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    1. [HARRIS] Found portraits: Seeking living descendants of George Harris 1836-1903 MA
    2. I have run across two large, gorgeous charcoal drawings of George Harris and his wife Eliza Mary Scanlon Harris which a living relative in Orlando FL has put in a consignment shop to sell.  While that is their right, I hate to see these beautiful portraits out of their family. These approx 2x3 foot charcoal drawings were by artist William Lyndon and appear to have been drawn about 1890.  They are absolutely beautiful. I am not a Harris descendant, only a concerned family historian trying to find someone of this family who would want these portraits before they are lost to non-family persons.  I would only ask for reimbursement of my costs.  In ornate gold frames, the asking price is $300 for each portrait.  I will be open to negotiating a price without the frames which would be considerably less. Here is the pertinent information I have found on this family. George Harris b. July 1836 Rochester NY, died May 1903. Was a prosperous fish market owner in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA Wife was Eliza Mary Scanlon b. April 1836 in Ireland, died July 13, 1918, owned a dray and fancy goods store in Cambridge, Middlesex Co. MA I find George Harris in the 1870 Suffolk Co. MA census, S Ward 2 Boston p 466 Harris, George 33 Laborer b. NY Harris, Eliza 33 b. Ireland Harris, Helena 7 b. MA Jackson, R. George 26, editor, b. Scotland Jackson, Ellen 19, b. MA Bronsdon, J. Eliza 15 b. MA 1880 Ward 2, Cambridge, Middlesex Co. MA p 303B, ED431 Harris, George age 45, fish market, b. NY, father b. England, mother b. England Eliza age 45 b. Ireland, both parents b. Ireland Harris, Helena J., dau age 17, MA/NY/Ireland Harris, William J. son age 9, MA/NY/Ireland Harris, Albert, son age 5, MA/NY/Ireland Bronsdon, Eliza, niece, age 25, MA/MA/Ireland 1900 Cambridge Middlesex Co. MA Ed671 p 278 Ward 1, Cushing St. Harris George b. July 1836 age 63 married 40 years, NY/England/England Harris Eliza wife, b. April 1836, age 64 married 40 years, mother of 11, 3 living, b. IRE/IRE/IRE Harris Albert son b. Aug 1875, age 24, single MA/NY/Ireland Bronsdon, Eliza J. Boarder, Nov. 1856, age 43, single MA/MA/Ireland Jackson, Alice M. Grandniece, b. Sept 1883, age 16,single, MA/Scotland/MA This appears to be the enumeration of George's son William: 1910 Cambridge, Middlesex Co. MA ED788 p159 Ward 11, Pct 2 Harris, William J. age 38 married 12 years, MA/NY/MA Musician Orchestra May F. wfie, age 31 married 12 years, MA/VT/MA Fannie E. dau age 11, MA/MA/MA Marion E. dau age 9 MA/MA/MA Frederic W. son age 2 MA/MA/MA Corrow, Mary E. servant, age 20, MA/Canada/MA 1910 Cambridge Middlesex Co. MA ED 781 p 213 Ward 9, pct 3, 49 Cushing St. Harris, Eliza age 74, widow, occupation listed as "own income", Ire/Ire/Ire, mother of 6, 3 living Are there any living descendants of these people out there?  Please email me directly as I only subscribed to the Harris-Hunters list to make this posting. My email address is MegLinGun@aol.com. Lorien Gunsallus Orlando, FL

    02/04/2003 03:00:18