Benjamin Harris (1755 - bef. 1827)

Born 6 Jul 1755 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Elwell) Harris — married 17 May 1781 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 1827 before age 71 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1755. He is the son of Samuel Harris and Abigail Larcom of Beverly Mass^[1]

In 1763, he emigrated to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia along with his family^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

On May 17, 1781, he married Abigail Elwell, daughter of Nathaniel and Rebecca Elwell, also Yarmouth grantees^[4], and their children included:

1. Rebecca, born March 10, 1782, who married Joseph Eldredge, son of Barnabas^[4]
2. Hannah, born November 10, 1784, who married William, son of Richard Williams and Margaret Harris, and then married Adam Miller^[4]
3. Benjamin, born October 23, 1785, who married Hannah Bent, daughter of Joseph Bent and Priscilla Harris^[4]
4. Emma, who married Samuel, son of Richard Williams and Margaret Harris^[4]
5. Nathaniel, born July 29, 1788, who married Sarah, daughter of Samuel Harris 3rd, and then married Phebe Millbury^[4]
6. Eunice, born November 7, 1792, who married John Landers, son of John^[4]
7. Tryphosa, born October 10, 1796, who married Paul Trask, son of John 2nd^[4]

These sources don't show death information for Benjamin. He appear in the 1793 tax records^[6], and his son appears in the 1827 Census^[7]

This profile shows he died before the 1827 Census.

Sources

1. ↑ ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-PH9D : 25 September 2017), Samuel Harris in entry for Benjamin Harris, 06 Jul 1755; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604.
2. ↑ A History of the County of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia By John Roy Campbell Publisher J. & A. McMillan, 1876 Original from Harvard University; Digitized 6 Oct 2007; See pages 56 Barnabas on the list of grantees
3. ↑ Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; a sequel to Campbell's History by Brown, George S. (George Stayley); Topics Yarmouth (N.S.); Publisher Boston, Rand, 1888; Collection robarts; toronto; Digitizing sponsor MSN; Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto; Not in copyright; see page 160 for Barnabas
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8} Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; see page 229 for Benjamin and Rebecca
5. ↑ Wright, Esther Clark, 1895-. Planters And Pioneers. rev. ed. [Canada: s.n.], 1982
6. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives Poll Tax Records, 1791-1795, showing Benjamin Harris; Yarnouth, Yarmouth County — 1793; Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 444½ no. 18
7. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives Census Returns, 1827, showing Benjamin Harris – Shipwright – Yarmouth, Yarmouth County – 1827; Religion: Methodist Males: 4 ; Females: 2 ; Servants (males): 0 ; Servants (females): 0 ; Total: 6 ; Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. no. 446

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-PH9D : 25 September 2017), Samuel Harris in entry for Benjamin Harris, 06 Jul 1755; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604.