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Pierce "The Duke" Kirwan 1944

Pierce Edward Kirwan of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States was born at Waterford County, Ireland. Pierce was baptized in Waterford, WD Ireland. He was in a relationship with Kitty (Power) Kirwan, and had children Mary Kirwan Mundie, Nicholas Pierce Kirwan, and Edward James Kirwan. Pierce Kirwan died on July 20, 1944 at Los Angeles, CA.

Pierce Edward Kirwan

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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States

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Waterford County, Ireland

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Ethnicity & Family History

Pierce Kirwan was proudly born in Ireland.
Nationality & Locations

Pierce was raised as a child in County Waterford, Ireland. He emigrated to San Francisco, CA in approximately 1899 and met and married "Kitty" Kirwan there in approximately 1900. Records of this era were destroyed in the Great Quake and Fire of 1906 in San Francisco, but one record survived establishing their wedding.
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Pierce attended to his schooling in County Waterford, Ireland.
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Pierce was a baptized Catholic and faithful all of his life.
Professional Career

Pierce owned and operated a bar/"pub" in the South of Market area of San Francisco before the Great Quake of 1906. He lost this business, and his home, to the Quake.
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July 20, 1944

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CM Standley

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04/18/2024

Pierce "The Duke" Kirwan

Pierce Kirwan sat for this photo in San Francisco in approximately 1903. It is one of three family portraits saved after The Great Quake and after The Great Fire. There is also one of Mary Kirwan, his little daughter at about age 3 and his wife Catherine. Their son Nick had turned 3 just days before the Great Quake. He had no portrait. Neither did the youngest child, Edward, who was born about a year after The Great Quake, on May 20th 1907, in Southern California where the family relocated to recover.

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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CM Standley

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05/18/2017

I believe the lady in the photo was his sister. The picture was taken in Dublin, before he emigrated to San Francisco.

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CM Standley

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05/18/2017

He was a very hard worker and had accomplished a lot before the Great Quake of 1906 hit and removed him from his home and business. He established both as an immigrant. His family survived but he lost their home and his livelihood, and insurance repaid him pennies on the dollar and he could not rise again. His son Nicholas later bought his parents a home in Los Angeles.

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Pierce Edward Kirwan

A photo of Pierce Edward Kirwan in Waterford County, Ireland. Seated is my great grandfather, Pierce E. Kirwan. He is being photographed with his sister. He emigrated to San Francisco USA he met and married Catherine Mary Power - also known as Kitty. They made a life in San Francisco with a nice house and a bar -- but 3 days after the 3rd birthday of the son Nick, The Great Quake of 1906 changed everything. The family of 4 was were initially forced to live in a tent in Golden Gate Park. Pierce (also known as The Duke) was taken in by his brother Nicholas (an SFPD officer) and his wife. They had no kids so bringing Mary (age 6) and Nick (age 3) into their home with their parents was the least they could do. A third child, Edward James Kirwan, would be born about a year after the Great Quake, on May 20, 1907 in Southern California, where the family relocated to recover.

Date & Place: 1895 in Waterford, Waterford City County, County Waterford Ireland