Gerard Irvin (abt. 1803 - 1870)

Born about 1803 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 27 Jun 1870 at about age 67 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

He was born sometime around 1800, in Ireland. He had a sister, Ann Irvin. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

He may be the Gered Irvin who was naturalized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 1 October 1842. (This Gered Irvin declared his intention to become a citizen on 12 August 1839, having lived in the United States at least five years.) ^[5]

According to a family story, he married Harriet Kramer. ^[6]

He married Elizabeth [unknown family name]. ^[1]

Gerard had at least one child: ^[1]

William John Irvin

In 1850, he was living in the Cedar Ward, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, with his presumed wife Eliza, with his son William, and with Ann (whose relation is unknown). He was a stone cutter. (Cedar Ward extended from Fourth Street to the western boundary of Philadelphia city, and from Spruce to South.) ^[1]

In 1853, he was a laborer, living on Helmuth Street. (Helmuth Street was in Cedar Ward; it ran west from 412 South 10th Street to 413 South 17th Street, according to the 1860 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory, page 1151.) ^[7]

He lived at 1636 Helmuth Street from 1856 to 1858, and then moved to 1634 Pine Street, where he lived for the rest of his life. He was a marble polisher in 1856-1857, a stonecutter in 1858, a marble polisher in 1859-1860, and a laborer in 1861 ^[8]

In the 1860 census, they were living in ward 7 of Philadelphia. Gerard was a marble polisher, and William was an apprentice stonecutter. Gerard owned $1,500 in real estate, and $300 in personal property. ^[9]

He died on 27 June 1870, of bronchitis. He lived at 1634 Pine Street, and was a marble mason. He was buried on 30 June 1870, in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Research Notes

According to the cemetery records, he was buried on 30 June 1869. But no death certificates or death notices have been found for a Jerret Irvin who died in June 1869, and the Jerret Irvin who was buried on 30 June 1870^[4] or 29 June^[3] was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, was a marble mason, and was lived at 1634 Pine Street, all of which match the husband of Elizabeth Irvin. The cemetery records, then, are very probably wrong. ^[2]

Whether the Gerard Irvin who was naturalized in 1842 is this Gerard is not clear. Note especially that another Gerard Irvin lived in Philadelphia then. See for example his entry in the 1860 census (where he was a tavern keeper): Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 4th ward, western division, page 973 = 167 handwritten, family 1248, FamilySearch

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 1850 U.S. census, Cedar Ward, Philadephia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, page 19 recto stamped = 37 penned, family 288; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CF-YHY : accessed 11 November 2019); citing National Archives, microfilm series M432, roll 812.

   Jarrard Irwin, 53, male, stonecutter, born Ireland

   Eliza Irwin, 40, female, born Philadelphia

   Wm Irwin, 8, male born Philadelphia, attended school

   Ann Irwin, 24, female, born Ireland

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Lawnview Cemetery Office (Rockledge, Memorial County, Pennsylvania) to Harry A Ide, 7 September 2000, providing copy of Odd Fellows Cemetery records for section T lot 409 (Jerard Ervin et al.)

   all reburied in Lawnview Cemetery Susquehanna lawn, lot 53, grave 56, on 7 Sept 1951

   Ann Galbraith [sic], 71, died of injuries from a fall [sic], buried 22 July 1864, position 1st north, 30 June 1869

   Catharine Irvin, stillborn, buried 15 October 1865

   Charles H Irvin, 9 months, died of marasmus, buried 15 September 1818

   Jarret Irvin, died of bronchitis, 66 years old; bur. 30 June 1869

   Elizabeth Irvin, 65, died of pneumonia, buried 16 Dec 1875

   William J Irvin, 39, died of phthisis, buried 29 December 1878

   Catherine E Irvin, 44, died of phthisis, buried 21 January 1889

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificate, unnumbered (27 June 1870), Jarret Irwin; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1L3-DCR : accessed 27 November 2019); citing Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

   'RETURN OF A DEATH'

   'IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.'

   'PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.'

   '1. Name of Deceased, Jarret Irwin'

   '2. Color, White'

   '3. Sex, Male'

   '4. Age, 66'

   '5. Married'

   '6. Date of Death, June 27" 1870'

   '7. Cause of Death, Bronchitis'

   'John Grahamm M.D.'

   'Residence, 1608 Pine St'

    

   'UNDERTAKER'S CERTIFICATE IN RELATION TO DECEASED.'

   '8. Occupation, Marble Mason'

   '9. Place of Birth, Ireland'

   '10. When a Minor, [blank]'

   '11. Ward, 7"'

   '12. Street and Number, 1634 Pine St.'

   '13. Date of Burial, June 29" 70'

   '14. Place of Burial, Odd Fellows'

   'Wm H Moore [?] Undertaker.'

   'Residence ['Off' is written over 'residence'] 505 Arch St'

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Jerret Irvin, Death Notice, Philadelphia Inquirer, Thursday 30 June 1870, page 5, col. 2; image copy, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 26 November 2019).

   'IRVIN.—On the 27th inst., Mr. JERRET IRVIN, in this 67th year.'

   'The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. 1634 Pine street, this (Thursday) afternoon, at 2 o'clock.'

5. ↑ naturalization record
6. ↑ personal information, Jane Boyd (his great-granddaughter]]
7. ↑ 1853 Philadelphia directory
8. ↑ Philadelphia directories: 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1863, 1864
9. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, page 600 stamped = 144 penned, family 874, 'McGeret'; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSZ-9JN9 : accessed 28 November 2019); citing National Archives, microfilm series M653, roll 1157.

   McGereter [sic], 59, m, marble polisher, owned $1500 in real estate, $300 in personal estate, born Ireland

   Eliza "", 50, female, born Penn

   William "", 18, male, app stone cutter, born Penn

    

   Although the family name is wrong, the personal names and ages match, and their neighbors were living by them according to the 1861 city directory ('City Directories for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania', database with images, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 28 November 2019); citing publisher EC and J Biddle and Co, year 1861):

   family 873 Josiah Bunting, retired farmer ('Bunting, Josiah, farmer, 1632 Pine' (p.118))

   family 874 McGereter, marble polisher ('Irven Jerret, laborer [sic], 1634 Pine' (p.476))

   family 875 Anthony McRennells, chemist ('McReynolds Anthony, chemist, 1636 Pine' (p.646))

   family 876, Thomas Simpson, laborer ('Simpson Thomas, laborer, 1638 Pine' (p.906))

   family 877, William Dick, confectioner (perhaps ? 'Dick William, confectioner, N W 15th & Oxford' (p.234))

   family 878, Georgina Dick, dressmaker ([not located])

   family 879 Washington Bigler, clerk ('Bigler Washington, printer, 1642 Pine' (p.67))

• Pennsylvania Supreme Court naturalization papers, archive microfilm roll RG-33:794, petition 125, 1 Oct 1842, Gered Irvine, Ancestry

Gered Irvine, native of Ireland. filed declaration of intent with Court of Quarter Sessions, Philadelphia PA, 12 August 1839. witness was Edward Murphy. filed petition with the PA Supreme Court, sitting in Philadelphia, 1 October 1842. accepted. (Note: whether this is the same Gerard Irvin is not clear.) [naturalization record, PA Supreme Court, Gered Irvine, 1 Oct 1842, at PA State Archives]

see the research note above

• personal information, Jane Boyd, communicated to Harry A Ide by EC
• Philadelphia city directories

1849, page 1863, Fold3: 'Irvine Gerrard, carp., Shippen ab Broad' (see note on 1850)

1850, pages 202-203, Fold3: 'Irvine Gerrard, carp., Shippen bel 13th' (is this the Gerrard who went into liquors?--see 1850: 'Irvine Gerrard, liquors, 8 W 8th and Shippen')

1851, pages 206-207, Fold3: no relevant entries

1852, page 218 Fold3: no relevant entries

1853 Biddle's Philadelphia directory, page 200, Fold3: 'Irvine Gerrard, lab., Helmuth'

1854, page 256, Fold3: no relevant entries

1855 Biddle's Philadelphia directory, page 266, Fold3: 'Irving J., Helmuth bel 17th'

1856 Biddle's Philadelphia directory, page 312, Fold3: 'Irvin Jerrit, marble polisher, Helmuth bel 17th'

1857 page 326, Fold3: 'Irvin Jerrit, marble polisher, Helmuth bel 17th'

1858 page 329, Fold3: 'Irvine Gerhard, stone cutter, 1636 Helmuth'

1859 page 346, Fold3: 'Irwin Jerret, polisher, 1636 Helmuth'

1860 page 470, Fold3: 'Irvin G., marble polisher, 1634 Pine'

1861 page 476, Fold3: 'Irven Jerret, labourer, 1634 Pine'

1862 page 324, Fold3: no relevant entries

1863 page 377, Fold3: 'Irvin Jerrett, 1634 Pine'

1864 page 361, Fold3: 'Irvin Gerard, 1634 Pine'

1865 page 342, Fold3: no Elizabeth, Gerard, or William at 1634 Pine

See also

• Gerard Irvin, in FamilySearch's Family Tree