commissioned to commemorate his marriage to Phoebe McManus, his second wife. b.1836 d.1917 Darius was Susan’s grandchild. This is thought to be the oldest grave marker in Lehigh Cemetery.Ģ) Darius West Ireland. 1892 This is Darius West’s family line.ġ)Gravestone of Susan (Cornell) Ireland b. Darius is the grandson of Issac Ireland and Susan Cornell.ĭarius’ parents were Lewis Denis Ireland b. There were three or four in a row, with inscriptions lost to the elements.ĭarius West Ireland and his wife, Phoebe McManus are buried in Lehigh Cemetery. His headstone was a field stone, with the letters “IRE…” hand chiselled on one of the limestone field stones. ![]() Isaac is buried in the back portion of what is now Lehigh Cemetery beneath one of the large trees there. By the time Isaac came north, Thomas would have been approaching 60 years of age and had signed a petition 1775, to indicate his alliance with the Patriots/Rebels to avoid being “tarred & feathered” and having his farm confiscated. Isaac’s parents were Thomas Ireland b.1746 d.1811 and Sarah Seeley b. Isaac and Susannah were married and had their first child, Elijah, before migrating to Kitley. circa 1833 and Susan Cornell b.1771 d.1826 came north to Kitley Township circa 1800 as part of a Cornell family group from near Schaghticoke, upper New York state, where their families had farms sharing a common boundary. The Ireland Family in Kitley Township, Ontario (photos and articles written and submitted by Cherylynn Ireland, 2020) ![]()
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