Born in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Ernest Marshall Kelsey
— married
15 Oct 1884 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Carrie Maria (Kelsey) Roberts and David Wyman Kelsey
Died
at age 82
in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2014
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Biography
This profile is part of the Kelsey Name Study.
Mertie Elisa Harris was born 3 Sep 1862 in Killingworth, Connecticut to parents William Henry Harris and Oriette Franklin. She married Ernest Marshall Kelsey on 15 Oct 1884 in Killingworth, Connecticut. She passed away 31 May 1945 in Middletown, Connecticut.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN76-P8H : 28 May 2021), Mertie E Harris in entry for Wm H Harris, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFCP-S9T : 18 November 2021), Mertie E. Harris in household of Maria Franklin, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Q1-558 : accessed 8 December 2021), Myrtie E Kelsey in household of William H Harris, Clinton township, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 271, sheet 3B, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,141.
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCNW-JFQ : 1 February 2021), Myrtle E Kelsey in entry for Earl C Roberts, 1920.
- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM5Q-CMV : accessed 8 December 2021), Myrtie E Kelsey in household of Earl C Roberts, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm.
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Rejected matches › Eliza Jane Harris (abt.1861-)
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