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Wm Edgar Harris 1840 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1840

Birth Location: Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 16 Nov 1900

Death Location: Otisville, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Father: George Harris

Mother: Sophia Rupert

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Wm Edgar Harris was born in 1840 in Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of George Davies Harris and Sophia Henrietta Matilda Rupert. Wm Edgar Harris passed away in 1900 in Otisville, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Wm Edgar Harris was born in 1840 in Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of George Davies Harris and Sophia Henrietta Matilda Rupert.
  • Wm Edgar Harris passed away in 1900 in Otisville, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

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Wm Harris's Ancestors

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Wm Harris
1840 – 1900
Birth Place: Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
George Davies Harris
1808 – 1866
Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sophia (Henrietta Matilda) Rupert
1817 – 1854
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Christopher (Prince) Harris
1767 – 1853
Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth Spurr
1773 – 1862
Round Hill, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Samuel HARRIS
1727 – 1802
Sarah COOKE
1729 – 1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel HARRIS
1669 – 1731
Abigail (HARDING)
1689 – 1732
Josiah COOKE
1699 – 1752
Zibiah CUSHMAN
1700 – 1743

Wm Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1840
12 Dec 1840
Birth of Wm Edgar Harris in Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1900
16 Nov 1900
Age 60
Death of Wm Edgar Harris in Otisville, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Otisville, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Otisville, Genesee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

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