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Melissa Lydia Harris 1846–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1846

Birth Location: Stockholm, St Lawrence, New York, USA

Death Date: 9 Feb 1918

Death Location: Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Orrin Harris

Mother: Lydia Pierce

Spouse(s): James Dunbar

Children(s): Flora Dunbar

The story of Melissa Lydia Harris began in 1846 in Stockholm, St Lawrence, New York, USA. Melissa Lydia Harris married James Madison Dunbar, and had children including Flora I Dunbar. Melissa Lydia Harris passed away in 1918 in Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Lydia Harris began in 1846 in Stockholm, St Lawrence, New York, USA.
  • Melissa Lydia Harris married James Madison Dunbar, and had children including Flora I Dunbar.
  • Melissa Lydia Harris passed away in 1918 in Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa Harris's Ancestors

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Melissa Harris
1846–1918
Birth Place: Stockholm, St Lawrence, New York, USA
Parents
Orrin M Harris
1814–1900
Milton, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Lydia Pierce
1815–1910
Vermont, United States
Grandparents
Jonathan Harris
1788–1863
Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Esther (E.) Miller
1788–1855
Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Harris
1769–1820
Rozina Miller
1753–1820
Ebenezer II
1765–1850
Irena Benson
1770–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Uriah Harris
1729–1790
Amie Tyler
1741–1824
Major Miller
1729–1811
Elizabeth Morse
1738–1831
Major Miller
1729–1811
Elizabeth Morse
1738–1831
Captain Benson
1739–1818
Martha Cass
1742–1803

Melissa Harris's Descendants

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Melissa (Lydia) Harris (2 Aug 1846–9 Feb 1918) m. James (Madison) Dunbar (27 Apr 1819–29 Nov 1893)
  1. 1. Flora (I) Dunbar 1880–1903 m. Daniel (A) Harris 1869–1925
    1. 1. Edith (Marie) Harris 1902–1971 m. Alexander (Adam (Alixander)) Hansen 1888–1942
      1. 1. Loren (Alex) Hansen 1921–1970 m. Shirley (Mae) Burns 1936–2001

Melissa Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1846
2 Aug 1846
Birth of Melissa Lydia Harris in Stockholm, St Lawrence, New York, USA
Stockholm, St Lawrence, New York, USA
1918
9 Feb 1918
Age 72
Death of Melissa Lydia Harris in Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA
Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1846
    Event Place: Stockholm, St Lawrence, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA

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