Elizabeth Ann Harrison (1844 - 1924)

Born 6 Apr 1844 in Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 20 Nov 1924 at age 80 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

Biography

Elizabeth Ann Harrison was born on April 6, 1844, to Joseph Harrison and Hulda (Cook) Harrison of Ontario, Canada.^[1]

In 1852, Elizabeth was eight years old and living with her parents and five siblings in Wolfe Island Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.^[2]

Elizabeth's family immigrated to the United States of America in 1854.^[3]

On September 21, 1857, Elizabeth and her family were living on the Old Military Reserve in Hennepin County, Minnesota Territory.^[4]

On November 9, 1860, Elizabeth was 17 years old and living with her parents and siblings on the family farm in Bloomington Township, Hennepin County, Minnesota.^[5]

On June 4, 1880, Elizabeth was 36 years old and working as a housekeeper in Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[6]

On June 7, 1900, Elizabeth was 56 years old and working as a servant in the H.H. Chapman household of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.^[3]

On January 16, 1920, Elizabeth was 76 years old and living with her sister Amelia (77) on the family farm in Bloomington Township which the sisters now owned free and clear.^[7]

Elizabeth passed away on November 20, 1924, in Hennepin County, Minnesota.^[1] She is buried in Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington Township, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave memorial for Elizabeth Ann Harrison
2. ↑ 1851 Canadian Census. Census Place: Wolfe Island, Frontenac County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11721; Page: 7; Line: 16. Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia (online database). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Ancestry.com images here and here
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1240771. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. NARA microfilm publication T623 (1,854 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 (online database). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA. Ancestry.com images here and here
5. ↑ 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Bloomington, Hennepin, Minnesota; Page: 864; Family History Library Film: 803570. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. NARA microfilm publication M653 (1,438 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com images here and here
6. ↑ 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 622; Page: 342B; Enumeration District: 246. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. NARA microfilm publication T9 (1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
7. ↑ 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Bloomington, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T625_839; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 1. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625 (2,076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here