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Col. Robert Harris 1702–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1702

Birth Location: Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 26 December 1788

Death Location: Rocky River, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Edward Harris

Mother: Dorothy Wylie

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Col. Robert Harris was born in 1702 in Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Edward Harris And Dorothy Wylie. Col. Robert Harris passed away in 1788 in Rocky River, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Robert Harris was born in 1702 in Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Edward Harris And Dorothy Wylie.
  • Col. Robert Harris passed away in 1788 in Rocky River, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Col. Harris's Ancestors

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Col. Harris
1702–1788
Birth Place: Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Edward Harris
1674–1705
Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
Dorothy Wylie
1673–1715
Glenmaquin, Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Edward (Garrus) Harris
1620–1673
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
FLORA (DOUGLAS OF AYRSHIRE 7TH GR) GRMA
1622–1667
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Great-Grandparents
Charles Herries
1600–1637
Ann Pagan
1604–1642
William Angus
1589–1659
Margaret Hamilton
1585–1623
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Herries
1570–1624
Jean Herries
1574–1633
William Angus
1552–1611
Claud, Hamilton
1543–1621
Margaret Seton
1556–1616

Col. Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1702
26 Aug 1702
Birth of Col. Robert Harris in Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
1788
26 December 1788
Age 86
Death of Col. Robert Harris in Rocky River, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Rocky River, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1702
    Event Place: Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 1788
    Event Place: Rocky River, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA

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