Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Harris was born on 8 February 1771, in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Thomas Harris, was 27 and his mother, Abigail Robbins, was 21. He married Sarah Crane on 8 February 1797, in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 2 February 1829, in his hometown, at the age of 57, and was buried in Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- Thomas, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
- Thomas in entry for Emily Harris, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
- Thomas, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
Name Meaning
English (southern England and south Wales): from the personal name Harry + genitival -s. This surname is also established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. However, in some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, Harris can be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
American shortened and altered form of Greek surnames begining with Cha(r)-, such as Chasandrinos (variant of Kassandrinos, a habitational name from the Kassandra peninsula of Chalkidiki), and various patronymics from the personal name Charalampos (see Charos ). In North America, the surname Harris may possibly also originate from a transferred use of the Greek personal (given) name Charis or Harris (shortened forms of Charalampos) as a surname (i.e. as a replacement of the original surname).
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford County, Connecticut
SYLVESTER WOODHOUSE (deceased), who during life was one of the best known citizens of Wethersfield and a prominent business man, was born in the old Woodhouse homestead in that town, and baptized in t …
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