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Gideon Harkness 1816–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1816

Birth Location: , Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Aug 1897

Death Location: Annan, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Thomas Harkness

Mother: Helen Scott

Spouse(s): Margaret Scott

Children(s): Robert Harkness, Agnes Harkness, John Harkness, Jane\Jennie Harkness, Jessie Harkness, Thomas Harkness, Thomas Harkness, Helen harkness, Daniel Harkness, Jacob Harkness

The story of Gideon Harkness began in 1816 in , Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland. Gideon Harkness married Margaret Scott, and had children including Agnes Harkness, Daniel Harkness, Helen Cochrane Harkness, Jacob Gideon Harkness, Jane Jennie Harkness, Jessie F Harkness, John W Harkness, Robert Harkness, Thomas Harkness, Thomas James Harkness. Gideon Harkness passed away in 1897 in Annan, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Gideon Harkness began in 1816 in , Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland.
  • Gideon Harkness married Margaret Scott, and had children including Agnes Harkness, Daniel Harkness, Helen Cochrane Harkness, Jacob Gideon Harkness, Jane Jennie Harkness, Jessie F Harkness, John W Harkness, Robert Harkness, Thomas Harkness, Thomas James Harkness.
  • Gideon Harkness passed away in 1897 in Annan, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Harkness
1786–1858
Birth Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
TH
Helen Scott
1792–1872
Birth Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Scott
1821–1897
Birth Location: East Boonrow Farm, Roxboroughshire, Scotland
MS

Children(s)

Robert Harkness
1852–1925
Birth Location: Sydenham Twp, Grey, Ontario, Canada
RH
Agnes Harkness
1844–1931
Birth Location: Annan / Owen Sound, Grey North, Sydenham
AH
John Harkness
1857–1889
Birth Location: Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada
JH
Jane\Jennie Harkness
1859–1883
Birth Location: Annan / Owen Sound, Grey North, Sydenham
JH
Jessie Harkness
1862–1895
Birth Location: Annan / Owen Sound, Grey North, Sydenham
JH
Thomas Harkness
1864–1924
Birth Location: Annan, Grey, Ontario, Canada
TH
Thomas Harkness
1854–1857
Birth Location: Annan / Owen Sound, Grey North, Sydenham
TH
Helen harkness
1848–1916
Birth Location: Annan / Owen Sound, Grey North, Sydenham
Hh
Daniel Harkness
1850–1932
Birth Location: Annan / Owen Sound, Grey North, Sydenham
DH
Jacob Harkness
1866–1867
Birth Location: –
JH

Gideon Harkness's Ancestors

Self
Gideon Harkness
1816–1897
Birth Place: , Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Harkness
1786–1858
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Helen (Ellen) Scott
1792–1872
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Harkness
1740–1823
Scotland
Elizabeth Oliver
1753–1840
Hawick, Roxburghshire
John Scott
1766–1851
East Boonrow Farm, Hawick, Roxboroughshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gideon Harkness's Descendants

1.
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Gideon Harkness (16 Feb 1816–27 Aug 1897) m. Margaret Scott (Oct. 1, 1821–December 7, 1897)
  1. 1. Robert Harkness 1852–1925 m. Mary (S) Couper 1851–1917
    1. 1. Gideon (Stewart) Harkness 1883–1935 m. Cora (Carlotta) Hairston 1883–1930
    2. 2. John ((Jack) Couper) Harkness 1885–1950
    3. 3. Robert (Russell) Harkness 1888–1941
    4. 4. William (Telford) Harkness 1893–1955
    5. 5. Thomas (James "Jim") Harkness 1890–1954
  2. 2. Agnes Harkness 1844–1931 m. John Clark 1845–1935
    1. 1. Vincent Clark 1882–
    2. 2. Archie Clark 1886–
    3. 3. Pearl Clark 1888–
    4. 4. Margaret (Helen) Clark 1877–1907
    5. 5. Earnest (Ebenezer Varley) Clark 1881–
    6. 6. Jessie (Lillian) Clark 1878–1941
  3. 3. John (W) Harkness 1857–1889 m. Mary (Ann) McKenzie 1860–1923 m. Mary McKenzie 1860–1923
    1. 1. Jennie ((Jean) Benella Gordon) Harkness 1883–1950
  4. 4. Jane\Jennie Harkness 1859–1883 m. William Widdes 1857–1919
    1. 1. Martha (May) Widdis 1893–
    2. 2. Albert (Cecil) Widdis 1900–
    3. 3. Norman Widdis 1895–
    4. 4. Edward Widdis 1891–
    5. 5. Donnie Widdis 1899–
    6. 6. Frederick (A) Widdes 1888–
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Lavina) Widdis 1898–
    8. 8. Willias Widdes 1882–
    9. 9. Laurence (H.) Widdes 1885–
    10. 10. James (Edward) Widdis 1890–1946
  5. 5. Jessie (F.) Harkness 1862–1895
  6. 6. Thomas (James) Harkness 1864–1924 m. Elizabeth Thomson 1870–1934
    1. 1. Jessie (Margaret) Harkness 1895–1979
    2. 2. Thomas (James GORDON) Harkness 1899–1948
    3. 3. Hilda (Thomson) Harkness 1904–1986
    4. 4. Norman (Douglass) Harkness 1893–1971
  7. 7. Thomas Harkness 1854–1857
  8. 8. Helen (Cochrane) harkness 1848–1916 m. James (COCHRANE) JR 1843–1932
    1. 1. Infant Cochrane 1877–1880
    2. 2. Katie (Ethel) Cochrane 1882–1959
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) COCHRANE 1875–1943
    4. 4. Jessie (Erene) Cochrane 1879–1972
    5. 5. Grace (Ellen Helen) Cochrane 1894–1985
    6. 6. James (Harkness) Cochrane 1871–1911
    7. 7. Agnes (Adelaide) Cochrane 1873–1890
    8. 8. Margaret (Helen) COCHRANE 1869–1954
    9. 9. Gideon Cochrane 1883–1883
  9. 9. Daniel Harkness 1850–1932 m. Grace Lawrence –1885
  10. 10. Jacob (Gideon) Harkness 1866–1867

Gideon Harkness's Timeline

2 Records

1816
16 Feb 1816
Birth of Gideon Harkness in , Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
, Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
1897
27 Aug 1897
Age 81
Death of Gideon Harkness in Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1816
    Event Place: , Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia Record

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Annan, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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