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Walter Harris 1590–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Weymouth, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England

Death Date: 6 Nov 1654

Death Location: Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Walter Harris

Mother: Delores Fluharty

Spouse(s): Mary Fry

Children(s): Sarah Harris

The story of Walter Harris began in 1590 in Weymouth, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England. Walter Harris married Mary Fry, and had children including Sarah Lane Harris. Walter Harris passed away in 1654 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Harris began in 1590 in Weymouth, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England.
  • Walter Harris married Mary Fry, and had children including Sarah Lane Harris.
  • Walter Harris passed away in 1654 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Harris's Ancestors

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Walter Harris
1590–1654
Birth Place: Weymouth, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England
Parents
Walter Harris
1565–1632
Kingston, Surrey, England
Delores Fluharty
1565–1632
Kingston, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Luther Harris
1539–1600
Kingston, Surrey, England
Thomasina (Oma) Wright
1550–1590
St Saviour, Surrey, England
John Fluharty
1545–1610
Kingston, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Delbert Wright
1515–1603
Mary Husk
1515–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Silas Wright
1485–1530
Elizabeth Swiger
1490–1550
John Husk
1495–1550
Eliza Fox
1495–1560

Walter Harris's Descendants

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Walter Harris (1590–6 Nov 1654) m. Mary Fry (1595–24 Jan 1656)
  1. 1. Sarah (Lane) Harris 1625–1695 m. George Lane 1612–1689
    1. 1. Deborah Lane 1652–1707 m. William (Sprague) Jr. 1650–1723
      1. 1. Jonathan Sprague 1686–1764 m. Lydia Leavitt 1691–1781
        1. 1. Betty Sprague 1731–1797 m. Seth Snow 1725–1798

Walter Harris's Timeline

3 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Walter Harris in Weymouth, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England
Weymouth, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England
1641
1641
Age 51
Walter Harris resided here in Freeman 2 Jun, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 2 Jun, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1654
6 Nov 1654
Age 64
Death of Walter Harris in Pequot Harbor, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Pequot Harbor, New London County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Weymouth, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1632; Page Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1632; Page Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Freeman 2 Jun, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1654
    Event Place: Pequot Harbor, New London County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde, of Norwich With Their Places of Residence and Dates of Births, Marriages, &c, and Other Particulars of Them and Their Families and Ancestry vol
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Harris Genealogy : A history of James Harris of New London, Connecticut, and his descendants; from 1640 to 1878 : (4 Illustrative Portraits) : with an appendix containing brief notices of several other early settlers of New England of the name

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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