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Wilmer Vandenburg Harris 1853–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1853

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

Death Date: 1916

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

Father: John Harris

Mother: Mary Hastings

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Wilmer Vandenburg Harris was born in 1853 in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA, the child of John Edenburg Harris And Mary Downing Hastings. Wilmer Vandenburg Harris passed away in 1916 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilmer Vandenburg Harris was born in 1853 in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA, the child of John Edenburg Harris And Mary Downing Hastings.
  • Wilmer Vandenburg Harris passed away in 1916 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.

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Wilmer Harris's Ancestors

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Wilmer Harris
1853–1916
Birth Place: New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Parents
John Edenburg Harris
1826–1900
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Mary (Downing) Hastings
1831–1911
New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Barney (Cousins) Harris
1800–1889
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Mary (Ann) Shakespeare
1800–1873
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Jesse Hastings
1781–1864
England
Nancy (Ann) Downing
1788–1849
England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wilmer Harris's Timeline

4 Records

1853
23 Feb 1853
Birth of Wilmer Vandenburg Harris in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
1858
1858
Age 5
Wilmer Vandenburg Harris was baptized in Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
1916
2 Dec 1916
Age 63
Death of Wilmer Vandenburg Harris in Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
1916
1916
Age 63
Burial of Wilmer Vandenburg Harris in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1853
    Event Place: New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 776
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 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: 1858
    Event Place: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 776

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1916
    Event Place: Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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