Ely HARRIS

                   GIVN Ely
SURN Harris
_MEDI Online
ABBR Ontario, Oxford Co., Woodstock - Newspapers (Online)
TITL Woodstock Newspaper Indexes - Births, Marriages and Deaths Search
AUTH Woodstock Public Library
PUBL Woodstock, Ontario: Woodstock Public Library
REPO @R6@
PAGE Harris, Ely (1810 - 1891), Death (on 7 Jan 1891) , appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 8 Jan 1891 , page 2 , column 4
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Ely Harris was born in Otsego Co., NY, 5 Sep 1809 and died at Otterville, Oxford Co., Ont. 7 Jan 1891, the son of Daniel and Phoebe (Holt) Harris.
He was married first at St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ont. on 26 Jan 1831 to Sarah Stafford of Southwold.  She was born in Ontario about 1809 and died South Norwich Twp., 11 Nov 1853, in her 41st year. He
married second in Norwich, Brock District, Ont., on 26 Feb 1854 to Ruth Bluet (or Ruth Wood Blewett) of Middleton, Ont. She was born Ontario about 1815 or 1817 and died after 12 Jan 1891.
Widow Ruth Harris and son Clesson were enumerated in the 1891 census of South Norwich Twp. Ely and first wife Sarah are burried in Harris Street Cemetery, near Ingersoll.
Ely was a farmer in Lot 25, Concession 8 of South Norch Twp., Oxford Co., Ont., and a Methodist.
The will of Ely Harris of Otterville, dated 1 Jan 1890 and probated 3 Feb 1891, names sons Daniel of Howick, Huron Co., and John Wesly of South Norwich as executors; and Caleb (?) as well as heirs
Edgerton, Ely, Lucy, Almira, and Cossa (Clesson ?). Grandson Wm. Harris (Warren's son) was also mentioned. The estate was to be distributed after the death of his wife (unnamed). The witnesses were
David J. Smith and Clessis (?) Harris.  As the wishes expressed in his will could not be effected owing to the mode of execution, an aggreement was signed by the heirs 12 Jan 1891:  1.  Ruth Harris
shall not claim her dower. 2. Clesson Harris; $308.45 notes to Ruth Harris to become part of the estate and to be deducted from Clesson's share. 3. Lucy Smith and Clesson Harris shall share in the
distribution as if they had not been disqualified from doing so by reason of David J. Smith and Clesson Harris having been witnesses of the execution of the said will of Ely Harris, deceased. The
agreement was signed by Ruth Harris, Daniel Harris, Edgerton Ryerson Harris of Chicago, Merchant, Ely Harris of Chicago, Merchant, Lucy Harris wife of David J. Smith of South Norwich, Almira
Johnston wife of William E. Johnston of Toronto, merchant, and Clesson Harris of the Village of Otterville.
_MEDI Book
ABBR Genealogy - Harris and Ransom Supplement
TITL Ely Harris And Lucretia Ransom Of Connecticut, New York And Ontario. FHL # 929,273 H24s Supp.
AUTH Margaret Harris Stover and Margaret Nagy (compilers)
PUBL Punta Gord, FL: Margaret Harris Stover, â[trademark]- 1995
PAGE p. 18
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_MEDI Compiled
ABBR Genealogy - Harris and Ransom
TITL Ely Harris and Lucretia Ransom of Connecticutt, New York, and Ontario
AUTH Margaret Harris Stover
PUBL Decorah, IA: The Anundsen Publishing Co. Copyright 1990.
PAGE p. 51
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_MEDI Census
ABBR Canada - Census, 1871
TITL Census of Canada, 1871
AUTH Canada. Department of Agriculture
PUBL Ottawa: Public Archives of Canada, 1967
REPO @R25@
PAGE FHL Film 349143, Norwich South Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Dist 13, Sudist B, Div 1, p. 68
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RESI Concession VIII, Lot 26 (125 acres)
DATE 1876
PLAC South Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario
Last Name Harris
First Name Eli
Post Office Springford
Township Norwich South
Atlas Date 1876
Concession and Lot	Lot size
VIII, 26 125
EVEN
TYPE Will Dated
DATE 1 Jan 1890
PLAC Oxford Co., Ontario
EVEN
TYPE Will Probated
DATE 3 Feb 1891
PLAC Oxford Co., Ontario
DATE 31 May 2002
TIME 22:44