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A nephew of Washington Irving (son of Irving's brother Ebenezer), Theodore Irving was a teacher and writer. From 1837 to 1847 he was a professor of modern languages, history, and belles lettres at Geneva College in Geneva, NY (now Hobart and William Smith Colleges). On August 28, 1838 Theodore married Jane Sutherland of Geneva. The ceremony was performed by his brother, Rev. Pierre Paris Irving, who was serving as rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Geneva at the time. In 1854, Theodore Irving also entered the ministry of the Episcopal church and served a succession of churches in the area of New York City.

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A nephew of Washington Irving (son of Irving's brother Ebenezer), Theodore Irving was a teacher and writer. From 1837 to 1847 he was a professor of modern languages, history, and belles lettres at Geneva College in Geneva, NY (now Hobart and William Smith Colleges). On August 28, 1838 Theodore married Jane Sutherland of Geneva. The ceremony was performed by his brother, Rev. Pierre Paris Irving, who was serving as rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Geneva at the time. In 1854, Theodore Irving also entered the ministry of the Episcopal church and served a succession of churches in the area of New York City.

Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The Letters of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume III
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Pickard, John B.
Publisher Location: 
Cambridge, MA
Publisher Name: 
Harvard University Press
Year: 
1975
Start Page: 
423
End Page: 
423
ISBN: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=8RkwKgWU1X4C&pg=PA423&lpg=PA423&dq=%22theodore+irving%22+clergyman&source=bl&ots=aqerDPcoYg&sig=NzM26u-xbZw4h-xuBgaUVCihXgk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9tbPFkqzQAhWDKGMKHR2SDLwQ6AEIJjAC#v=onepage&q=%22theodore%20irving%22%20cl
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=73kAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA370&lpg=PA370&dq=%22theodore+irving%22+%22geneva+college%22&source=bl&ots=jpc_xFwynw&sig=j6nvoErStoI8DE1J0Zp3tX-HHis&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiatJWuzbPQAhWH6YMKHXCQC8sQ6AEIPzAH#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://books.google.com/books?id=0pg_AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=%22theodore+irving%22+geneva+college&source=bl&ots=-s5tKmIQb9&sig=hToDxMrdtuGa2JyiKAK6FRCU3Fo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikz8Thz7PQAhVGbSYKHaCFB0AQ6AEIODAG#v=onepage&q&f=false (Marriage) https://www.nysoclib.org/collection/nyc-marriage-death-notices-1836-1842
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Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50019903
Title of Webpage: 
Find A Grave
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Website Last Modified Date: 
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Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.pc181.lib.rochester.edu/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-c&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=theodore+&gsfn_x=0&gsln=irving&gsln_x=0&msddy=1880&msddy_x=1&msddp=5&msdpn__ftp=New+York%2c+USA&msdpn=35&msdpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c0%7c35%7
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry
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Citation Notes: 
New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection)