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Col. Robert Harris 1702–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1702

Birth Location: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 26 Dec 1788

Death Location: Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Benjamin Harris

Mother: Sarah Matthews

Spouse(s): Margaret Mcelmon

Children(s): William DNA-3

Col. Robert Harris was born in 1702 in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Benjamin Harris And Sarah Carey Matthews. Col. Robert Harris married Margaret Mcelmon, and had children including William Sr Harris 1755 Dna 3. Col. Robert Harris passed away in 1788 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Robert Harris was born in 1702 in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Benjamin Harris And Sarah Carey Matthews.
  • Col. Robert Harris married Margaret Mcelmon, and had children including William Sr Harris 1755 Dna 3.
  • Col. Robert Harris passed away in 1788 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Col. Harris's Ancestors

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Col. Harris
1702–1788
Birth Place: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Benjamin Harris
1694–1722
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Carey) Matthews
1690–1735
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Harris) II
1637–1697
Ottery, Devon, England
Rebecca Josselyn
1655–1713
Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harris
1618–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Williams
1580–1634
Elizabeth CUTTER
1577–1669

Col. Harris's Descendants

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Col. (Robert) Harris (26 Aug 1702–26 Dec 1788) m. Margaret Mcelmon (1712–25 Aug 1789)
  1. 1. William (Sr Harris 1755) DNA-3 1755–1828 m. Anna (Hadley) Harris 1763–1843

Col. Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1702
26 Aug 1702
Birth of Col. Robert Harris in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
1788
26 Dec 1788
Age 86
Death of Col. Robert Harris in Rocky River, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Rocky River, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1788
    Event Place: Rocky River, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA

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