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Samuel Harris 1697 – 1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 June 1697

Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 16 January 1775

Death Location: Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA

Father: Thomas Harris

Mother: Ruth James

Spouse(s): Sarah Johnson

Children(s): Abraham Harris, Jacob Harris, Silas Harris

Samuel Harris was born in 1697 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Thomas Harris and Ruth James. Samuel Harris married Sarah Johnson, and had children including Abraham Harris, Jacob Harris, Silas Harris. Samuel Harris passed away in 1775 in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Harris was born in 1697 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Thomas Harris and Ruth James.
  • Samuel Harris married Sarah Johnson, and had children including Abraham Harris, Jacob Harris, Silas Harris.
  • Samuel Harris passed away in 1775 in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA.

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Samuel Harris's Ancestors

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Samuel Harris
1697 – 1775
Birth Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Harris
1658 – 1697
Ruth James
1663 –
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Samuel Harris's Descendants

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Samuel Harris (8 June 1697 – 16 January 1775) m. Sarah Johnson (1697 – 6/16/1761)
  1. 1. Abraham Harris (1724 – 14 February 1776)
  2. 2. Jacob Harris (1728 – 8 June 1761)
  3. 3. Silas Harris (1733 – 26 September 1820) m. Margaret Jones (1741 – 7/15/1808)
    1. 1. Jones (Lewis) Harris (1763 – 1847) m. Mary (Ann) Clark (1760 – 1839) m. Sarah
      1. 1. Joshua (H.) Harris (1787 – 3 Jun 1857) m. Mary Silvesby (Abt. 1790 – About 1809) m. Rachel (1785 – 1857)
        1. 1. Joshua Harris (1807 – 23 Aug 1831)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Harris (1808 – )
        3. 3. William Harris (1809 – )
        4. 4. Rachel Harris (1810 – )
        5. 5. Lewis Harris (8 Nov 1814 – 10 Oct 1900) m. Mary Cutts (5 May 1818 – 19 February 1893)
        6. 6. Margurite Harris (1815 – 15 Sep 1816)
        7. 7. Hetty Harris (1817 – ) m. Thomas King (1815 – )
        8. 8. Aaron (M.) Harris (1819 – 28 Oct 1862) m. Elizabeth Wynkoop (12 Feb 1820 – 6 Nov 1898)
      2. 2. Lewis (Jones) Harris (1792 – 1860) m. Sarah (E.) Berry m. Honor (Nunn) Garrard (24 January 1798 – 1840)
        1. 1. Jones (Watson) Harris (1811 – 7 July 1858) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Mosgrove (7 September 1815 – 21 July 1898)
        2. 2. Joshua (N) Harris (1 January 1825 – 18 April 1880) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Bolling (18 February 1836 – 13 October 1918)
        3. 3. Joseph Harris (1832 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Harris (1834 – )
        5. 5. Mary (A) Harris (1836 – )
        6. 6. Honor (Emmazette) Harris (24 January 1840 – 18 February 1907) m. John Annis (13 July 1828 – 5 May 1926)
      3. 3. William Harris
      4. 4. Silas Harris
      5. 5. Margaret Harris m. Meeker
      6. 6. Andrew Harris
      7. 7. Leonard (P.) Harris

Samuel Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1697
8 June 1697
Birth of Samuel Harris in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1775
16 January 1775
Age 78
Death of Samuel Harris in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1697
    Event Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1775
    Event Place: Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sheppards Mill, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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