Catherine Irwin
ID # 9559, (1842-1925)
| Birth | Catherine Irwin was born in 1842 at Co. Sligo, Ireland.. |
| Marriage | She married Joseph Best, son of John Best and Esther Sefton, on 14 March 1865 at Grey County, Canada West. MS248 reel 6, Vol. 13, page 124 Grey County Marriage Register, 1858-1869 Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by Thos. Feather, a minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, for the year ending 31st December, 1865 Joseph Best, 21, born Ireland, residing Collingwood Tp. Parents John and Esther. Cath. Irwin, 20 (?), born Ireland, residing Collingwood Tp. Parents Nicholas and Mary. Witnesses James Ennis and John Badger, both of Collingwood. On March 14, 1865. The registration entry for Rev. Feather's marriages locates him in Thornbury. The county marriage registers do not typically show just where the marriage was performed. It may have been in Thornbury, but could just as easily have been performed elsewhere in the county. Some clergy were not even particular as to recording in which county they actually performed the marriage. The best we may say is that in all probability Joseph and Catherine were married in Grey County, probably in Collingwood Township, for, if nothing else, we may safely say that Thornbury is located in Collingwood Township. |
| Death | She died on 15 July 1925 at Gordon Township, Manitoulin District. |
| Burial | She was buried on 17 July 1925 at Gordon Cemetery, Gordon Twp., Manitoulin Island. |
| Note | Death reg. 020414-25 Gordon & Allan, Manitoulin District Catherine Best died July 15, 1925, age 88 yrs., 8 mos. (If 88 years and 8 months is correct and we then calculate back to her year of birth, it would certainly suggest that she was born in 1836. A birth year of 1843 appears on her gravestone.) Place of birth Sligo, Ireland. Father's surname Irwin and place of birth Ireland. No information is provided for Catherine's mother. Physician James Baker of Gore Bay. Informant Joseph Best Jr., Gore Bay, son. Burial Gordon Cemetery on July 17, 1925. |
Children of Catherine Irwin and Joseph Best |
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| Last Edited | 5 May 2023 |