John Irwin was born in Ireland and came to America in 1762. As a commissary officer with the British at Fort Pitt, he married the Fort Pitt's commanding officer's daughter. John Irwin went on to be an American Revolutionary soldier and Indian trader. - AsNotedIn
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| 1740/02/17 | John Irwin is born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. | Born | |||||
| 1766/00/00 | Elizabeth Cunningham, daughter of the Fort Pitt's British commander, marries John Irwin, Chief Commissary Officer for the army's western division, stationed at Fort Pitt. | Groom | Fort Pitt Block House | Pittsburgh | |||
| 1769/00/00 | Col John Irwin purchases property. Irwin's nephew will establish the town of Irwin in 1864. | Owner | Brush Hill | Irwin | |||
| 1793/00/00 | Col Irwin, who's first house was burned to the ground by Indians and his second was struck by lightning, builds a two-story, fieldstone mansion that will "withstand man and the elements", 1792-1793. | Architect | Brush Hill | Irwin | |||
| 1822/02/05 | Col John Irwin dies age 81 in Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He is buried in Union Cemetery in Irwin. | Died | Brush Hill | Irwin |
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