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Joseph Adolphe Harris 1826 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1826

Birth Location: Saint Marie, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 2 Apr 1891

Death Location: Little, River, Harbour, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Jean Ayers

Mother: Angelique Frontain

Spouse(s): Madeleine Smith

Children(s): Anne Harris

Joseph Adolphe Harris was born in 1826 in Saint Marie, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Jean Baptiste Ayers and Angelique Frontain. Joseph Adolphe Harris married Madeleine Marie Smith, and had children including Anne Marguerite Harris. Joseph Adolphe Harris passed away in 1891 in Little, River, Harbour, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Joseph Adolphe Harris was born in 1826 in Saint Marie, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Jean Baptiste Ayers and Angelique Frontain.
  • Joseph Adolphe Harris married Madeleine Marie Smith, and had children including Anne Marguerite Harris.
  • Joseph Adolphe Harris passed away in 1891 in Little, River, Harbour, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Harris's Ancestors

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Joseph Harris
1826 – 1891
Birth Place: Saint Marie, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Jean Baptiste Ayers
1788 – 1844
France
Angelique Frontain
1795 – 1844
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Olivier (Miquinne) Frontain
1757 – 1839
Nova Scotia, Canada
Marie (Josephe Mius) D’Entremont
1760 – 1830
Pobomcoup, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Julien Frontain
1725 – 1811
Anne Mius
1736 – 1807
Laurent Mius
Marie
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Harris's Descendants

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Joseph (Adolphe) Harris (15 Jun 1826 – 2 Apr 1891) m. Madeleine (Marie) Smith (25 Aug 1821 – 28 Dec 1926)
  1. 1. Anne (Marguerite) Harris (27 May 1857 – 31 Jul 1915) m. Guillaume (William) Fitzgerald (2 Sep 1855 – 10 Feb 1936)
    1. 1. Dennis Fitzgerald (17 Jun 1876 – )
    2. 2. Adolphe (Hiram) Fitzgerald (27 Jan 1881 – 11 Sep 1955) m. Jessie Muise m. Agnes Kinney (18 Nov 1909 – )
      1. 1. Bessie (Anna) Hausen (14 Jan 1925 – About Jun 1993) m. Charles (B) Meeks (1 Dec 1927 – 7 Oct 1994)
        1. 1. Nancy (I) Meeks (abt 1949 – )
        2. 2. Connie (Sue) Meeks (4 Sep 1951 – ) m. Donald (Ray) McGuire
      2. 2. James Fitzgerald (1936 – 10 Feb 2021)
      3. 3. Ella (Clara) LeBlanc (12 July 1904 – 14 March 2002)
    3. 3. Euphemie Fitzgarald (abt 1885 – )
    4. 4. Fredrick Fitzgerald (17 Jul 1889 – )
    5. 5. Lue (A) Fitzgarald (abt 1890 – )
    6. 6. Mary (A) Fitzgerald (1 Feb 1893 – )
    7. 7. Rose Fitzgerald (26 Apr 1896 – )
    8. 8. Robert Fitzgerald (13 Jan 1901 – )

Joseph Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1826
15 Jun 1826
Birth of Joseph Adolphe Harris in Saint Marie, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Saint Marie, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
2 Apr 1891
Age 65
Death of Joseph Adolphe Harris in Little, River, Harbour, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Little, River, Harbour, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1826
    Event Place: Saint Marie, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Little, River, Harbour, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Comeaus Hill, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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