Brief Life History of Nathan John
When Nathan John Harris was born on 29 March 1864, in Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Martin Henderson Harris, was 43 and his mother, Louisa Sargent, was 22. He married Emma Elvira Oakason on 15 June 1887, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States in 1894. He died on 19 November 1936, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Nathan J Harris, "Michigan State Census, 1894"
- Nathan John Harris, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Nathan Harris, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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Obit of Nathan John Harris, Sr
Birth: Mar. 29, 1864 Harrisville Weber County Utah, USA Death: Nov. 19, 1936 Ogden Weber County Utah, USA Martin Henderson Harris and Louisa Sargant, parents of Nathan John Harris, were early pioneer …
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