Descendants

of
Albert Harris

Of Brunswick, ME and Stillwater, MN

Generation One

1. Albert1 Harris; born circa 1810 in ME, Brunswick ?; married Hannah Dennison Greenleaf, daughter of Ebenezer Greenleaf and Hannah Dennison Haskell, 12 Sep 1833 in Williamsburg, Piscataquis, ME; married Elizabeth Jenks Greenleaf, daughter of Ebenezer Greenleaf and Hannah Dennison Haskell, circa 1847 in ME or MN; married Ann C. Braydon 9 Jan 1856 in Stillwater, MN; died 23 Mar 1856 in MN probably, WI possibly; his estate was probated 1856 in Washington Co., MN and St.Croix, Co., WI.
He was a house carpenter in 1830. He was among the first settlers in the area that became Stillwater, MN. The Carli family is said to have come in 1841. On the 10th of October 1843 commenced the settlement of Stillwater by the propriators John McKusick of Maine, Elam Greely of Maine, Elias McKean of Vermont and Calvin F. Leach of Pennsylvania who set about building a sawmill and engaging in lumbering operations. It is likely that Albert came with them or followed shortly thereafter because by 1845 he had a house on Main Street and on 1 January 1846 he is reported to be among eight men living there with their wives.
In 1853, in partnership with J. D. Trumball, he purchased the site of the Village of Maiden Rock, WI. There in 1855 he built the first house and in 1856 constructed a steam saw mill. A number of others related to Albert came at about the same time. According to "Minnesota Biographies" the brother of Albert's wife Eleazer Alley Greenleaf came in 1847.
As shown by the 1860 census for MN, Eleazer and another of his wife's borthers Marshfield Parsons Greenleaf were living in Shakopee, Scott County. In fact, at that time Albert's daughter, Mary had been taken in by Eleazer and his wife Susan who had no children of their own. Eleazer, who had attended the Bangor Theological Seminary later established the first Episcopal church in Stillwater.
There was also a Simon Greenleaf living in Shakopee but it is not clear how he relates to the others.
There is a record of the administration of his estate in both Washington Co., MN and in St. Croix Co., WI. In those records he is said to be in partnership with John McKusik, Jonathan E. McKusick, Elias McKean and Christopher Carli for land in Range 20, Township 30 and with Amos Harris (not identified) and John D. Trunble in other lands.
Requests for the appointment of William Willim as administrator were made by Ann C. Harris, identified as his wife, in St. Croix Co. WI and by Grace J. Harris, not identified, in Washington Co.MN. number of other people related to Albert came at the e. According to See History of St. Croix Valley by Augustus B. Easton, Chicago 1909 and the Greenleaf Genealogy.

Children of Albert1 Harris and Hannah Dennison Greenleaf were as follows:

2. i.John Albert,2 b. 9 May 1836 in Williamsburg, Piscataquis, ME; m. Lucy J. Edwards.
3. ii.Martha Greenleaf, b. circa 1838 in ME; m. Levi Everett Thompson.
iii.Hannah Dennison; b. circa 1840 in ME.

Children of Albert1 Harris and Elizabeth Jenks Greenleaf all b. in MN were as follows:

i.Mary Griswold;2 b. circa 1848.
ii.Frederick William; b. circa 1850; d.
iii.George Edward; b. circa 1852; d.

There were no children of Albert1 Harris and Ann C. Braydon.

Generation Two

2. John Albert2 Harris (Albert1); born 9 May 1836 in Williamsburg, Piscataquis, ME; married Lucy J. Edwards, daughter of Stanley (L. J.) Edwards and Harriet Abbey, 3 May 1859 in Stillwater, Washington Co, MN; died 31 Jan 1865 in Columbus, OH, at age 28; buried after 31 Jan 1865 in Columbus, OH.
He was married by the Pres. Minister Rev. C. J. Caldwell in Stillwater in the residence of Mr. G. W. Battles, the husband of his wife's sister Emily. Witnesses were Levi E. Thompson and William Cove.
Duringthe CivilWar he enrolled in Company C of the 8th Minnesota Infantry Regiment in Stillwater on 12 Aug 1862. The Regiment remained in Minnesota guarding the frontier from the indians until 1864 when it was ordered to Cincinnati. He was in Murfreesboro, Tennessee with his unit and in good health on 18 November 1864. He was taken ill and died in the hospital at Columbus, OH on 30 January 1865.
His obituary in the Stillwater Messenger notes that at the time of his enlistment he was living at Baytown, MN and that he left a wife and three children in reduced circumstances. The paper reported that they were with relatives in the State of Illinois.

Subsequently, his wife Lucy J. Edwards married Edward A. O'Brien a member of the 6th Minn. Inf. Regt. who had risen from Sergeant to Captain during the War.

Children of John Albert2 Harris and Lucy J. Edwards were as follows:

4. i.Cora,3 b. circa 1860 in MN; m. Charles Stanchfield.
5. ii.Nellie M, b. 7 Sep 1861 in Stillwater, Washington Co, MN; m. Henry Mc Gregor.
6. iii.Grace Idell, b. circa 1863 in MN; m. Frank Wheeler.

3. Martha Greenleaf2 Harris (Albert1); born circa 1838 in ME; married Levi Everett Thompson circa 1856 in MN ?; died circa 1909 in Stillwater, MN ?.

Children of Martha Greenleaf2 Harris and Levi Everett Thompson both b. in MN Washington Co, Stillwater, were as follows:

i.Harold E;3 b. circa 1857.
7. ii.Mary E, b. circa 1859; m. John Michael Conrad

Generation Three

4. Cora3 Harris (John2, Albert1); born circa 1860 in MN; married Charles Stanchfield circa 1880; died 10 May 1881; buried 1881 in Minneapolis, MN.

Children of Cora3 Harris and Charles Stanchfield were:

STANCHFIELD

i.Harry;4 b. circa 1880; d. circa 1898; bur. in Minneapolis, MN.

5. Nellie M.3 Harris (John2, Albert1); born 7 Sep 1861 in Stillwater, Washington Co, MN; married Henry Mc Gregor, son of William M. Mc Gregor and Mary Jane McKenzie, 30 May 1878 in St.Cloud, MN; died 1 Jun 1945 in Helena, MT, at age 83
.

Children of Nellie M.3 Harris and Henry Mc Gregor were as follows:

MC GREGOR

i.Nellie Jane;4 b. 2 Mar 1879; d. 22 Jul 1890 at age 11.
8. ii.Mabel Vivia, b. 30 Jul 1881 in Minneapolis, MN; m. Charles Edgar Secrest.
9. iii.Mildred Alene, b. 20 Oct 1887 in St. Cloud, MN; m. William Hardy Frazier.
10. iv.Grace Dell, b. 25 Jun 1889; m. Frederick W. Hall.

6. Grace Idell3 Harris (John2, Albert1); born circa 1863 in MN; married Frank Wheeler circa 1885; died Sep 1943.

Children of Grace Idell3 Harris and Frank Wheeler were as follows:

WHEELER

11. i.Jerrine,4 b. circa 1886; m. Charles Gilman; m. Henry Faulstick.
ii.Irvin; b. circa 1896; d.
iii.Nell; b. circa 1900; m. Arthur Greaves circa 1920;

7. Mary E.3 Thompson (Martha2 Harris, Albert1); born circa 1859 in MN Washington Co, Stillwater; married John Michael Conrad circa 1881 in MN ?.

Children of Mary E.3 Thompson and John Michael Conrad were:

CONRAD

i.Virginia;4 b. after 1881 in Stillwater, Wash. Co., MN.

Generation Four

8. Mabel Vivia4 Mc Gregor (Nellie3 Harris, John2, Albert1); born 30 Jul 1881 in Minneapolis, MN; married Charles Edgar Secrest circa 1904 in Malta, MT; died 26 Dec 1954 in Malta, MT, at age 73. Children of Mabel Vivia4 Mc Gregor and Charles Edgar Secrest both b. in Malta, MT, were as follows: 12. i.Henry,5 b. 4 Feb 1906; m. Alice Dodds. ii.Nell E; b. 2 Dec 1913; m. Erwin O. Wieland Jul 1959; d. 29 Sep 2003 in Springfield, Fairfax Co, VA, at age 89. She resided in 1999 in PV 101,Greensprings Village, Springfield, Fairfax Co, VA. 9. Mildred Alene4 Mc Gregor (Nellie3 Harris, John2, Albert1); born 20 Oct 1887 in St. Cloud, MN; married William Hardy Frazier, son of Austin H. Frazier and Emma C. Adkins, 11 Aug 1915 in Malta, MT; died 7 Dec 1963 in Wilmette, Cook Co., IL, at age 76; buried 13 Dec 1963 in Cedar Hills Cemetery, Washington, DC. She was always known as Alene. She graduated from the Montana State University at Missoula with a degree in English and Mathematics. Until her marriage she was a teacher in the Malta, MN high school and the superintendant of schools for Phillips County, MT. After the family moved to Washington DC in the early 1930's she began teaching English in McKinley High School where she remained until her retirement in 1952. She was a teacher.

Child of Mildred Alene4 Mc Gregor and William Hardy Frazier is:

5 b. Mary Anne b.28 Oct 1918 in Great Falls, Montana; m. Allison Franklin Childs; div. Allison Franklin Childs
.
10. Grace Dell4 Mc Gregor (Nellie3 Harris, John2, Albert1); born 25 Jun 1889; married Frederick W. Hall circa 1912 in MT; died Jul 1976 in East Helena, Lewis and Clark Co, MT, at age 87
.

Children of Grace Dell4 Mc Gregor and Frederick W. Hall were as follows:

i.Elizabeth;5 b. circa 1913; d. circa 1914.
14. ii.Katherine, b. 28 Nov 1914; m. Orvil Smith; m. Donald Burns.
iii.Margaret Jane; b. 25 Sep 1925; m. Edgar T. Konsberg circa 1948 in NY, NY.

11. Jerrine4 Wheeler (Grace3 Harris, John2, Albert1); born circa 1886; married Charles Gilman circa 1906; married Henry Faulstick after 1915; died 23 Nov 1958. Children of Jerrine4 Wheeler and Charles Gilman were: i.Barbara;5 d. circa 1953. There were no children of Jerrine4 Wheeler and Henry Faulstick.

Generation Five

12. Henry5 Secrest (Mabel4 Mc Gregor, Nellie3 Harris, John2, Albert1); born 4 Feb 1906 in Malta, MT; married Alice Dodds circa 1931.

Children of Henry5 Secrest and Alice Dodds were:

15. i.Charles,6 b. 14 Aug 1941; m. Rosemary Wright.

13. Mary Anne5 Frazier (Mildred4 Mc Gregor, Nellie3 Harris, John2, Albert1); born 28 Oct 1918 in Great Falls, Montana; married Allison Franklin Childs, son of Austin Franklin Childs and Helen Louise Rynex, 5 Dec 1942 in Washington, DC; she and Allison Franklin Childs were divorced 9 Jan 1976 in Chicago, Cook Co, IL.

She graduated from McKinley High School in Washington, DC in 1936. She then entered Goucher College in Baltimore, MD. She graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French. She worked for a short time for the Washington, D. C. public library system and then through 1942 for the War Department, Army Map Service. In the 1950's she took courses needed for a teaching certificate and began teaching in the Pawnee, IL High School. She taught French at the grade school level in a number of Chicago suburban schools and then English as a second language at the High School and Junior College level. She resided in 2001 in The Wealshire, 150 Jamestown Lane, Lincolnshire, IL.
Children of Mary Anne5 Frazier and Allison Franklin Childs are as follows:

16. i.Alene Louise,6 b. 19 Nov 1943 in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC; m. Matthew A. Crenson.
17. ii.Bryan F, b. 25 Dec 1944 in Brownwood, TX; m. Lynette Girard.
iii.Mary Allison; b. 25 Dec 1944 in Brownwood, TX; m. Bernard Michael Szkolny Jr., son of Bernard M. Szkolny Sr. and Ruth Paluh, 23 Dec 1993 in Lake Villa, Lake Co., IL. She was a secretary in 1997. She resided in 1999 in 262 Southwick Ct, Vernon Hills, Lake Co., IL 60061.
18. iv.David F, b. 3 Sep 1946 in Mineola, Nassau Co., NY; m. Nancy Emma Esbenshade.

14. Katherine5 Hall (Grace4 Mc Gregor, Nellie3 Harris, John2, Albert1); born 28 Nov 1914; married Orvil Smith circa 1941; married Donald Burns circa 1947; died Mar 2002 at age 87.
Children of Katherine5 Hall and Orvil Smith were: i.James Frederick Hall Smith;6 b. 25 Nov 1944.
As of 1999, the address of James Frederick Hall Smith Burns was 10717 Braewood Circle, Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN 55437.
Children of Katherine5 Hall and Donald Burns were:
i.Virginia;6 b. 7 Jul 1949.

Generation Six

15. Charles6 Secrest (Henry5, Mabel4 Mc Gregor, Nellie3 Harris, John2, Albert1); born 14 Aug 1941; married Rosemary Wright Dec 1962. He was a lawyer in 1999 in Olympia, WA. He resided in 1999 in 2141 Beverly Beach Dr.NW, Olympia, WA. Children of Charles6 Secrest and Rosemary Wright were as follows: i.Cheryl Alice;7 b. 10 May 1963. ii.Mark; b. circa 1964. He was Broker.

16. Alene Louise6 Childs (Mary5 Frazier, Mildred4 Mc Gregor, Nellie3 Harris, John2, Albert1); born 19 Nov 1943 in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC; married Matthew A. Crenson, son of Gus Arthur Crenson and Charlotte Eugenie Pasche, 30 Dec 1964 in St. Marks Episcopal Church, Evanston, Cook Co., IL. She was a librarian in Baltimore Co., MD. She resided in 1999 in 718 Morningside, Towson, Baltimore Co, MD 21204. Children of Alene Louise6 Childs and Matthew A. Crenson are as follows: i.Matthew McGregor;7 b. 8 Jan 1968 in Boston, Suffolk Co, MA; m. Sharon Lynch 30 Mar 1999 in City Hall, New York, New York Co, NY. He resided in 1999 in 250 W.103 St. Apt 10E, New York, New York Co, NY 10025. He was a science writer for AP in 2001 in New York, New York Co, NY. ii.Ethan J; b. 24 Sep 1970 in Towson, Baltimore Co, MD; m. Amanda Louise Alic, daughter of Jim Alic and Mrs. Anita Alic, 5 May 2001 in New York, Queens Co, NY. He was an artist and a graphic designer in 1998 in Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY. He resided in 1999 in 50 South 4th St. #505, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY 11211.

17. Bryan F.6 Childs (Mary5 Frazier, Mildred4 Mc Gregor, Nellie3 Harris, John2, Albert1); born 25 Dec 1944 in Brownwood, TX; married Lynette Girard, daughter of Roy Bernard Girard and Irene M. Laney, 9 Nov 1968 in Bloomfield Hills, MI. He graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, IL in 1968 with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and joined the General Dynamics Corporation in Rochester, NY. When that office was closed in 1970 and moved to San Diego, CA he went with the Ford Motor Company as a climate control engineer in Dearborn, MI in 1948. He was graduated in 1968 in Bradley U., Peoria, IL. He was an engineer for Ford Motor Company in 1997 in Dearborn, MI. He resided in 1999 in 1165 Fairfax, Birmingham, MI 48009. Children of Bryan F.6 Childs and Lynette Girard are as follows: i.Douglas Girard;7 b. 16 Jun 1972 in Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Oakland Co, MI; m. Jennifer O'Hara, daughter of Robert O'Hara, 22 Aug 1998 in Holy Name Catholic Church, Birmingham, MI. He attended grade and high schools in Birmingham, MI and entered the University of Michigan in 1990. Graduated with degrees in economics and accounting in December of 1994. He was then employed by the B.D.O.Seidman Company of Detroit, MI and in 1999 by GM Acceptance Corp. He resided in 1999 in 1370 South Blvd W, Rochester Hills, MI 48309. ii.Kevin Frazier; b. 21 Jun 1977 in Birmingham, MI.

18. David F.6 Childs (Mary5 Frazier, Mildred4 Mc Gregor, Nellie3 Harris, John2, Albert1); born 3 Sep 1946 in Mineola, Nassau Co., NY; married Nancy Emma Esbenshade, daughter of Henry Luke Esbenshade and Edith E. Wanner, 13 Jul 1974 in Leola, Lancaster Co, PA. He enlisted in the army in 1968 upon graduation from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. He was assigned to the White House Communications Agency where he remained for the duration of his enlistment. He then worked for the State Department in Washington, DC, and was Communications Officer for the York County, PA police and for Snohomish County, WA. Upon receiving his MBA degree in 1981 he went with the Pacar Corp. and served in Seattle, WA, Lancaster, PA, Arlington Heights, IL, Newark, CA, and Denton, TX. Moved to the Sterling Company in 1998. He was a manager of dealer opertions for the Sterling Truck Company, a subsidiary of Freightliner Corp in 1999 in Willoughby, OH. He resided in 1999 in 7003 Hunting Lane, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022.

Children of David F.6 Childs and Nancy Emma Esbenshade are as follows:

i.Andrew McGregor;7 b. 13 Nov 1977 in WA.
ii.Ryan Scott; b. 9 Mar 1980 in Redmond, WA.

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