Samuel Harris and Elizabeth Bonner

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Husband Samuel Harris ¹

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           Born: 4 May 1733 - Harris' Ferry, Dauphin Co, PA 1
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           Died: 19 Aug 1825 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: John Harris (Abt 1673-1748) 3 4 5
         Mother: Esther R. Say (      -1757) 3 4 5

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       Marriage: 1758 2

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Wife Elizabeth Bonner ¹

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           Born: 17 Mar 1740 - Philadelphia, PA 6
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           Died: 25 Dec 1828 6
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Children

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1 M John Harris ²

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           Born: 26 Sep 1760 - Harris' Ferry, Dauphin Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Mary Richardson (      -      ) 2

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2 M William Harris ²

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           Born: 3 Oct 1762 2
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         Spouse: [Unk] Mead (      -      ) 2

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3 F Ann Harris ²

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           Born: 1764 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 M David Harris ²

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           Born: 22 Apr 1771 2
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         Spouse: Ann [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Harris

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At the beginning of the Revolution, he was a settler in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and took an active part in affairs there, as also in the so-called "Pennamite War." He afterwards removed to near Cayuga Lake, New York, where he died. At West Cayuga, or Bridgeport, on the shore of the Cayuga Lake, in the town of Seneca Falls, is a monument erected to Samuel Harris. On it is the following inscription, although the date of his birth is seven years off:
Samuel Harris
Born at Harrisburg, Penn.,
May 4, 1740
An active participant in the
Stirring scenes of the old French War
was present at surprise and defeat
of Braddock near Fort Du Quesne
He was the decided friend of his
Country and her Cause, in the War
of the Revolution, during which he was
appointed Captain of Cavalry
Emigrated to and settled on the
bank of the Cayuga Lake in the year 1795
Where he died Aug. 19, 1825
Aged 85 yrs 3 months 15 days.

On the same monument is this inscription :

Elizabeth Harris wife of Samuel Harris
born at Philadelphia March 17, 1740
Died Dec. 25, 1828
Aged 88 yrs 9 mo. 8 da.
Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 78.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 81.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 77.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 712.

5 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 77.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 82.