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James Harris 1748 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, British America

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Father: James Harris

Mother: Edith Barton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gillespie

Children(s): Nancy -Blackburn

1748 marked the beginning of James Harris's life in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, British America, to parents James Edward Harris and Edith Mariam "Edy" Barton. Eventually, James Harris married Elizabeth France Gillespie, and they welcomed Nancy Lowe Harris -Blackburn. James Harris passed in 1777 at Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Parents

James Harris
1718 – 2005
Birth Location: Pumunkey Run, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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Edith Barton
1723 – 1799
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gillespie
1751 – 1818
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy -Blackburn
1769 – 1830
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1748
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, British America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1777
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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