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Harris, Edward Daniel, 1894-1980

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1894 - 1980

Biography

Edward Daniel Harris (1894-1980) was a Utah educator and resident of Delta, Utah.

Edward Daniel Harris was born on September 19, 1894, in Beaver, Utah, to Daniel Duane Harris and Frances Elizabeth Tolton. He married Maria Corina Forster on December 23, 1921, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Edward served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand from 1917 to 1920. He married Cora Forster in 1921, and they settled in Delta, Utah, where Edward became a teacher at Delta Elementary School. Edward later became a school principal, carpenter, and farmer in Delta, Utah. He received a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1946. Edward died on October 27, 1980, in Delta, Utah.

Citation:
Familysearch, January 23, 2025 (Edward Daniel Harris, born on September 19, 1894, in Beaver, Utah; parents Daniel Duane Harris and Frances Elizabeth Tolton; married Maria Corina Forster on December 23, 1921, in Salt Lake City; served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand from 1917 to 1920; married Cora Forster Harris in 1921, and they settled in Delta, Utah, where Edward became a teacher at Delta Elementary School; Became a school principal, carpenter, and farmer in Delta, Utah; Received a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1946. Died on October 27, 1980, in Delta, Utah)

The missionary journals of Edward Daniel Harris : New Zealand 1917-1920 / transcribed and edited by Mark F. Harris, 2005 (Edward Daniel Harris; Mother went by "Cora")

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

The missionary journals of Edward Daniel Harris : New Zealand 1917-1920 / transcribed and edited by Mark F. Harris

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239146001]
Identifier: MSS 9500
Scope and Contents

Transcribed journals titled, "The Missionary Journals of Edward Daniel Harris: New Zealand 1917-1920," transcribed and edited by Mark F. Harris, son of Edward Harris, in 2005. Edward Harris served in the New Zealand mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1917 to 1920. The transcription includes photocopies of photographs, certificates, a map, indexes of people mentioned in the journals, and a life sketch of Edward Daniel Harris.

Dates: 2005; Other: 1917-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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