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Mary Downing Hastings 1831 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1831

Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1911

Death Location: New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

Father: Jesse Hastings

Mother: Nancy Downing

Spouse(s): John Harris

Children(s): Wilmer Harris, Samuel Harris, Edenburg Harris, Elizabeth Harris, Georgie Harris, Mary Harris

Mary Downing Hastings was born in 1831 in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA, the child of Jesse Hastings and Nancy Ann Downing. Mary Downing Hastings married John Edenburg Harris, and had children including Wilmer Vandenburg Harris, Samuel Thomas Harris, Edenburg Harris, Elizabeth Anderson Harris, Georgie R Harris, Mary Shakespeare Harris. Mary Downing Hastings passed away in 1911 in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Downing Hastings was born in 1831 in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA, the child of Jesse Hastings and Nancy Ann Downing.
  • Mary Downing Hastings married John Edenburg Harris, and had children including Wilmer Vandenburg Harris, Samuel Thomas Harris, Edenburg Harris, Elizabeth Anderson Harris, Georgie R Harris, Mary Shakespeare Harris.
  • Mary Downing Hastings passed away in 1911 in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.

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Mary Hastings's Ancestors

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Mary Hastings
1831 – 1911
Birth Place: New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Parents
Jesse Hastings
1781 – 1864
England
Nancy (Ann) Downing
1788 – 1849
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Hastings's Descendants

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Mary (Downing) Hastings (7 May 1831 – 8 Apr 1911) m. John (Edenburg) Harris (8 Dec 1826 – 8 Apr 1899)
  1. 1. Wilmer (Vandenburg) Harris (23 Feb 1853 – 2 Dec 1916)
  2. 2. Samuel (Thomas) Harris (27 Jul 1855 – 30 Apr 1924)
  3. 3. Edenburg Harris (24 Jul 1858 – 3 Oct 1859)
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Anderson) Harris (1 Sep 1861 – 8 Mar 1900)
  5. 5. Georgie (R) Harris (1866 – 1938)
  6. 6. Mary (Shakespeare) Harris (15 Jun 1867 – 23 May 1948)

Mary Hastings's Timeline

4 Records

1831
7 May 1831
Birth of Mary Downing Hastings in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
1840
25 Jul 1840
Age 9
Mary Downing Hastings was baptized in New Castle,New Castle County, Delaware, USA
New Castle,New Castle County, Delaware, USA
1911
8 Apr 1911
Age 80
Death of Mary Downing Hastings in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
1911
1911
Age 80
Burial of Mary Downing Hastings in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1831
    Event Place: New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Delaware Death Records, 1811-1933, Delaware Public Archives; Dover, Delaware; Delaware Vital Records, 1800-1933; Series Number: Register of Deaths - 5
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: Session/Register_Baptisms, Births_1791-1842; Accession Number: Vault BX 9211 .D3972 P71 v.1
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The ancestry and posterity of John Lea of Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England, and of Pennsylvani

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1840
    Event Place: New Castle,New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: Session/Register_Baptisms, Births_1791-1842; Accession Number: Vault BX 9211 .D3972 P71 v.1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1911
    Event Place: New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Delaware Death Records, 1811-1933, Delaware Public Archives; Dover, Delaware; Delaware Vital Records, 1800-1933; Series Number: Register of Deaths - 5
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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