Brief Life History of George Washington
George Washington Harris was born on 1 April 1780, in Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States as the son of James HARRIS and Diana Margaret BURTON. He married Elizabeth about 1800. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1842 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States for about 6 years. He died on 22 November 1857, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 77.
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- Goerge W Harris, Batavia, Genesee, New York, "United States Census, 1820"
- George W Harris, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Washington Harris - Published information: death: 1860; Iowa, United States
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1802
Historical Boundaries: 1802: Genesee, New York, United States
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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