Squire HARRIS (1762-1825)

Mary DAVIS (1761-1851)

John HARRIS (1794-1872)

Hannah W. WHITE (1797-1857)

Peter W.B. HARRIS (1825-1881)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Isabella W. WALKER Abby Louisa HARRIS Marcus W. HARRIS+ John C. HARRIS+ William T. HARRIS Isabella W. HARRIS+ William P. HARRIS Charles McClelland HARRIS Mary B. HARRIS Augustus Eugene HARRIS Peter W.B. HARRIS 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Born: 8 Dec 1825, New Jersey Marriage: Isabella W. WALKER on 9 Sep 1846 in Halsey Street M.E. Church, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey 1 Died: 25 Apr 1881, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey at age 55 13 Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey 14   Noted events in his life were: • Census: 1850: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. 15 16 17 18 • Census: 1860: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. 16 • Census: 1870: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. 17 • Census: 1880: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. 18 • Occupation: 1850 Carriage Maker; 1860 Coach Maker; 1870 Carpenter; 1880 Doormaker; Prior to the Civil War he was a member of the Newark Fire Department Company 6. • Military Service: Civil War, 40th Mozart Infantry Regiment, Company E, NY. He enlisted on June 14, 1861 at age 36 and was promoted to Full Sergeant on June 1, 1862. He was wounded on June 18, 1864 at Petersburg, VA and discharged on March 14, 1865 in Fort Schuyler, NY. 19 Peter married Isabella W. WALKER, daughter of Mark R. WALKER and Hester WALKER (MAIDEN UNKNOWN), on 9 Sep 1846 in Halsey Street M.E. Church, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.1 (Isabella W. WALKER was born on 23 Sep 1827 in New York, died on 1 Jul 1901 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey 20 and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.)

1 Harris, Peter W. B. & Walker, Isabella W.; Marr. Record; 10 February 1847.

2 Harris, Marcus; Birth Record; 23 July 1850.

3 Harris, John C.; Birth Record; 8 September 1852.

4 Harris, William P.; Birth Record; 25 August 1859.

5 Harris, William T.; Birth Record; 3 July 1855.

6 Harris, Charles McClelland; Birth Record; 25 December 1861.

7 Harris, Mary B.; Birth Record; 1 November 1864.

8 Harris, Augustus Eugene; Birth Record; 22 January 1869.

9 Harris, Isabell Clark; Death Cert; 25 February 1924.

10 Nathaniel Harris Morgan, A History of James Harris of New London, Connecticut and His Descendants; From 1640 to 1878 (Hartford: The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company Print., 1878).

11 Clark, James H. & Harris, Isabella; Marr. Cert; 18 May 1876.

12 Walker, Isabella Harris; Death Notice; Newark Evening News; 2 July 1901.

13 Harris, Peter W.B; Death Certificate; 25 April 1881.

14 Harris, Peter W.B; Grave Marker; Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey.

15 1850 Census, Roll 448, Dwelling 632, Family 901, West Ward, Walker, Mark; Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.

16 1860 Census, Roll 689, Page No. 179, Dwelling 913, Family 1265, 7th Ward, Harris, Peter W.B; Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.

17 1870 Census, Roll 881, Pages No. 248 and 249, Dwelling 443, Family 2122, 7th Ward, Harris, Peter W.B; Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.

18 1880 Census, Roll 776, ED 19, Page No. 4, Harris, Peter W.B; 81 Plane Street, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.

19 Harris, Peter W. B; Civil War Pension File and Other Documents.

20 Walker, Isabella Harris; Death Certificate; 1 July 1901.