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Ephraim Drake Harris 1753 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1753

Birth Location: Fairfield Twp, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1816

Death Location: Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Harris

Mother: Experience Drake

Spouse(s): Barbara Graaf, Margaret Foote, Barbara Harris, Sarah Preston

Children(s): Barbara Harris, William Harris, Catherine Harris, Hector Harris, Thomas Harris, Thomas Harris, Experience Harris, Harvey Harris, Ephraim Harris

The story of Ephraim Drake Harris began in 1753 in Fairfield Twp, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA. Ephraim Drake Harris married Barbara Dorothea "Dolly" Graaf, Margaret Peggy Foote, Barbara Harris, Sarah Preston, and had children including Barbara Ann Nancy Harris, William Harris, Catherine Harris, Hector Harris, Thomas Harvey Harris, Thomas Harvey Harris, Experience Harris, Harvey Harris, Ephraim Drake Harris. Ephraim Drake Harris passed away in 1816 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ephraim Drake Harris began in 1753 in Fairfield Twp, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA.
  • Ephraim Drake Harris married Barbara Dorothea "Dolly" Graaf, Margaret Peggy Foote, Barbara Harris, Sarah Preston, and had children including Barbara Ann Nancy Harris, William Harris, Catherine Harris, Hector Harris, Thomas Harvey Harris, Thomas Harvey Harris, Experience Harris, Harvey Harris, Ephraim Drake Harris.
  • Ephraim Drake Harris passed away in 1816 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Harris
1720 – 1790
Birth Location: Essex, New Jersey
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Experience Drake
1726 – 1790
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Graaf
1760 – 1838
Birth Location: New City, Rockland, New York, United States
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Margaret Foote
1793 – 1838
Birth Location: –
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Barbara Harris
1760 –
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Preston
1753 – 1806
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
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Children(s)

Barbara Harris
1781 – 1809
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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William Harris
1790 –
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Catherine Harris
1790 – 1816
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
CH
Hector Harris
1792 – 1822
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Harris
1794 – 1880
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Harris
1803 – 1880
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Experience Harris
1784 – 1861
Birth Location: Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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Harvey Harris
1786 – 1861
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
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Ephraim Harris
1775 – 1832
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Ephraim Harris's Ancestors

Self
Ephraim Harris
1753 – 1816
Birth Place: Fairfield Twp, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Thomas Harris
1720 – 1790
Essex, New Jersey
Experience Drake
1726 – 1790
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
William (Augustus) Harris
1683 – 1754
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Ephraim Drake
1694 – 1797
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Mercy Piatt
1700 – 1754
Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ
Great-Grandparents
William Harris
1664 – 1751
Sarah Newman
1668 – 1723
Rev Drake
1655 – 1741
Rebecca TROTTER-Drake
1655 – 1702
Thomas Piatt
1681 – 1706
Mercy Hull
1683 – 1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harris
1618 – 1687
Martha Lake
1624 – 1700
Francis Drake
1634 – 1683
Mary Walker
1625 – 1688

Ephraim Harris's Descendants

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Ephraim (Drake) Harris (18 Feb 1753 – 25 Jan 1816) m. Barbara (Dorothea "Dolly") Graaf (15 Jul 1760 – 1838) m. Margaret (Peggy) Foote (1793 – 1838) m. Barbara Harris (1760 – ) m. Sarah Preston (5 Jul 1753 – 18 Apr 1806)
  1. 1. Barbara (Ann Nancy) Harris (19 Dec 1781 – 13 Jul 1809)
  2. 2. William Harris (1790 – )
  3. 3. Catherine Harris (25 May 1790 – 10 March 1816)
  4. 4. Hector Harris (1792 – 18 Jul 1822)
  5. 5. Thomas (Harvey) Harris (21 Jan 1794 – 17 Feb 1880)
  6. 6. Thomas (Harvey) Harris (abt 1803 – 17 February 1880)
  7. 7. Experience Harris (28 Oct 1784 – 2 Dec 1861)
  8. 8. Harvey Harris (10 May 1786 – 25 May 1861)
  9. 9. Ephraim (Drake) Harris (1775 – Abt 1832)

Ephraim Harris's Timeline

3 Records

1753
18 Feb 1753
Birth of Ephraim Drake Harris in Fairfield Twp, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
Fairfield Twp, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
1781
11 Jan 1781
Age 28
Ephraim Drake Harris was married in Oldwick, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Oldwick, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
1816
25 Jan 1816
Age 63
Death of Ephraim Drake Harris in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1753
    Event Place: Fairfield Twp, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1781
    Event Place: Oldwick, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1816
    Event Place: Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
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