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He had a relationship with Elizabeth Savory Thurston.


Notes about John Irish

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John Irish Jr. was a carpenter by trade, and lived at Duxbury, MA., then moving to Little Compton, Rhode Island in about 1673. As a youth he was listed as a servant to Captian Miles Standish and was mentioned in the Standish will. He was appointed as Constable of Little Compton on 7-5-1678, with the oath of office being administered by Captian Benjamin Church. He was a surveyor of highways in Little Compton in 1683. John is buried on the old Irish farm located across the road from the Friends Meeting House near Little Compton, Rhode Island. 

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Day of death February 21, 1717

  • The temperature on February 21, 1717 was about 3.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1717: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 4 » The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance in an attempt to maintain the Treaty of Utrecht; Britain having signed a preliminary alliance with France on November 28 (November 17, 1716).
    • March 31 » A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
    • June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
    • August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
    • August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
    • September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.


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