Moses Jefferson Harris

1798 - 1890  (91 years)

• Name	Moses Jefferson Harris  [1, 2]
  Birth	20 Jul 1798	Fitch, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1840	, Lee, Iowa, USA   [4]
  Residence	1850	, , Utah, USA   [5]
  Residence	1860	Washington, Washington, Utah, USA   [6]
  Residence	1870	Harrisburg, Washington, Utah, USA   [7]
  	Post Office: Harrisburg
  Residence	1880	Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA   [8]
  Death	15 Mar 1890	Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA   [2, 3, 9]
  Burial	Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA   [2, 9]
  Person ID	I20263	Master
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Silas Harris,   b. 8 Nov 1768, , Cumberland, New Jersey, USA d. 14 Mar 1846, Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, USA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Annaritta Wright,   b. 12 Jul 1771, , Salem, New Jersey, USA d. 28 Jan 1847, Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1790	Salem, Salem, New Jersey, USA
  Family ID	F7019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Smith,   b. 18 Apr 1805, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. 3 Jan 1891, Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1824	Bono, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [10, 11]
  Children	1. Silas Harris,   b. 14 Oct 1824, Bono, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 12 Mar 1897, Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA (Age 72 years)   2. Kesiah Harris,   b. 19 Feb 1826, Bono, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. Oct 1827 (Age 1 year)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   3. John Smith Harris,   b. 7 Dec 1828, Bono, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 24 Feb 1894, Colonia Diaz, Chihuahua, Mexico (Age 65 years) + 4. Ann Aretta Harris,   b. 15 Feb 1831, Liberty, Clark, Indiana, USA d. 22 Feb 1908, Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA (Age 77 years)   5. Thomas Jefferson Harris,   b. 30 May 1835, Liberty, Clark, Indiana, USA  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   6. William Jones Harris,   b. 5 Jan 1837, Crooked River, Ray, Missouri, USA d. 26 Dec 1904, High Rolls, Otero, New Mexico, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   7. Lydia Harris,   b. 1838  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   8. Samuel Harris,   b. 30 May 1839, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA d. Jul 1843 (Age 4 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   9. Mary Ann Harris,   b. 15 Nov 1841, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA d. Sep 1842, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   10. Cynthia Ann Harris,   b. 25 Sep 1843, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Photos		Moses and Fanny Harris
  		Moses and Fanny Harris -Colorized-Enhanced
  Family ID	F5124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jul 1798 - Fitch, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 19 Jan 1824 - Bono, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Residence - 1840 - , Lee, Iowa, USA Residence - 1850 - , , Utah, USA Residence - 1860 - Washington, Washington, Utah, USA Residence - Post Office: Harrisburg - 1870 - Harrisburg, Washington, Utah, USA Residence - 1880 - Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA Death - 15 Mar 1890 - Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA Burial - - Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Conversion Story Moses Harris tells the story of when he first became engaged to his sweetheart, Fanny Smith. Her father, Thomas Dodd Smith, took Moses aside when they were cutting wood one day. He quietly spoke with his future son-in-law, explaining that he took Moses to be a sober and righteous man. He told him that the true church was not on the face of the earth at that time, but that it would come in Moses' life time. He entreated Moses not to forget his wife's parents when that time came. So important was this message to Thomas Dodd Smith, he repeated it to Moses one more time, six months after his marriage to Fanny.Moses and Fanny married in June of 1824. February 27, 1833, Moses and Fanny were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints. He did not forget his promise to his wife's father. He made certain, as soon as he was able, to perform the ordinances of baptism and confirmation for his now deceased in-laws, thereby fulfilling the promises he'd made in 1824 and 1825. Moses Harris, son of Silas and Annarette Wright Harris, was born in Flitch, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, July 20, 1798. On the 1st of January, 1824, he was united in marriage to Fanny Smith. Moses and his wife were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Missouri . In time seven children were born to this couple, but during their migrations with their co-religionists a son and two daughters passed away. They were in Council Bluffs when the call came for the Mormon Battalion and their eldest son Silas joined. After the Battalion disbanded in California , Silas returned to his family in the states and helped them make the necessary preparation for the trek across the plains. An incident of note was the marriage of Silas to Sariah Aldridge solemnized at Independence Rock the 2nd of September, 1849. The first home of the Harris family was in Bountiful, Utah, and there they remained until the spring of 1851, when they went to San Bernardino, California. Mr. Harris bought forty acres of farm land, paying at the rate of $10.00 per month for it. Not having it fully paid for when the settlement broke up, he had no title and so lost the land and all the improvements. In the fall of 1857, they came back to Utah, and settled in Washington, Washington county in February of that year. Harrisburg was named in honor of Moses Harris by Brigham Young. For four years they continued to live there then accompanied their sons, John S., his wife Sarah Eiler, and Silas to Berryville, now Glendale in 1864. Because of Indian trouble they returned to Harrisburg in 1867 , where they remained three years helping to build the town of Leeds. In November, 1879, the Harris families returned to Glendale where they lived until the death of Moses Harris.

  
  

• Sources

  [S240] Ancestry.com, U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of L), Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Issue Date: 1 Oct 1852 Place: Pike, Indiana, USA Land Office: Vincennes Meridian: 2nd PM Township: 2-S Range: 6-W Section: 18 Accession Number: IN2550__.319 Document Number: 36445 Original URL: https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=IN2550__.319&docClass=STA&sid=j43kyx2c.fjm [S340] Findagrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 16 July 2011.), Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Birth Date: 20 Jul 1798 Birth Place: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America Death Date: 15 Mar 1890 Death Place: Glendale, Kane County, Utah, United States of America Cemetery: Harris Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Glendale, Kane County, Utah, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Father: Silas Harris Mother: Annaritta Harris Spouse: Frances Harris Children: Lydia White Silas Harris William Jones Harris Annaretta Brimhall URL: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=88835316&ssrc=pt&tid=112684458&pid=360101296635&usePUB=true [S922] Ancestry.com, Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Ancestry.com. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Gender: Male Relationship to Primary Person: Self (Head) Father: Silas Harris Mother: Annaretta Wright Birth Date: 20 Jul 1798 Birth Place: Fitch, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Death Date: 15 Mar 1890 Death Place: Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA Burial Date: 17 Mar 1890 Burial Place: Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA Residences: Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, USA Utah County, Utah, USA; 1850 Harrisburg, Washington, Utah, USA; 1870 Bono, Lawrence, Indiana, USA; 1824-1828 Liberty, Union, Indiana, USA; 1831-1835 Crooked River, Caldwell, Missouri, USA; 1837 Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA; 1839-1843 LDS Church Ordinance Data: Baptism Date: February 23, 1833 LDS Temple Ordinance Data: Endowment Date: March 8, 1851 Temple: Endowment House in Salt Lake City, UT Sealed to Spouse Date: March 8, 1851 Temple: Endowment House in Salt Lake City, UT Sealed to Parents Date: May 10, 1946 Temple: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA Vocations: Farmer Comments: In 1850, Moses had a household of 4 and a real wealth of $180.2. In 1870, he had a household of 2, a real wealth of $200, and a personal wealth of $200. Comments: #21. Moses was a moutaineer for 20-25 years. Household Members: Name Relation Moses Harris Self (Head) Fanny Smith Spouse Silas Harris Child Kesiah Harris Child John Smith Harris Child Ann Aretta Harris Child Lydia Harris Child Thomas Jefferson Harris Child William Jones Harris Child Samuel Harris Child Mary Ann Harris Child Cynthia Ann Harris Child http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5333&h=39943&tid=112540345&pid=150104426264&hid=76050372034&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RyB513&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true [S245] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.), Year: 1840; Census Place: Township 66, Lee, Iowa Territory; Roll: 102; Page: 202; Family History Library Film: 0007790 (Reliability: 3). Name: M Ham [Moses Harris] Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Township 66, Lee, Iowa Territory Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 6 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 8 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8057&h=2075001&ssrc=pt&tid=108944481&pid=250102853449&usePUB=true [S227] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Image: 288 (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Age: 52 Birth Year: abt 1798 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 7 Household Members: Name Age Lewis Harvey 29 Lucinda Harvey 26 Maria Harvey 1 Moses Harris 52 Fanny Harris 46 Lidia Harris 18 William J Harris 14 Moses Harris 52 Fanny Harris 46 Lidia Harris 18 William J Harris 14 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8054&h=1101860&ssrc=pt&tid=112684458&pid=360101296635&usePUB=true [S31] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Washington, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 1032; Family History Library Film: 805314 (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Age: 58 Birth Year: abt 1802 Gender: Male Birth Place: Kentucky Home in 1860: Washington, Washington, Utah Territory Post Office: Washington Family Number: 1097 Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Moses Harris 58 Fanny Harris 52 Silas Harris 35 Sarah R Harris 26 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7667&h=34795934&ssrc=pt&tid=112684458&pid=360101296635&usePUB=true [S231] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. ), Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrisburg, Washington, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1613; Page: 372B; Image: 394671; Family History Library Film: 553112 (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Age in 1870: 71 Birth Year: abt 1799 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Harrisburg, Washington, Utah Territory Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Harrisburg Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Moses Harris 71 Fannie Harris 65 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7163&h=7919928&ssrc=pt&tid=112684458&pid=360101296635&usePUB=true [S230] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.), Year: 1880; Census Place: Glendale, Kane, Utah; Roll: 1336; Family History Film: 1255336; Page: 453B; Enumeration District: 029 (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Age: 81 Birth Year: abt 1799 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1880: Glendale, Kane, Utah Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Fanny S. Harris Father's Birthplace: New Jersey Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey Household Members: Name Age Moses Harris 81 Fanny S. Harris 75 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6742&h=20226089&ssrc=pt&tid=112684458&pid=360101296635&usePUB=true [S751] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Birth Date: 20 Jul 1798 Birth Place: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America Death Date: 15 Mar 1890 Death Place: Glendale, Kane County, Utah, United States of America Cemetery: Harris Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Glendale, Kane County, Utah, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Father: Silas Harris Mother: Annaritta Harris Spouse: Frances Harris Children: Lydia White Silas Harris William Jones Harris Annaretta Brimhall URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-... http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=88835316&tid=112540345&pid=150104426264&hid=76050372033&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RyB514&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true [S805] Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Book: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT; Page: 1317624 item 3 & 1317625 (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Spouse Name: Fanny Smith Marriage Date: 19 Jan 1824 Marriage County: Lawrence http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5059&h=1244264&tid=112540345&pid=150104420968&hid=76050295386&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RyB508&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true [S925] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Ancestry.com. Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Spouse: Fanny Smith Date: 19 Jan 1824 County: Lawrence State: Indiana Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 1317624 item 3 & 1317625 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7852&h=75557&tid=112540345&pid=150104420968&hid=76050295397&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RyB510&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true