Elizabeth (Aborn) Harris (1811 - aft. 1880)

Born 13 Apr 1811 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Died after 1 Jun 1880 after age 69 in Madison, Madison, Florida, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1811. She was the daughter of Jonathan Aborn and Dorcas Tourtellot. She married John R Harris and had the following children:

1. Sarah Smith Harris Smith (1837-1885)
2. Martha Smith Harris (1838-1840)
3. James Aborn Harris (1841-1868)

She passed away after 1880 and was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetary, Madison, Madison, Florida. Her memorial stone reads: "In memory of Elizabeth Harris Matron of the Florida Hospital in the Army of the West During the Civil War 1861-1865. Erected by the Elizabeth Harris Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy Madison Florida."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #32790900

• Primary and secondary source materials from the Smith Bullock Carper Griffin archives, curated by Ben Smith.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFHD-T92 : 20 December 2020), Elizabeth A Harris in household of John R Harris, Madison, Madison, Florida, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).