Anne Jenks: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Anne Jenks was born CA 1780, of, Cherckenhill Leigh, , Worchestershire, England; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Name: Anne Harris
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122363

Anne — Thomas Harris. Thomas was born CA 1770, of, Cherckenhill Leigh, , Worchestershire, England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Augustus Abbott Harris was born 1804, Cherkenhill Leigh, , Worchestershire, England; died 4 Mar 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. James Harris was born 1809, Cherckenhill Leigh, , Worchestershire, England; died 8 Sep 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Nov 1868, Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

Augustus Abbott Harris

(1.Anne¹) was born 1804, Cherkenhill Leigh, , Worchestershire, England; died 4 Mar 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Honoured: Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Harris St. named in his honour
Interesting: brewer, honored,
Residence: 9-11 Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73865
Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; brewer
Residence: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; English Church

Notes:

Augustus A. Harris came to Galt with his brother James in 1832 from Cherkenhill, Leigh, Worcestershire, England. They purchased property at the foot of Main St. Hill and erected the Galt Brewery. Harris street where brewery was located was named for them.

Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

Augustus married Betsy Hickman 2 Oct 1838, Leigh with Bransford, , Worcestershire, England. Betsy was born 1809, Chirkenhill, Worchestershire, England; died 31 Aug 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Sep 1868, Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

4. John A. Harris was born 23 Sep 1837, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Jul 1922, Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Jane Matilda Harris was born Aug 1849, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1850; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

James Harris

(1.Anne¹) was born 1809, Cherckenhill Leigh, , Worchestershire, England; died 8 Sep 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Nov 1868, Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Honoured: Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Harris Street named for him and his brother
Interesting: library, public service, honored
Residence: 9-11 Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-119917
Residence: 1832, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Notes:

The men who took the most prominent part in organizing the first library in the village were: Rev. Dr. Bayne, Alexander Burnet, James Cowan, John Gowinlock, William Trotter, H. G. Barlow, James Harris, Andrew Elliott, Francis McElroy, Francis Hogg, Andrew Moscrip and Walter H. Benn. These men have long since passed away, but they all did good work in their day in laying the foundations of a progressive and moral community; to the older generation of Galtonians their names call up a crowd of memories of the days that are no more.

First Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, Berlin 1913, pg 17

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James Harris came to Galt in 1832 from Cherkhenhill, Leigh, Worchester, England in 1832 with his brother Augustus. When he first arrived in Galt, he worked as a clerk in Absalom Shade's story but soon purchased property at the foot of Main Street Hill where he and his brother opened the Galt Brewery. He served as village clerk in 1842 and was a member of the Galt Subscription and Circulating Library in 1836. Harris street is named for him and his brother.

Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

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In Galt, on Tuesday, 8th instant, James Harris, Esq., formerly of Clerkenhill, Worcestershire, England, aged 59 years.

Galt Reporter Sep 11 1868 pg 3

Residence:
Listed as a gentleman

James married Elizabeth Stewart CA 1835. Elizabeth was born 1800, , Scotland; died 14 Jan 1887, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

6. Sarah Jane Harris was born CALC 12 Feb 1841, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 3

John A. Harris

(2.Augustus², 1.Anne¹) was born 23 Sep 1837, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Jul 1922, Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-132687
Birth: 13 Sep 1839, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saddler
Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brewer
Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shipping Clerk
Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Packer
Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Packer, Knitting Factory
Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

John — Mary Ann McCormick. Mary was born 14 Oct 1846, , Ireland; died 9 Mar 1908; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

7. Annetta Matilda Harris was born 1862, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
8. Margaret Harris was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
9. Ida B. Harris was born 11 Jun 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1952; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

John — Mary. Mary was born 1842, , Ireland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Children:

10. Ida Harris was born 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

5.	Jane Matilda Harris (2.Augustus², 1.Anne¹) was born Aug 1849, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1850; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-132596

Sarah Jane Harris

(3.James², 1.Anne¹) was born CALC 12 Feb 1841, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: Sarah Jane Whitney
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-119919
Residence: 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Notes:

In Galt, on Monday morning the 12th instant, Sarah Jane, wife of Mr Edward Whitney, and only daughter of Mr James Harris, at the early age of 22 years and 8 months, leaving three children to lament her untimely and most disastrous loss. The public sympathy dwells deeply with her bereaved Husband, and her suffering parents, whose only child she was.

Galt Reporter Oct 16 1863 pg 3

Sarah married Edward Whitney, Esq. 3 Nov 1858, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA. Edward was born 1822, , Ireland; died 27 Feb 1873, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet]

Children:

11. James Whitney was born 10 Jan 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 4

7.	Annetta Matilda Harris (4.John³, 2.Augustus², 1.Anne¹) was born 1862, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104775 Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

8.	Margaret Harris (4.John³, 2.Augustus², 1.Anne¹) was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143225 Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Ida B. Harris

(4.John³, 2.Augustus², 1.Anne¹) was born 11 Jun 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1952; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63513
Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

10.	Ida Harris (4.John³, 2.Augustus², 1.Anne¹) was born 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-332303 Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

11.	James Whitney (6.Sarah³, 3.James², 1.Anne¹) was born 10 Jan 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-256345 Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England