Person:Matthew Irwin (2)
Matthew J. IRWIN
b.28 Jul 1852
d.17 Nov 1918 Napanoch, Ulster, New York, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 6 Dec 1845
  1. William Henry Irwin1846 - 1933
  2. Hannah M Irwin1848 - 1929
  3. Frederick Eugene Irwin1850 - 1934
  4. Matthew J. IRWIN1852 - 1918
  5. Jane Ann IRWIN1854 - 1929
  6. Abram Nelson Irwin1856 - 1934
  7. Sarah Catherine IRWIN1859 - 1933
  8. Rachel IRWIN1861 - 1861
  9. Cornelia IRWIN1862 - 1865
  10. Charles Irwin1865 - 1876
  11. Clarinda IRWIN1867 - 1876
  12. George W. IRWIN1870 - 1872
  13. Samuel P. IRWIN1873 - 1876
Spouse and Children
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m. 18 Jun 1884
  1. Jesse Cornelius IRWIN1886 - 1937
  2. Harriet Jane "Hattie" IRWIN1888 - 1959
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Facts and Events
Name Matthew J. IRWIN
Gender Male
Birth[1] 28 Jul 1852
Marriage 18 Jun 1884 Ulster, New York, United StatesCreek Locks
to Sarah Harriet Elting
Education? New York State Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, Washington Heights, NYC
Death[2] 17 Nov 1918 Napanoch, Ulster, New York, United States
Burial? Benton Bar Cemetery, Kyserike, Ulster Co., NY


Matthew contracted scarlet fever as a child and became a deaf mute. His wife was also a deaf mute. They met while attending a school for the deaf in New York City, the New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. The school's annual reports list both of them as students.

Marriage Notice from New Paltz Times, June 25, 1884: At the residence of the bride's parents in Creek Locks, by the Rev. J. M. Compton, MATTHEW J. IRWIN of Napanoch and Miss Sarah H. ELTING, both deaf mutes.

References
  1. ↑ Source (8).
  2. ↑ New York State Vital Records Index.
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