Georgiana was a direct descendant of Elder James Harsha, one of the leaders of the Cahans Exodus
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Descendants of James Harsha

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  JAMES1 HARSHA was born 1710 in Ireland (with Dr. Clark), and died 1765 in Stillwater, NY.  He married ESTHER REID.  She was born in Ireland, and died Aft. 1777.

       

Children of JAMES HARSHA and ESTHER REID are:

                   i.    MARY2 HARSHA, d. 1813; m. (1) STEPHEN ROWAN; m. (2) STEPHEN ROWAN.

2.               ii.    JOHN HARSHA, b. 1747, Cahans, Ballibay, Ireland; d. 1831.

                 iii.    ELIZABETH HARSHA, b. 1749; d. September 19, 1809; m. ANDREW MCCLAUGHTY, 1768, Clonbroney, Longford, Ireland (?); b. 1742; d. 1826.

                 iv.    AGNES HARSHA, b. 1751; d. 1823; m. THOMAS MCCLAUGHRY, March 03, 1774; b. 1747; d. 1827.

3.               v.    HUGH HARSHA, b. July 22, 1753, Ballibay, Ireland; d. 1849.

4.              vi.    MARTHA HARSHA, b. 1755, Ireland; d. 1832.

                vii.    ESTHER HARSHA, b. Bef. 1758; m. HUGH SLOAN.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JOHN2 HARSHA (JAMES1) was born 1747 in Cahans, Ballibay, Ireland, and died 1831.  He married MARY CRAIG.  She was born 1750, and died 1821.

       

Children of JOHN HARSHA and MARY CRAIG are:

                   i.    JAMES3 HARSHA.

                  ii.    ESTHER HARSHA.

                 iii.    JANET HARSHA.

                 iv.    JOHN HARSHA.

 

3.  HUGH2 HARSHA (JAMES1) was born July 22, 1753 in Ballibay, Ireland, and died 1849.  He married MARY MCWHORTER 1779 in Salem, NY, daughter of MATTHEW MCWHORTER and MARYANN (?).  She was born 1760, and died 1798.

       

Child of HUGH HARSHA and MARY MCWHORTER is:

                   i.    THOMAS3 HARSHA, b. January 19, 1795; d. December 07, 1857, Union County, OH; m. LORENA BEERS; b. March 06, 1802, CT; d. March 03, 1861, Union County, OH.

 

4.  MARTHA2 HARSHA (JAMES1) was born 1755 in Ireland, and died 1832.  She married JAMES JR. FLACK, son of JAMES FLACK and WHYTE.  He was born 1761 in Ireland, and died December 24, 1836.

       

Children of MARTHA HARSHA and JAMES FLACK are:

                   i.    RUBY JANE3 FLACK.

                  ii.    RICHARD FLACK.

                 iii.    MARGARET WILSON FLACK.

5.              iv.    JAMES H. FLACK, b. 1791; d. October 23, 1873.

6.               v.    SAMUEL FLACK, b. 1796; d. 1858.

                 vi.    ELIZABETH FLACK, b. 1799; m. JAMES GILLIS.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

5.  JAMES H.3 FLACK (MARTHA2 HARSHA, JAMES1) was born 1791, and died October 23, 1873.  He married (1) KATHERINE CAMPBELL.  She was born 1797, and died 1888.  He married (2) JANE RANDLES 1816.  She was born 1798, and died August 10, 1828.

       

Child of JAMES FLACK and KATHERINE CAMPBELL is:

                   i.    JANE HELLEN4 FLACK, b. 1834; d. January 03, 1855.

       

Child of JAMES FLACK and JANE RANDLES is:

7.               ii.    ALONZO4 FLACK, b. 1823; d. 1885.

 

6.  SAMUEL3 FLACK (MARTHA2 HARSHA, JAMES1) was born 1796, and died 1858.  He married SALLY (SARAH .) QUA.  She was born 1799, and died August 14, 1849 in Hebron.

       

Children of SAMUEL FLACK and SALLY QUA are:

                   i.    SALEM4 FLACK.

                  ii.    MARY JANE FLACK.

8.              iii.    MARGARET M. FLACK, b. 1820; d. November 04, 1906, Hebron, NY.

                 iv.    LUTHER FLACK, b. 1821, or 1832?; d. October 29, 1858.

9.               v.    ELIZABETH FLACK, b. 1828, Hebron, NY; d. December 04, 1909.

10.            vi.    SARAH A. FLACK, b. 1835; d. November 04, 1893.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

7.  ALONZO4 FLACK (JAMES H.3, MARTHA2 HARSHA, JAMES1) was born 1823, and died 1885.  He married MARY E. JOHNSON 1852. 

       

Child of ALONZO FLACK and MARY JOHNSON is:

                   i.    ARTHUR HAROLD5 FLACK, m. ROBERTA ANDREWS, 1882.

 

8.  MARGARET M.4 FLACK (SAMUEL3, MARTHA2 HARSHA, JAMES1) was born 1820, and died November 04, 1906 in Hebron, NY.  She married JOHN MCCARTER.  He was born 1805, and died April 18, 1890 in Hebron, NY.

       

Child of MARGARET FLACK and JOHN MCCARTER is:

                   i.    JOHN R.5 MCCARTER.

 

9.  ELIZABETH4 FLACK (SAMUEL3, MARTHA2 HARSHA, JAMES1) was born 1828 in Hebron, NY, and died December 04, 1909.  She married ALEXANDER POWELL, son of JOHN POWELL and PHOEBE (?).  He was born 1825 in Hartford, NY, and died June 16, 1901 in Hebron, NY.

       

Children of ELIZABETH FLACK and ALEXANDER POWELL are:

11.              i.    GARRETT5 POWELL.

                  ii.    MERRITT POWELL.

12.            iii.    SARAH M. POWELL, b. 1850; d. January 16, 1916.

13.            iv.    MARY ANN POWELL, b. February 16, 1855; d. October 28, 1940.

 

10.  SARAH A.4 FLACK (SAMUEL3, MARTHA2 HARSHA, JAMES1) was born 1835, and died November 04, 1893.  She married GILCHRIST. 

       

Child of SARAH FLACK and GILCHRIST is:

                   i.    SARAH A.5 GILCHRIST, d. November 04, 1893.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

11.  GARRETT5 POWELL (ELIZABETH4 FLACK, SAMUEL3, MARTHA2 HARSHA, JAMES1)  He married ESTHER REYNOLDS 1855. 

       

Child of GARRETT POWELL and ESTHER is:

                   i.    MARY P.6 POWELL, b. 1862; d. August 31, 1889; m. RUSSELL MCEACHRON.

 

12.  SARAH M.5 POWELL (ELIZABETH4 FLACK, SAMUEL3, MARTHA2 HARSHA, JAMES1) was born 1850, and died January 16, 1916.  She married OSCAR CHAPMAN.  He was born 1846, and died September 18, 1935.

       

Child of SARAH POWELL and OSCAR CHAPMAN is:

                   i.    ALEXIS6 CHAPMAN, b. 1871; d. November 16, 1887.

 

13.  MARY ANN5 POWELL (ELIZABETH4 FLACK, SAMUEL3, MARTHA2 HARSHA, JAMES1)1,2 was born February 16, 18553,4, and died October 28, 19405,6.  She married "JOHNNIE" WILLIAM JOHN WILLIAMSON7,8 January 30, 1872, son of JOHN WILLIAMSON and LUCY CHAMBERLAIN.  He was born April 05, 18509,10, and died September 28, 191511,12.

       

Children of MARY POWELL and "JOHNNIE" WILLIAMSON are:

14.              i.    JENNIE E.6 WILLIAMSON, b. July 26, 1874; d. January 22, 1942.

15.             ii.    GEORGIANA POWELL WILLIAMSON, b. July 13, 1878; d. August 23, 1952.

                 iii.    HARRY WEBSTER WILLIAMSON13,14, b. October 24, 188215,16; d. August 02, 1893, 10 yrs., 9mo., 9da.17,18.

                 iv.    ALMON DAVID WILLIAMSON19,20, b. May 18, 189321,22; d. August 11, 189323,24.

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

14.  JENNIE E.6 WILLIAMSON (MARY ANN5 POWELL, ELIZABETH4 FLACK, SAMUEL3, MARTHA2 HARSHA, JAMES1)25,26 was born July 26, 187427,28, and died January 22, 194229,30.  She married FRED J. DURKEE31,32 July 13, 1893 . 

       

Children of JENNIE WILLIAMSON and FRED DURKEE are:

                   i.    WILLARD7 DURKEE, m. MARY.

                  ii.    MERRITT DURKEE, m. JEANNE EASTMAN.

                 iii.    HARRY DURKEE.

                 iv.    DOROTHY DURKEE.

 

15.  GEORGIANA POWELL6 WILLIAMSON (MARY ANN5 POWELL, ELIZABETH4 FLACK, SAMUEL3, MARTHA2 HARSHA, JAMES1)33,34 was born July 13, 187835,36, and died August 23, 195237,38.  She married HARVEY WILLIAMSON39,40 October 26, 1893 , son of JAMES WILLIAMSON and JANE BLACK.  He was born June 09, 186241,42, and died August 23, 192743,44.

       

Children of GEORGIANA WILLIAMSON and HARVEY WILLIAMSON are:

                   i.    J. HOWARD7 WILLIAMSON45,46, b. July 11, 189447,48; d. December 05, 1895, Died of Scarlet Fever49,50.

                  ii.    RUBY ANNE WILLIAMSON51,52, b. April 20, 189653,54; d. July 08, 1917, During childbirth55,56; m. HARRY B. SMITH57,58, October 26, 1915; b. October 26, 189259,60; d. July 30, 195761,62.

                 iii.    ROSCOE H. WILLIAMSON63,64, b. September 15, 189765,66; d. February 14, 1916, Kicked by a horse67,68.

                 iv.    MARION DAISY WILLIAMSON69,70, b. December 17, 190171,72; d. September 01, 196973,74; m. EDWARD R. MCEACHRON75,76, December 14, 1922, b. December 26, 190377,78; d. April 01, 197179,80.

                  v.    HAZEL IRENE WILLIAMSON81,82, b. September 30, 190583,84; d. May 08, 198885,86; m. GEORGE GIBSON87,88, November 23, 1927, Y; b. October 07, 189889,90; d. February 15, 197691,92.

                 vi.    HAROLD J. WILLIAMSON93,94, b. December 01, 190695,96; d. August 29, 1923, Struck by timber while dismantling barn97,98.

                vii.    MARJORY ISABEL WILLIAMSON99,100, b. May 26, 1908101,102; d. May 17, 1974103,104; m. JAMES LAURENCE MCWHORTER105,106, June 15, 1929,  b. October 23, 1904107,108; d. June 21, 1993109,110.

               viii.    WILLIAM JAMES WILLIAMSON (JIMMY)111,112, b. October 06, 1909113,114; d. June 09, 1992115,116; m. RACHAEL J. URBONOWICZ117,118, May 18, 1935,  b. November 03, 1915119,120.

                  ix.    JOHN C WILLIAMSON121,122, b. May 06, 1911123,124; m. CHARLOTTE RANDALL125,126, June 27, 1936, Yb. September 15, 1918127,128; d. May 11, 1995129,130.

                   x.    MARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON (BUSY)131,132, b. September 25, 1912133,134; d. November 28, 2000; m. LESTER I. LUFKIN135,136, November 10, 1934, Y; b. February 20, 1907137,138; d. May 03, 1995139,140.

                  xi.    HARRY OLIVER WILLIAMSON141,142, b. August 02, 1914143,144; d. April 13, 1932, Appendicitis-returning from senior class trip145,146.

                 xii.    FLORENCE WILLIAMSON147,148, b. July 20, 1919149,150; m. MALCOLM STANLEY BARDIN151,152, June 14, 1941,  b. February 15, 1920.