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Daniel
Harris
Born in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of William Harris
and Mary (Temple) Harris
Brother of
William Harris, Oliver Harris, Valentine Harris, Noah Harris, Job Harris and Mary (Harris) Hayden
Husband of
Rezina (Hayden) Harris
— married
7 Oct 1760 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Died before
before age 45
in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Sep 2019
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Biography
Private Daniel Harris served with Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daniel Harris is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A207638.
Daniel was born 14 June 1739, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the son of William Harris and Mary Temple.[1]
On 7 October 1760, Daniel married Rezina (Hayden) Harris (1739-1832) in Marlboro, Massachusetts.[2]
Revolutionary War Service
Daniel served as a Private in Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War, under the command of Capt. David Chatwick. He is listed as a patriot ancestor by the Daughters of the American Revolution; his ancestor number is A207638.[3][4]
Daniel wrote his will on 8 April 1785.[5] In it he mentions:
- beloved wife Rezinah Harris
- son Daniel Harris
- my other children:
- Luther
- Calvin
- Noah
- Lemuel
- Elisha
- Rezinah
- Lucretia
- Mary
His probate case was dated 27 April 1785.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX2-LLZ : 15 January 2020), Daniel Harris, 1739.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58M-KTG : 28 July 2021), Daniel Harris, 1760.
- ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-NPCJ : 1 March 2021), Daniel Harris, ; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711086. Citing MA Sols & Sails Vol. 7, page 339.
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 28 Sep 2021), "Record of Daniel Harris", Ancestor # A207638.
- ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Worcester Cases 26000-27999; Case 27465; 1785. Vol 223, Page 366. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1635/rd/30209/27465-co1/682457838
- Harris, Gale Ion. George1 Harris of Concord, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Page 130) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/rd/60585/130/10000701213
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