Born in Hanover, CT
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Harris Jr.
— married
Nov 1764 in Harris' Ferry, Pennsylvania Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Robert Harris
Died
at about age 57
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Aug 2015
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Biography
John Harris married, secondly, in November, 1764, by Rev. John Roan, Mary Read, daughter of Adam and Mary Read, of Hanover, b. 1730; d. November 1, 1787, at Harrisburg, and buried in old Paxtang church graveyard. Their children were: vi. Adam, b. November 7, 1765; d. s. p. vii. James (1st), b. February 15, 1767; d. s. p. viii. Robert, b. September 5, 1768; m. Elizabeth Ewing. ix. Mary, b. October 1, 1770; m. John Andre Hanna. x. Jean, b. March 18, 1772; d. s. p. xi. Joseph, b. October 23, 1774; d. s. p. xii. William, b. September 1, 1776; d. August 17, 1777. xiii. Read, b. October 5, 1778; d. s. p. xiv. Elizabeth, b. October, 1780; d. s. p. xv. James (2d), b. 1782; d. May 17, 1806; unm.; buried in Paxtang church graveyard.
Sources
- Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County,
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers. Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 77-85
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