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Dr John Harris

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Dr John Harris

Birth
Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
9 Apr 1802 (aged 62)
Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Burial
Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Heritage Section 12, Row 17, Plot 4
Memorial ID
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Son of Thomas Harris and Mary McKinney

Spouse: Elizabeth Scott - (1740-1814. Died in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia per probate records, but cannot locate her burial site)

Known children: Thomas, Mary, William, Margaret, Elizabeth, John, Susanna, Robert.
Early settler of Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Died after a fall from his horse.

"Land agent, judge, merchant, office holder, and politician".
For bio, see http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/harris_john_1739_1802_5E.html
Son of Thomas Harris and Mary McKinney

Spouse: Elizabeth Scott - (1740-1814. Died in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia per probate records, but cannot locate her burial site)

Known children: Thomas, Mary, William, Margaret, Elizabeth, John, Susanna, Robert.
Early settler of Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Died after a fall from his horse.

"Land agent, judge, merchant, office holder, and politician".
For bio, see http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/harris_john_1739_1802_5E.html

Inscription

In Memory Of
Doctor
John Harris Esq.
Who departed this life
on the 9th day of April 1802
Aged 63 years

Mourn not for me Eliza Dear
I am not dead but sleeping here
I am now, soon if you be
Prepare for Death and follow me

Gravesite Details

32 foot plot. Headstone is facing "backwards" in cemetery, as compared to his neighbours. Per Cemetery Office, Dr. Harris was the purchaser of the plot, there are no records of any one else buried in the plot other than him.



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  • Created by: 4mas
  • Added: Feb 8, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196711378/john-harris: accessed ), memorial page for Dr John Harris (16 Jul 1739–9 Apr 1802), Find a Grave Memorial ID 196711378, citing Truro Cemetery, Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by 4mas (contributor 48535926).