Elizabeth Harris
1790–
Chatham Township, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
The Life of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Harris was born in 1790, in Chatham Township, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada, her father, Silas Gibson Harris, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Sawyer, was 22. She married Jonathan Smith on 17 November 1806, in Quebec, Quebec, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Elizabeth Harris
1790–
Jonathan Smith
1790–
Marriage: 17 November 1806
Spouse & Children
1790–Female
1790–Male
MARRIAGE
17 November 1806
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
17 November 1806
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Parents & Siblings
1762–1852Male
- Elizabeth Sawyer
1768–Female
siblings
(8)
1784–1881Male
1788–Male
1790–Female
1791–1806Female
1795–1852Male
+3 More Children
World Events (2)
1869
Age 79
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1871
Age 81
British Columbia joins the confederation.
Name Meaning
1 English and Welsh (very common in southern England and South Wales): patronymic from the medieval English personal name Harry , pet form of Henry .2 This name is also well established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. In some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, both Harris and Harrison can be Anglicized forms of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha.3 Greek: reduced form of the Greek personal name Kharalambos, composed of the elements khara ‘joy’ + lambein ‘to shine’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Harris - Government record: female
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