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Joseph Harris

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Devon, England, United Kingdom
Death: November 28, 1880 (29-30)
The Calumet mine, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States (Explosion of a missed hole)
Place of Burial: Schoolcraft Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Immediate Family:

Husband of Felicia Caverne
Father of Clara Belt; Mary Harris; Thomas Harris and Joseph Harris

Occupation: Miner
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About Joseph Harris



Green Bay Advocate
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Thursday, Dec. 9, 1880 Page 3

At the Calumet mine, on Tuesday of last week, Joseph Harris was instantly killed and George Penhallghan badly wounded by the explosion of a charged blast hole of which they were unaware and into which they drilled.


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Joseph Harris's Timeline

1850
1850
Devon, England, United Kingdom
1874
April 27, 1874
Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States
1876
May 6, 1876
Houghton, Michigan, United States
1878
April 21, 1878
Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States
1880
September 28, 1880
Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States
November 28, 1880
Age 30
The Calumet mine, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States
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Schoolcraft Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan, USA