Henry "Harry" HARRIS

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21 December 1797 , Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Died

28 August 1872 , Louisa County, Virginia, USA

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Henry HARRIS Susanna COLLINS

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Born: 21 December 1797 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry HARRIS

Mother: Susanna COLLINS

Paternal grandparents: Henry HARRIS , Sarah (Sally) ADAMS

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Henry "Harry" married Sarah (Sallie) HART 27 August 1819 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah (Sallie) HART was born 26 August 1799 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA. Sarah (Sallie) died 18 February 1870 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA. Sarah (Sallie) was the child of Malcom HART and Judith Harris CREW.

Henry "Harry" HARRIS died 28 August 1872 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.

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Henry "Harry" HARRIS married

Sarah (Sallie) HART
Marriage date: 27 August 1819
Marriage place: Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sallie) HART was the child of Malcom HART and Judith Harris CREW

Children of Henry "Harry" HARRIS and Sarah (Sallie) HART

John Clodius HARRIS

Born: 25 January 1835, Morven Plantation, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Died: 24 October 1900, Manor, Travis County, Texas, USA

Married: Jane Margaret GILLESPIE 18 November 1857 Place: , Virginia, USA

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Birth — 1797
21 December 1797
Louisa County, Virginia, USA

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1819 Marriage / Partner
Henry "Harry" HARRIS and Sarah (Sallie) HART 27 August 1819, Louisa County, Virginia, USA

He was 21 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1835 Birth of Child
John Clodius HARRIS was born 25 January 1835, Morven Plantation, Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Henry "Harry" was 37 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1857 Marriage of Child
John Clodius HARRIS married 18 November 1857, , Virginia, USA to Jane Margaret GILLESPIE

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah (Sallie) HART died 18 February 1870, Louisa County, Virginia, USA

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

Death — 1872
28 August 1872
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
He died at the age of 74.

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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state

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