Brief Life History of Theodorus
When Theodorus Harris was born in 1782, in Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, United States, his father, Joseph Harris, was 45 and his mother, Mary White, was 34. He married Ann Bedford on 3 September 1807, in Upper Red Hook, Red Hook, Dutchess, New York, United States. He lived in Clinton, Dutchess, New York, United States in 1820 and Stanford, Dutchess, New York, United States in 1830. He died in Hyde Park, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, United States.
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- Theodorus Harris, "United States Census, 1830"
- Theodorus Harris, "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975"
- Theodorus Harris, "United States Census, 1820"
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World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1786
Established in 1786
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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