When Sarah Adeline Fordyce was born on 8 December 1844, in Illinois, United States, her father, Lewis Fordyce, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Case, was 32. She married Benjamin Harris on 5 January 1864, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Township of Rural, Shelby, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Township of Rose, Shelby, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 14 February 1916, in Pana, Christian, Illinois, United States, at the age of 71.
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Historical Boundaries: 1855: Christian, Illinois, United States
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Scottish: habitational name from Fordyce, a place near Banff.
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