Silas Ellsworth HARRIS

Birth:
8 Nov 1768
Cumberland, New Jersey
Death:
14 Mar 1846
Iroquois, Illinois
Marriage:
Abt 1790
of Salem, New Jersey
Sources:
Ancestral File - Version 4.19
Notes:
                   The grave headstones of Silas Harris Jr. and Annaretta Wright had been located in the Old Milford Cemetery, Iroquois Co., Ill, but the actual graves could not be located. These gravestones have been relocated into the Harris Pioneer cemetery in Glendale Utah.

A large amount of material is published in the booklet "SILAS HARRIS JR."  by the Harris family organization sometime in the 1970's. This publication gives 10 Oct 1952 as date of SS (sealing to spouse).

In the Silas Harris Jr. book, p. 51, ia an account of Moses Harris bieng baptised as proxy in the Endowmnet house on 27 July  1868 for: Thomas Dodd Smith, his brothers David and William and his brother-in-law, Samuel Smith.  Keziah was baptised for her mother Keziah Bundurant Smith.

Ordinance Index Addendem shows different dates for births of children. Elizabeth 1784, Sarah 1786, Mary 1788, Rebecca 1790, Margaret 1792, Silas 1794, Joseph 1796, David Elsworth Harris Jr.
Annaretta WRIGHT
Birth:
12 Jul 1771
Salem, Salem, New Jersey
Death:
28 Jan 1847
Iroquois, Iroquois, Illinois
Burial:
Rothgeb Cemetery, Near Milford, Iroquois, Illinois
Notes:
                   From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
A variant spelling is Ann Aretta.
Tombstone for Silas and Annarette has been moved to the Harris pioneer cemetery in Glendale Utah.
Children
Marriage
1
Elizabeth HARRIS
Birth:
10 Aug 1791
New Jersey
Death:
13 Sep 1875
Dallas, Hancock, Illinois
Johnston CLARK 
Marr:
12 Jan 1811
Butler, Ohio 
2
Sarah HARRIS
Birth:
1793
Cumberland, New Jersey
Death:
3
Silas HARRIS
Birth:
1796
Butler, Ohio
Death:
1850
Esther DENEEN 
Marr:
30 Oct 1817
Butler, Ohio 
4
Moses HARRIS
Birth:
20 Jul 1798
Fitch, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Death:
15 Mar 1890
Glendale, Kane, Utah
Frances SMITH 
Marr:
1 Jan 1824
Lawrence, Indiana 
5
David HARRIS
Birth:
1800
Fitch, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Death:
Elizabeth CHESS 
Marr:
23 May 1826
Lawrence, Indiana 
6
Joseph HARRIS
Birth:
1801
Fitch, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Death:
7
Margaret HARRIS
Birth:
23 Dec 1803
Greene, Pennsylvania
Death:
3 Sep 1849
Nebraska
William HAWK 
Marr:
7 Oct 1827
Lawrence, Indiana 
8
Rebecca HARRIS
Birth:
1805
Greene, Pennsylvania
Death:
 
Marr:
 
9
Mary HARRIS
Birth:
1807
Greene, Pennsylvania
Death:
10
Daniel HARRIS
Birth:
1809
Greene, Pennsylvania
Death:
 
Marr:
 
11
William HARRIS
Birth:
1811
Reily, Butler, Ohio
Death:
Mary Ann MCCONNELL 
Marr:
10 Jul 1835
Parke, Indiana 
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Silas Ellsworth Harris - Annaretta Wright

Silas Ellsworth Harris was born at Cumberland, New Jersey 8 Nov 1768. His parents were Silas Harris and Mary Jackson.

He married Annaretta Wright Abt 1790 at of Salem, New Jersey . Annaretta Wright was born at Salem, Salem, New Jersey 12 Jul 1771 daughter of Moses Wright and Grace Gillingham .

They were the parents of 11 children:
Elizabeth Harris born 10 Aug 1791.
Sarah Harris born 1793.
Silas Harris born 1796.
Moses Harris born 20 Jul 1798.
David Harris born 1800.
Joseph Harris born 1801.
Margaret Harris born 23 Dec 1803.
Rebecca Harris born 1805.
Mary Harris born 1807.
Daniel Harris born 1809.
William Harris born 1811.

Silas Ellsworth Harris died 14 Mar 1846 at Iroquois, Illinois .

Annaretta Wright died 28 Jan 1847 at Iroquois, Iroquois, Illinois .