Descendants of Joseph & Ruth IRELAND
First Generation 
1. Joseph IRELAND, son of Thomas IRELAND and Mary FADDEN, was born in 1792 in Bowes, , Yorkshire, England1 and died in 1868 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada1 aged 76.
Joseph Ireland was born in 1792 at Bowes, Yorkshire, (county Durham) England and was the 5th child of eight born to Thomas Ireland (1753-1808) and Mary Fadden (1756-1836).
In 1819, Joseph moved to Canada and petitioned for 100 acres of land in Nelson Township. A year later, he purchased an additional 100 acres and it was on this land that he built the house.
In 1823 at St. John's Anglican Church in Ancaster, Joseph married Ruth Best (1802 - 1867). Twelve years later, he began building the Ireland house. The house was completed in 1837 and was built of fieldstone covered with lime-based mortar. An addition was built in 1840 which provided for living quarters for hired hands.
Joseph and Ruth had eight children; three died in childhood. Joseph was a well respected resident of Nelson Township. He served on the Nelson Township Council, was an overseer of highways, a Justice of Peace, one of the founders of St. John's Anglican church and became a church warden. He opposed the 1837 Mackenzie Rebellion and even supplied a sleigh to go to the Chippewa on the Niagara River. Joseph, along with many men who lived near him, went to Chippewa where they were successful in helping to put down the rebellion.
Ruth died in 1867, Joseph 2 years later. His properties were divided among his sons Robert, James, Thomas and John. His granddaughters, who were his daughter Mary's children, each received 100 acres. In the end, it was John who inherited the farm and homestead in 1869.
Events
• Joseph farmed at Con 1, SDS, Lot 14 just east of Nelson P.O. At the corner of Guelph Line and Dundas Street
Joseph married Ruth BEST in 1823 in Ancaster, Wentworth Co, Ontario, Canada.1 Ruth was born in 18021 and died in 18671 aged 65.
• St. John's Anglican Church. 1
Children from this marriage were:
+ 2 M i. Robert Best IRELAND was born on April 3, 1824 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada2,3 and died on January 24, 1886 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 61.
3 M ii. John IRELAND was born in 1826 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died in 1829 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 3.
4 M iii. James IRELAND was born on March 12, 1826 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died on September 1, 1870 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 44.
+ 5 M iv. Thomas IRELAND was born on July 23, 1829 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada4 and died in 1910 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 81.
6 F v. Mary IRELAND was born on May 19, 1832 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died on April 2, 18633 aged 30.
7 M vi. Joseph IRELAND was born in 1835 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died in 1838 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 3.
+ 8 M vii. John IRELAND was born on April 20, 1839 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died on July 10, 1904 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada1,3 aged 65.
9 M viii. Jonathan IRELAND was born in 1843 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died in 1848 in Nelson Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 5.
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