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John Harris Jr. (October 22, 1727 – July 29, 1791) [a], was an American frontiersman and politician who operated a ferry along the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was later instrumental in the founding and growth of the city and support of the State through wartime. [1]
The same year, Harris was granted a license to operate a ferry, and the place was long afterwards known as Harris's Ferry. In 1785, John Harris, Jr., made plans to lay out a town on his father's land, which he named Harrisburg. In the spring of 1785, the town was formally surveyed by William Maclay, who was a
Of the 22 presidents who served prior to the founding of the SAR, six qualify as patriot ancestors – George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and Andrew Jackson. Two others, Grant and Hayes, were members of SAR. Of the remaining 14, all except for Martin Van Buren had patriot ancestors.
1719 Harrisburg settled as trading post by John Harris, Sr., settler from Yorkshire, England; 1740 The Parson John Elder house is built for John Elder of Paxtang and is the oldest structure in what is now city limits in East Harrisburg. [2] 1766 John Harris, Jr.. constructs a permanent stone home, still standing at 219 South Front Street
The house was built about 1766 by John Harris Jr., son of one of the first settlers of the region, and for whose father Harrisburg is named. The house remained in the Harris family until 1835. In 1853 it was adapted for use as the Pennsylvania Female College, which was forced into bankruptcy in 1861, due to turmoil caused by the American Civil War.
This is a list of members of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1619 to 1775 from the references listed at the end of the article. The members of the first assembly in 1619, the members of the last assembly in 1775 and the Speakers of the House are designated by footnotes.
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John Harris Sr. (1673–1748), trader who settled and established Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; John Harris (surveyor) (died 1772), farmer, land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia; John Harris Jr. (settler) (1716–1791), American storekeeper and frontiersman; John Williams Harris (1808–1872), New Zealand trader, whaler, and farmer