Saddlebag
Ireland House at Oakridge Farm
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| Nom de l'objet : | Saddlebag |
| Classification de l'objet : | Artifact |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | 7: Distribution & Transportation Artifact |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Land Transportation -- Accessory |
| Discipline : | Local History |
| Matériaux : | leather, metal |
| Numéro de catalogue : | IHM987.2 |
| Numéro d'accession : | 987.2.87 |
| Nom de la collection : | Ireland House Museum |
| Date de début de production : | 1825 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1835 |
| Description : | A tanned leather saddlebag, cylindrical in shape with flat ends. There is a handle on top, and a flap for a cover that wraps around and closes with three 7.75 inch straps. There are buckles on the bottom, with two leather ornaments between the buckles. The bag is well stitched, probably by hand. Lined inside with cotton that is a twill weave, with beige warp thread and purple/red weft thread. Inscribed on one end of the bag is, "Joseph Ireland, Joseph Ireland [repeated], Nelson". |
| Fonctions : | Born in 1792 at Bowes, Yorkshire, England, Joseph was the 5th child of 8 born to Thomas Ireland (1753-1836) and Mary Fadden 1756-1836. He was baptised in the parish of Romaldikirk by Rev. Bligh, whose son was the infamous Captain Bligh of the Bounty. Joseph's father was described as a lime burner and yeoman farmer. At the age of 27, around June/July 1819, Joseph arrived in Upper Canada. Later that year, December 14, 1819, he petitioned for 100 acres of land and the following year (1820) he purchased 100 acres from Daniel O'Reilly of Hamilton. It is on this piece of land that the present house sits. A petition was later made by Joseph and his brother James for "unclaimed " land their brother John, as a Militia man in the war of 1812, had petitioned for but not claimed because of his death. Joseph received title to a part of this claim in Trafalgar Township. Further land was also acquired along the Guelph Line and across Dundas Street (Hwy #5). By the year 1847, his total holdings reached 1,043 1/4 acres. In 1823, Joseph married Ruth Best (1802-1867) at St. John's Anglican church in Ancaster. The Best family lived on Guelph Line north of Dundas St (#5 Hwy). At the time of her marriage, Ruth was 21 while Joseph was 31. Though they had 8 children, three of them died in childhood - John (1826-1829), Joseph (1835-1848), and Johathon Fadden (1843-1848). According to family sources, Joseph opposed the Mackenzie Rebellion in 1837 and the Ireland Farm was promised to one of the rebels if the rebellion was successful. Because of this, Joseph, on Christmas day 1837, supplied a sleigh to go to Chippewa on the Niagara River. Many men from the area, including Joseph, went to Chippewa where they were successful in helping to put down the rebellion. During his lifetime, Joseph Ireland became a respected resident of Nelson Township. He served on the Nelson Township Council, was an overseer of highways (1836) and a Justice of the Peace (1850s). He was also one of the founders of St. John's Anglican Church, built on Dundas St. (#5 HWY), near Guelph Line in 1842. Later he became a church warden. In 1867, Ruth died, followed two years later by Joseph. His will allowed for his properties to be divided among his sons Robert Best, James, Thomas and John. His granddaughters, Margaret and Fanny Dynes, who were the children of his daughter Mary (1832-63), each received 100 acres. Also in the will was a clause giving Ruth the use of the two east rooms on the ground floor and a bedroom of her choice upstairs. This, of course, did not come about as she predeceased him. |
| Utilisateur : | Joseph Ireland |
| Hauteur : | 15.240 |
| Longueur : | 38.100 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | CM |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Événements, lieux, personnes : | Joseph Ireland |
| Département : | Ireland House Museum |
| Établissement : | Ireland House at Oakridge Farm |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Burlington |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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