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p.323
"Joseph Harrison was a man of demestic tastes, devotedly attached to his family, and trained his children to become useful and honorable members of society. He was three times married, as is noted below. His first wife was RHODA daughter of ABEL FREEMAN. She was born in 1751 and died February 21, 1791. They had eight children, as follows: DEMAS, born September 10, 1773, and died in 1849, married JEMIMAH WADE and after her death wedded Mrs. RHODA TUTTLE, daughter of JUSTICE BURNETT. She died in 1868, leaving two children: Charles W. and Malinda, deceased wife of Rev. CHARLES S. COIT, of Irvington. TAMER, the second child, was born August 14, 1775, and became the wife of AARON DODD, by whom she had a daughter, who became the wife of CALEB S. CRANE, of Caldwell, and the mother of four children--Aaron, Henry, Maria and Louisa. RUFUS, the third child, was born August 28, 1778, and married PHEBE WILLIAMS, by whom he has the following named children: Tamer, Gershom, Demas, Marcus, Marinda, Betsy, Mary, Rufus F., Rhoda M. and Phebe J. JARED, the next of the family, died in childhood. SAMUEL, the fifth, was born September 15, 1782, wedded MARY CRANE and their children are Joanna, Mary, Samuel, Rhoda, Elizabeth, Cyrus, Zenas G. and Tamer M. ABIGAIL, the sixth of the faily, was born December 18, 1784, married BETHUEL CRANE, and her children were Rachel, Aaron D., J. Smith, Louisa, Phebe H. and Abbie A. JOANNA, the seventh of the family, died unmarried. JARED F., the eighth, was born October 28, 1796, and married Elizabeth daughter of Rev. JOHN DURYEE, who was born on Long Island, but removed to Little Falls, New Jersey. Their children were Joseph D., born July 3, 1822; John G., born October 19, 1824; Frances A., born February 22, 1826; and Philip H., born August 24, 1831."
p.324
"Demas Harrison, . . . .followed farming at Roseland during his early life and was a recognized leader in public affairs, exerting a marked influence on the public life. In business he was very successful, became the possessor of extensive real-estate interests, including much property in Newark, ad in this city spent his last years."
Note: BIOGRAPHICAL & GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, ESSEX COUNTY,
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