Brief Life History of Harris
When Harris Bingham was born on 18 April 1806, in Cornwall, Addison, Vermont, United States, his father, Ira Bingham Sr, was 29 and his mother, Sophia Weeks, was 26. He married Lucia Ann Warner on 28 December 1828. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 12 May 1894, in Cornwall, Addison, Vermont, United States, at the age of 88.
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Sources (14)
- Harris Bingham, "United States Census, 1850"
- Harris Bingham in entry for Eugene W Bingham and Paulene Walker, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
- Harris Bingham, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1806–1894 Male
1804–1847 Female
Children (5)
1831–1893 Male
1838–1853 Female
1843–1916 Male
1845–1877 Male
1847– Male
Parents and Siblings
1777–1811 Male
1780–1866 Female
Siblings (5)
1802–1876 Male
1806–1894 Male
1808–1812 Male
1808–1812 Female
1811–1885 Female
World Events (8)
1808
Age 2
1812
Age 6
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (Dorset) and Irish (County Mayo): habitational name from Bingham (Nottinghamshire). The placename is probably from an Old English folk-name Bynningas (‘the people associated with a man named Bynna’), or possibly from an unattested Old English word bing ‘a kettle-shaped hollow’, + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
Irish (Ulster, of Scottish origin): altered form of Bigham .
American shortened and altered form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames such as Bingenheimer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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