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  (b. 9 February 1773 Charles City, Crown Colony of Virginia   d. 4 April 1841 Washington, DC, USA )  
Cause of Death: caught cold on inauguration, turned into pleurisy

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William Henry HARRISON was born 9 February 1773 in Charles City, Crown Colony of Virginia

William Henry HARRISON was the child of ?   and   ?

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William Henry  married  Anna Tuthill SYMMES 25 November 1795 .  The couple had (at least) 10 children. Anna Tuthill SYMMES  was born 25 July 1775 in Sussex, New Jersey, USA.  Anna Tuthill died 25 February 1864 in North Bend, Ohio, USA. 

William Henry HARRISON died 4 April 1841 in Washington, DC, USA.

Occupation: President of the United States



son of Benjamin Harrison and Elizabeth Bassett


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William Henry HARRISON married flag female ancestor Anna Tuthill SYMMES-- Date: 25 November 1795 Place: 


Children of William Henry HARRISON and Anna Tuthill SYMMES:

flag female ancestor Elizabeth Bassett HARRISON (b.29 September 1796, Cincinnati, Northwest Territory   d. 29 September 1846, North Bend, Ohio, USA)

flag male ancestor John Cleves Symmes HARRISON (b.28 October 1798, Cincinnati, Northwest Territory   d. 30 October 1830, Boone County, Kentucky, USA)

flag female ancestor Lucy Singleton HARRISON (b.31 July 1800, Richmond, Virginia, USA  d. 7 April 1826, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA )

flag male ancestor William Henry HARRISON (b.3 September 1802, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana Territory  d. 6 February 1838, North Bend, Ohio, USA)

flag male ancestor John Scott HARRISON (b.4 October 1804, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana Territory  d. 25 May 1878, North Bend, Ohio, USA)

flag male ancestor Benjamin HARRISON (b.8 September 1806, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana Territory  d. 17 June 1840, North Bend, Ohio, USA)

flag female ancestor Mary Symmes HARRISON (b.28 January 1809, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana Territory  d. 16 November 1842, , Ohio, USA)

flag male ancestor Carter Bassett HARRISON (b.26 October 1811, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana Territory  d. 12 August 1839, , Ohio, USA)

flag female ancestor Anna Tuthill HARRISON (b.28 October 1813, , Ohio, USA  d. 4 July 1865, North Bend, Ohio, USA)

flag baby boy ancestor James Fendly HARRISON (b.21 June 1818, North Bend, Ohio, USA  d. 6 April 1819, North Bend, Ohio, USA)



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birth1773 Birth
9 February 1773
Charles City, Crown Colony of Virginia
Biography
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, the ninth President of the United States, was born at Berkeley, Va., February 9, 1773. His father, Benjamin Harrison, was in comparatively opulent circumstances, and was one of the most distinguished men of his day. He was an intimate friend of George Washington, was early elected a member of the Continental Congress, and was conspicuous among the patriots of Virginia in resisting the encroachments of the British crown. In the celebrated Congress of 1775, Benjamin Harrison and John Hancock were both candidates for the office of Speaker.

Mr. Harrison was subsequently chosen Governor of Virginia, and was twice re-elected. His son William Henry, of course, enjoyed in childhood all the advantages which wealth and intellectual and cultivated society could give. Having received a thorough common-school education, he entered Hampden Sidney College, where he graduated with honor soon after the death of his father. He then repaired to Philadelphia to study medicine...Read MORE...


Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
William Henry HARRISON - Birthplace of President William H. Harrison Charles City County, Virginia
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Birthplace of President William H. Harrison
Charles City County, Virginia

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marriage1795 Marriage / Partner
William Henry HARRISON and Anna Tuthill SYMMES 25 November 1795,

He was 22 years old.
1796 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Bassett HARRISON was born 29 September 1796, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville)

William Henry was 23 years old.
1798 Birth of Child
John Cleves Symmes HARRISON was born 28 October 1798, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville)

William Henry was 25 years old.
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Charles City, Virginia, USA
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Home of John Tyler, 10th President of the United States
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1800 Birth of Child
Lucy Singleton HARRISON was born 31 July 1800, Richmond, Virginia, USA

William Henry was 27 years old.
1802 Birth of Child
William Henry HARRISON was born 3 September 1802, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

William Henry was 29 years old.
1804 Birth of Child
John Scott HARRISON was born 4 October 1804, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

William Henry was 31 years old.
1806 Birth of Child
Benjamin HARRISON was born 8 September 1806, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

William Henry was 33 years old.
1809 Birth of Child
Mary Symmes HARRISON was born 28 January 1809, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

William Henry was 35 years old.
1811 Birth of Child
Carter Bassett HARRISON was born 26 October 1811, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

William Henry was 38 years old.
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1813 Birth of Child
Anna Tuthill HARRISON was born 28 October 1813, , Ohio, USA

William Henry was 40 years old.
1818 Birth of Child
James Fendly HARRISON was born 21 June 1818, North Bend, Ohio, USA

William Henry was 45 years old.
1819 Death of Child
James Fendly HARRISON died 6 April 1819, North Bend, Ohio, USA

William Henry was 46 years old.
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Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
1826 Death of Child
Lucy Singleton HARRISON died 7 April 1826, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville)

William Henry was 53 years old.
1830 Death of Child
John Cleves Symmes HARRISON died 30 October 1830, Boone County, Kentucky, USA

William Henry was 57 years old.
1838 Death of Child
William Henry HARRISON died 6 February 1838, North Bend, Ohio, USA

William Henry was 65 years old.
1839 Death of Child
Carter Bassett HARRISON died 12 August 1839, , Ohio, USA

William Henry was 66 years old.
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1840 Death of Child
Benjamin HARRISON died 17 June 1840, North Bend, Ohio, USA

William Henry was 67 years old.
1841 - March 4 - William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) becomes 9th President of the United States - dies one month after assuming the office.
Nominated for president in 1835 as a military hero whom the conservative politicians hoped to be able to control, he ran surprisingly well against Van Buren in 1836. Four years later, he defeated Van Buren but caught pneumonia and died in Washington on April 4, 1841, a month after his inauguration. Harrison was the first president to die in office.

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March 4, 1841
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William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial North Bend Hamilton County Ohio, USA

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death1841 Death
4 April 1841
Washington, DC, USA

He died at the age of 68.

William is buried at: William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial North Bend Hamilton County Ohio, USA
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