Maria
Harris
formerly Stephenson
Born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Stephenson
and Maria (Geary) Stephenson
Sister of
William Joseph Benjamin Stephenson [half]
Wife of
Andrew Ewart Harris
— married
6 Dec 1871 in Dunedin, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
William Jack Harris, Adam Andrew Harris, Maria White Harris, Thomas Harris, Lois Stephenson (Harris) Bulling, George Stephenson Harris, Jane Nelson (Harris) McClimont, Mary Esther Cunningham (Harris) Stephen, Susan Burt (Harris) Denston, Jessie Stephenson (Harris) Chandler, Charles Ewart Harris, James Baker Harris and Henry Ewart Harris
Died
at age 68
in Mt Somers, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 26 May 2018
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Biography
Maria, daughter of William Stevenson and Maria, was born on 4 May 1853 and baptised on 2 June 1853 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England.[1]
Maria married Andrew Harris in 1871 in New Zealand.[2]
Maria was in a military record.[3]
Maria died on 1921 Apr-May-Jun.[4]
Maria died on 9 May 1921 and was buried in Mount Somers Cemetery, Mount Somers, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand.[5][6]
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"FreeReg UK Parish Register database"
Staffordshire; Wednesbury; Holyhead Road Wesleyan Methodist; Other Register; File line number: 49
FreeReg Transcription (accessed 5 June 2023)
Maria Stevenson baptism on 2 Jun 1853 (born 4 May 1853), daughter of William Stevenson & Maria, in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. - ↑
Marriage:
"New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937"
New Zealand Marriage Index, 1840-1950. Microfiche
Ancestry au Record 8950 #71063 (accessed 5 June 2023)
Maria Stepherson marriage to Andrew Harris in 1871 in New Zealand. - ↑
Military:
"New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920"
Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61564 #200714736 (accessed 5 June 2023)
Name: Maria Harris; Gender: Female; Birth Place: England; Spouse: Andrew Harris; Child: Charles Harris. - ↑
Death:
"New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966"
New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
Ancestry au Record 8952 #508497 (accessed 5 June 2023)
Maria Harris death 1921 Apr-May-Jun. - ↑
Burial:
"Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #194569236
Ancestry au Record 60528 #183757151 (accessed 5 June 2023)
Maria Harris burial (died on 9 May 1921) in Mount Somers Cemetery, Mount Somers, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #194569236 (accessed 5 June 2023)
Memorial page for Maria Stephenson Harris (4 May 1853-9 May 1921), citing Mount Somers Cemetery, Mount Somers, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand (plot: 496); Maintained by: Find a Grave.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Gary Burgess 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TD8710238 [compare], yourDNAportal GARf712d7be, Ancestry member garyzburgess
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~6.25%
Anonymous Chandler :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kitkat9218
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Rejected matches › Mary Isabella Harrison (1852-1921)
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