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September 13, 1868. He acted as district or ward clerk for many years and culled data from private records and other sources in compiling the Harrisville Ward history for 25 years, beginning with 1850.
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America's Centennial remain standing. In 1976, the nation's bicentennial year, the city of Harrisville bought
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Eastern states. On account of sickness he returned, and never fully recovered. Harris died February 14, 1889, of
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Nathan Harris Family: Martin Henderson Harris (1820-1889)
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