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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Harris, Joseph Simpson
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Description area
Dates of existence
1852-1934
History
Joseph Simpson Harris was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, in 1852 to William Henry Harris and Anne Arnison. He farmed in Pictou County and was later appointed High Sheriff, as were his father and grandfather before him. In 1881 he married Emma Ives, with whom he had five children: William Henry, George, Daniel, Margaret, and Christian. Harris died a widower in 1934.