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  (b. 21 December 1797 Louisa County, Virginia, USA   d. 28 August 1872 Louisa County, Virginia, USA )  

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Henry "Harry" HARRIS was born 21 December 1797 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Henry "Harry" HARRIS was the child of Henry HARRIS   and   Susanna COLLINS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Henry HARRIS and Sarah (Sally) ADAMS

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Henry "Harry"  married  Sarah (Sallie) HART 27 August 1819 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah (Sallie) HART  was born 26 August 1799 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.  Sarah (Sallie) died 18 February 1870 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.  Sarah (Sallie) was the child of Malcom HART and Judith Harris CREW.

Henry "Harry" HARRIS died 28 August 1872 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.







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Henry "Harry" HARRIS married flag photo of Sarah (Sallie) HART  Sarah (Sallie) HART-- Date: 27 August 1819 Place: Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sallie) HART was the child of Malcom HART and Judith Harris CREW




Children of Henry "Harry" HARRIS and Sarah (Sallie) HART:

US Civil War Soldiers flag photo of John Clodius HARRIS  John Clodius HARRIS (b.25 January 1835, Morven Plantation, Louisa County, Virginia, USA  d. 24 October 1900, Manor, Travis County, Texas, USA)
m. Jane Margaret GILLESPIE 18 November 1857 in , Virginia, USA



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birth1797 Birth
21 December 1797
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
marriage1819 Marriage / Partner
Henry "Harry" HARRIS and Sarah (Sallie) HART 27 August 1819, Louisa County, Virginia, USA

He was 21 years old.
1835 Birth of Child
John Clodius HARRIS was born 25 January 1835, Morven Plantation, Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Henry "Harry" was 37 years old.
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1857 Marriage of Child
John Clodius HARRIS married 18 November 1857, , Virginia, USA to Jane Margaret GILLESPIE
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1870 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah (Sallie) HART died 18 February 1870, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
death1872 Death
28 August 1872
Louisa County, Virginia, USA

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 4/22/2021 9:49:31 AM - Updated: 4/23/2021 12:02:09 PM
Did You Know?The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state


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