Matthews Harrington and Elizabeth Spry

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Husband Matthews Harrington ¹

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           Born: 17 Apr 1782 - Rutland Co, VT 1
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         Father: Israel Harrington (1734-1825) 1
         Mother: Mehittebel [Unk] (1739-1798) 1

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       Marriage: 1802 1

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   Other Spouse: Ruth Crane (      -      ) 2

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Wife Elizabeth Spry ¹

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           Born: 26 Nov 1786 - near Chesapeake Bay 1
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           Died: 16 Apr 1845 1
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Children

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1 M William Harrington ³

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           Born: 22 Mar 1805 - Conneaut Twp, Erie Co, PA 3
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           Died: 29 Jan 1881 3
         Buried:  - Keepville, Erie Co, PA

         Spouse: Jane Porter (      -      ) 1

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2 F Sally Harrington ¹

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           Born: 18 Apr 1807 1
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           Died: 11 Feb 1869 1
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         Spouse: James Morse (      -1870) 1

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3 F Lucretia Harrington ¹

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           Born: 9 Jul 1809 1
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           Died: 19 Sep 1858 - Conneaut Twp, Erie Co, PA 1
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4 F Catharine Harrington ¹

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           Born: 9 Sep 1811 1
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           Died: 16 Feb 1876 2
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         Spouse: William B. DeWolf (      -1883) 1

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5 F Mary Harrington ¹

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           Born: 6 Mar 1814 1
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           Died: 3 Mar 1843 2
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         Spouse: William C. Devereaux (      -1879) 4

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6 M Daniel Harrington ¹

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           Born: 11 Apr 1816 1
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           Died: 1844 - Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 2
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         Spouse: Margaret Porter (      -Abt 1876) 2

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7 M Israel Harrington ¹

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           Born: 20 May 1818 1
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         Spouse: Matilda Barney (      -      ) 2

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8 M Ira S. Harrington ¹

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           Born: 26 May 1822 1
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         Spouse: Amarilla Case (      -1855) 2

         Spouse: Mary J. Patterson (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 5 Mar 1857 2

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9 F Lorretta Harrington ¹

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           Born: 13 Aug 1824 1
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         Spouse: Benjamin F. Barney (      -1882) 5

         Spouse: Abner Scott (      -      ) 2

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10 M Moses A. Harrington ¹

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           Born: 2 Apr 1828 1
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         Spouse: Harriet S. Patterson (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Matthews Harrington

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He settled in Springfield Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, in the year 1799, and soon moved to Conneaut Township.

He left his native state at the age of sixteen years, and worked by the month on a farm in the state of New York for two years. Subsequently, after many adventures, he bought a claim in Springfield, which he afterward sold, and bought land of H. J. Huidekuper, where Cherry Hill later stood. Besides this, he bought from time to time in other localities and states about 1,500 acres of land. His first regular house was made of logs, with puncheon floor, and, in the absence of nails, was covered with shakes held fast by weight poles. About the year 1820, he built a large frame barn that was still standing at Cherry Hill sixty-five years later, the timbers of which were very large, and in 1829, he built a large frame house, which was burned in 1841.
He was a soldier of the War of 1812.

1 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), BS 18.

2 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), BS 19.

3 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 19.

4 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), BS 17, 19.

5 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), BS 22.