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Captain William Harris 1744–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1744

Birth Location: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 30 Oct 1778

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Cary Harris

Mother: Mehitable Crowell

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The story of Captain William Harris began in 1744 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Captain William Harris passed away in 1778 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain William Harris began in 1744 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • Captain William Harris passed away in 1778 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Captain Harris's Ancestors

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Captain Harris
1744–1778
Birth Place: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
Cary Harris
1720–1749
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Mehitable Crowell
1723–1789
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Harris
1694–1722
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Carey) Matthews
1690–1735
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1637–1697
Rebecca Josselyn
1655–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harris
1618–1687

Captain Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1744
7 Jul 1744
Birth of Captain William Harris in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1778
30 Oct 1778
Age 34
Death of Captain William Harris in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1744
    Event Place: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1778
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

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