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Reverend Timothy James Harrison

Reverend Timothy James Harrison

Male 1789 - 1865  (75 years)


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  • Name Timothy James Harrison  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Title Reverend 
    Birth 20 Jul 1789  New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    FSID KFBQ-HMY 
    Burial 1865  Washington, District of Columbia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 11] 
    Death 10 Mar 1865  Washington, District of Columbia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 11] 
    Person ID I288  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father Timothy Harrison,   b. 8 Jul 1752, Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1825, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Clarinda Fosdick,   b. 9 Mar 1748, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1823, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 14 Mar 1776  Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Timothy was 23 years and 8 months - Clarinda was 28 years. 
    Married Abt 1778  of NORTH BRANFORD, NEW HAVEN, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anne Robinson Maddox,   b. 29 Aug 1796, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1880, Prince William, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1813  Washington, District of Columbia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Timothy was 23 years and 11 months - Anne was 16 years and 10 months. 
    Married 4 Jun 1813  Alexandria, District of Columbia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Edward Charles Harrison,   b. 18 Feb 1825, Accomack, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1862, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Thomas Williamson Harrison,   b. 22 Feb 1832, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1887, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Augusta Dulaney Harrison,   b. 2 Jul 1829, Fairfax, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1905, Takoma Park, Montgomery, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Richard Calhoun Harrison,   b. 26 Dec 1826, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1909, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. James Francis Harrison,   b. 20 Mar 1822, Fairfax, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1894, Haymarket, Prince William, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. William Dorsey Harrison,   b. 24 Jun 1820, Amherst, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1880, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. Massilon Harrison,   b. 28 May 1818   d. 4 Feb 1854, Fort Hamilton, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Eliza Ann Harrison,   b. 27 Apr 1814, Arlington, District of Columbia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1899, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Edmonia Harrison,   b. 16 Jan 1816, Haymarket, Prince William, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1818 (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Amanda Harrison,   b. 1827, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. John Calhoun Harrison,   b. 31 Jul 1835, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1871, Unison, Loudoun, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Timothy graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, in 1811. In June of 1813, he married Ann Robinson Maddox in Alexandria, District of Columbia. In 1829, his nomination to serve as a Naval Chaplain (Presbyterian) was approved by Congress. He served as a U.S. Naval Chaplain until 1862, when he retired from active duty. During the Civil War, Timothy Harrison lived in the District of Columbia with his daughter and son-in- law, Augusta and McPherson Barnitz. The Rev. Timothy J. Harrison died on 10 March 1865. His wife, Ann Harrison, remained on their 359-acre dairy farm in Gainesville, Virginia. The farm and family home, were severely affected by the two battles at Manassas -- the farm being immediately adjacent to the battlefield.

      By the law of 21 December 1861, any officer of the Navy was eligible for retirement "whose name had been borne on the Naval Register forty-five years" or who had attained the age of sixty-two.* This provision made it possible for a number of the older officers to turn over the responsibilities of their office to younger men during the critical days of the war. In the 1862 Navy Register, the following seven chaplains were listed as having been retired under this law: Charles Stewart, T. J. Harrison, George Jones, Moses Chase, J. W. Newton, John Watson, and Henry Wood. Actually, at least half of the chaplains listed as retired continued on duty during the war.

      Timothy graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, in 1811. In June of 1813, he married Ann Robinson Maddox in Alexandria, District of Columbia. In 1829, his nomination to serve as a Naval Chaplain (Presbyterian) was approved by Congress . He served as a U.S. Naval Chaplain until 1862, when he retired from active duty. During the Civil War, Timothy Harrison lived in the District of Columbia with his daughter and son-in- law, Augusta and McPherson Barnitz. The Rev. Timothy J. Harri son died on 10 March 1865. His wife, Ann Harrison, remained on their 359-acre dairy farm in Gainesville, Virginia. The farm and family home, were severely affected by the two battles at Manassas -- the farm being immediately adjacent to the battle field.

      By the law of 21 December 1861, any officer of the Navy was eligible for retirement "whose name had been borne on the Naval Register forty-five years" or who had attained the age of sixty-two.* This provision made it possible for a number of the o lder officers to turn over the responsibilities of their office to younger men during the critical days of the war. In the 1862 Navy Register, the following seven chaplains were listed as having been retired under this law: Charles Stewart, T. J . Harrison, George Jones, Moses Chase, J. W. Newton, John Watson, and Henry Wood. Actually, at least half of the chaplains listed as retired continued on duty during the war.

  • Sources 
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    3. [S22] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Thomas James Harrison

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