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Robert Harris

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Raphoe Demesne, Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
Death: 1727 (66-67)
died at sea in sight of land (Died at Sea )
Place of Burial: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Edward Garrus Harris, Jr. and Flora Harris
Husband of Dorothy Harris
Father of Capt. Thomas Harris; John Reedy Creek Harris; William Harris; Captain James Harris, Sr.; Margaret Harris and 3 others
Brother of James Harris and Edward Harris, Jr.

Managed by: Rob Rogers
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About Robert Harris

Biography

Robert Harris was born in 1660 in Raphoe Demesne, Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland. His parents were Edward Garrus Harris, Jr. and Flora Douglas.

Robert married Dorothy Wylie in 1694 in Glenmaquin, , Donegal, Ireland. They had eight children of record:
Thomas Harris m. Mary McKinney & Agnes;
John Reedy Creek Harris m. Grizzel Steel & Rebecca McBay;
William Harris m. Elizabeth Glen;
Captain James Harris m. Mary McIllhenny;
Margaret Harris m. Alexander Poer;
Charles Harris m. Jane McIllhenny;
Robert Harris, Jr. m. Fanny Cunningham & Ann Harris;
Col. Samuel Harris m. Martha Laird.

He died in 1727 in died at sea in sight of land from Died at Sea and was buried in 1728 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Robert Harris's Timeline

1660
1660
Raphoe Demesne, Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
1695
1695
Raphoe Parish, , Donegal, Ireland
1697
1697
Glenmaquin, Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland
1699
1699
Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
1701
1701
Glenmaquin, County Donegal, Ireland
1703
1703
Raphoe, , Donegal, Ireland
1707
1707
Raphoe Parish, , Donegal, Ireland
1714
1714
County Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
1715
1715
Raphoe, County Donegal, Donegal, Ireland