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Christopher Prince Harris 1767 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1767

Birth Location: Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 31 Jan 1853

Death Location: Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Samuel HARRIS

Mother: Sarah COOKE

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Spurr

Children(s): Robert Harris, Mary Harris, Jane Harris, Ann Harris, Eliza Harris, Michael Harris, George Harris, Edmund Harris, Eliza Harris, Benjamin Harris

The story of Christopher Prince Harris began in 1767 in Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1827, Christopher Prince Harris resided in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Christopher Prince Harris married Elizabeth Spurr, and had children including Robert Laidley Harris, Mary Amelia Harris, Jane Elizabeth Harris, Ann Harris, Eliza Harris, Michael Spurr Harris, George Davies Harris, Edmund Reece Harris, Eliza Maria Harris, Benjamin James Harris. Christopher Prince Harris passed away in 1853 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Prince Harris began in 1767 in Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1827, Christopher Prince Harris resided in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Christopher Prince Harris married Elizabeth Spurr, and had children including Robert Laidley Harris, Mary Amelia Harris, Jane Elizabeth Harris, Ann Harris, Eliza Harris, Michael Spurr Harris, George Davies Harris, Edmund Reece Harris, Eliza Maria Harris, Benjamin James Harris.
  • Christopher Prince Harris passed away in 1853 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christopher Harris's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Harris
1767 – 1853
Birth Place: Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Samuel HARRIS
1727 – 1802
East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah COOKE
1729 – 1809
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel HARRIS
1669 – 1731
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail (HARDEN) (HARDING)
1689 – 1732
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Josiah COOKE
1699 – 1752
Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Zibiah CUSHMAN
1700 – 1743
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac HARRIS
1644 – 1706
Mercy LATHAM
1650 – 1698
John (HARDING)
1650 – 1719
Hannah LONG
1657 – 1698
Jacob COOKE
1653 – 1747
Lydia MILLER
1661 – 1728
Thomas CUSHMAN
1670 – 1727
Sarah STRONG
1674 – 1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert LATHAM
1620 – 1688
Susanna WINSLOW
1628 – 1688
Abraham HARDING
1619 – 1654
Elizabeth ADAMS
1622 – 1685
Michael LONG
1615 – 1689
Joanna BANKS
1617 – 1691
Jacob COOKE
1618 – 1676
Damaris HOPKINS
1627 – 1669
John MILLER
1632 – 1711
Margaret WINSLOW
1640 – 1698
Thomas CUSHMAN
1637 – 1726
Ruth HOWLAND
1646 – 1679
Jedediah STRONG
1637 – 1733
Freedom WOODWARD
1641 – 1681

Christopher Harris's Descendants

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Christopher (Prince) Harris (8 Aug 1767 – 31 Jan 1853) m. Elizabeth Spurr (17 Oct 1773 – Aug 1862)
  1. 1. Robert (Laidley) Harris (9 Jun 1792 – 30 Sep 1854)
  2. 2. Mary (Amelia) Harris (25 Jun 1794 – 14 Nov 1869)
  3. 3. Jane (Elizabeth) Harris (23 Dec 1796 – 01 Aug 1882)
  4. 4. Ann Harris (20 Sep 1799 – 27 Feb 1883)
  5. 5. Eliza Harris (9 Feb 1802 – 19 Oct 1808)
  6. 6. Michael (Spurr) Harris (22 Sep 1804 – 26 Jan 1866)
  7. 7. George (Davies) Harris (20 May 1808 – 27 Aug 1866) m. Sophia (Henrietta Matilda) Rupert (16 Oct 1817 – 08 Oct 1854)
    1. 1. Robert (Boyle) Harris (10 Jun 1838 – 23 Sep 1871) m. Cynthia Wood (07 Mar 1839 – 11 Nov 1923)
      1. 1. Allan (McNab) Harris (14 Oct 1862 – 11 Apr 1947) m. Anna Harris (17 Dec 1859 – 06 Oct 1953)
        1. 1. Nellie Harris (Mar 1894 – )
        2. 2. Florence Harris (Apr 1896 – )
    2. 2. Wm (Edgar) Harris (12 Dec 1840 – 16 Nov 1900)
    3. 3. Edgar Harris (abt 1841 – )
    4. 4. Helen (Augusta) Harris (06 Jun 1842 – )
    5. 5. Gilbert (Spurr) Harris (04 Nov 1848 – 10 Jan 1876)
    6. 6. Margaret (Leah) Harris (22 May 1853 – )
  8. 8. Edmund (Reece) Harris (23 Jan 1811 – 14 Oct 1889)
  9. 9. Eliza (Maria) Harris (07 Sep 1814 – 25 Feb 1859)
  10. 10. Benjamin (James) Harris (02 Mar 1817 – 17 Mar 1896)

Christopher Harris's Timeline

4 Records

1767
8 Aug 1767
Birth of Christopher Prince Harris in Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1791
25 Jul 1791
Age 24
Christopher Prince Harris was married in Annapolis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Annapolis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1827
1827
Age 60
Christopher Prince Harris resided here in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1853
31 Jan 1853
Age 86
Death of Christopher Prince Harris in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1767
    Event Place: Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1791
    Event Place: Annapolis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838, Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives Rg 1 Vol. No. 446

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

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