Born in Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Daughter of Joseph Colton
and Harriet (Bagshaw) Colton
Sister of
William Colton
Wife of
George Washington Harrison
— married
29 Jul 1875 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Mother of
Ruth (Harrison) Medford and Edgar Joshua Harrison Sr.
Died
at about age 42
in Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Dec 2020
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Biography
Mary was born in 1852 to Joseph and Harriet Bagshaw Colton. She is listed with her parents on both: the 1860 Census[1] and the 1870 Census.[2] She married George Washington Harrison on July 29, 1875.[3] She is listed with her husband on the 1880 Census with two daughters and her mother in their residence.[4] She passed away in October of 1894.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B1-TX4 : 11 November 2020), Mary Coltun in entry for Joseph Coltun, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLD-CHX : 18 March 2020), Mary Colton in entry for Joseph Colton, 1870.
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR77-CTB : 29 January 2020), Mary M. Colton in entry for Geo. W. Harrison, 1875.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCP6-CSW : 14 November 2020), Mary Harrison in household of George Harrison, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 4, sheet 348C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,351.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181985056/mary-m-harrison : accessed 12 July 2022), memorial page for Mary M. Colton Harrison (1852–22 Oct 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 181985056, citing Methodist Protestant Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by AlPol (contributor 48650464) .
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