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William Harris 1766 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1837

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: George Harris

Mother: Anna Lothrop

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1766, William Harris entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America, born to George Briton Harris and Anna Mae Lothrop. William Harris passed away in 1837 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1766, William Harris entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America, born to George Briton Harris and Anna Mae Lothrop.
  • William Harris passed away in 1837 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Harris
1720 – 1790
Birth Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
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Anna Lothrop
1738 – 1802
Birth Location: Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Harris's Ancestors

Self
William Harris
1766 – 1837
Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
George Briton Harris
1720 – 1790
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Anna (Mae) Lothrop
1738 – 1802
Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Israel Lathrop
1711 – 1758
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Ednah Moseley
1718 – 1744
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Israel Lothrop
1687 – 1758
Mary Fellows
1688 – 1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Lothrop
1659 – 1733
Rebekah Bliss
1663 – 1737

William Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of William Harris in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
1837
1837
Age 71
Death of William Harris in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Tree
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