Maria Anna Eleanora HARNISH^[1]

1811 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Maria Anna Eleanora HARNISH
  Birth	12 Sep 1811	Lunenburg County, NS   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I46773	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2010

  
  

  Father	Johann Caspar HARNISH,   b. 12 Apr 1768, Lunenburg County, NS d. Abt 1819, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Sophia Catherine MYRA,   b. 10 May 1778, Lunenburg County, NS d. 1857, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F6785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John George COLP,   b. 16 Jun 1809, Lunenburg County, NS d. 3 Apr 1873, Dartmouth, Halifax, NS (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1833	Lunenburg County, NS   [3]
  Children	1. Sophia Mary COLP,   b. 21 Jul 1834, Black Point, Halifax, NS d. 15 Apr 1837, Black Point, Halifax, NS (Age 2 years)   2. John Caspar COLP,   b. 21 Sep 1835, Black Point, Halifax, NS d. 31 Jan 1929, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 93 years)   3. George Benjamin COLP,   b. 1836, Black Point, Halifax, NS d. Between 1900 and 1910, US (Age 64 years)   4. Ellen COLP,   b. 29 Dec 1839, Black Point, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Henry COLP,   b. 26 Jan 1840, Black Point, Halifax, NS d. 7 Feb 1915, Port Mouton, Queens, NS (Age 75 years)   6. Edmund COLP,   b. 28 Jul 1841, Black Point, Halifax, NS d. 12 Mar 1920, Black Point, Halifax, NS (Age 78 years)   7. Mary Eleanor COLP,   b. 1 Jul 1843, Black Point, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   8. Peter Joseph COLP,   b. 11 Jun 1845, Black Point, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   9. Sophia Rachel COLP,   b. 16 Sep 1847, Black Point, Halifax, NS d. 2 Jan 1921, Richmond, Cheshire, NH (Age 73 years)   10. Simon Edward COLP,   b. 29 Dec 1849, Black Point, Halifax, NS d. 17 Feb 1922, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 72 years)   11. Eliza Louisa COLP,   b. 23 Jun 1851, Black Point, Halifax, NS d. 5 Dec 1857, Black Point, Halifax, NS (Age 6 years)
  Family ID	F30018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  The SJAL Register shows two marriages of a Mary Ann HARNISH at in the mid 1830’s, without identifying the parents, which poses an identity problem. In the first marriage ,a Mary Ann HARNISH marries a John George CULP on 17 Oct 1833, and this appears to be the daughter of Johann Caspar and Sophia (MYRER) HARNISH.  First, one of the witnesses to the marriage is a James DAUPHINEE, who would be her cousin; second, she appears to have had a son named Caspar (her father’s name) in 1835; and third, there doesn’t seem to be any other Mary Ann HARNISH this could be. In the second marriage, a Mary Ann HARNISH marries a John BERRINGER, and again, there seems to be only one Mary Ann HARNISH this could be. However, beCAUSe the wives of both John BERRINGER and George COLP can be identified in the 1871 Census, it does not seem possible that these two Mary Ann HARNISH's are the same person. A possible clue to this puzzle is that, in later life, the Mary HARNISH who marries John COLP uses the name Ellen. Thus the most likely explanation seems to be that the woman who marries John COLP is actually Mary Eleanor, while it is her sister, Mary Ann 1835, who marries John BERRINGER. Since the ages of these two ladies in various documents vary, the fact that the age of Ellen COLP in one census exactly matches that of Mary Eleanor HARNISH is hardly conclusive. Of course, it is also possible that John COLP remarries; but on balance, the evidence--which is entirely circumstantial-- seems to point towards Mary Eleanor. For example, although she is called Mary Ann in earlier record, she is called Ellen or Eleanor in later records; also, she has a daughter named Eleanor; and finally, in the 1881 Census, she is exactly the right age to be Mary Eleanor.

  
  

• Sources

  [S596] Crown Grant to Heirs of Caspar Harnish, Cited by Brenda Maruca. [S9635] The HARNISH Book. [S9315] Parish Register, Zion Lutheran Church--Lunenburg.