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Harris, Eunice Stewart, 1860-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1860-

Biographical History

Eunice Stewart Harris (1860-1942) was a polygamist wife and Latter-day Saint woman living in Utah.

Eunice Polly Stewart Harris was born on April 29, 1860 in Payson, Utah. She was the youngest of eleven children and grew up on her sister's ranch. In 1876, she attended Brigham Young Academy and studied under Karl G. Maeser. She met her husband, Dennison Emer Harris, at the Academy in 1878. They married on August 24, 1882 in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Later, Harris's husband married a second woman, to which Harris testified of her belief in that form of marriage.

Harris died on March 10, 1942 in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch.org, Septembr 23, 2013 (full name Eunice Polly Stewart Harris; polygamist wife; Latter-day Saint; born April 29, 1860 in Payson, Utah; youngest of eleven children; grew up on sister's ranch; attended Brigham Young University in 1876; studied under Karl G. Maeser; met her husband, Dennison Emer Harris, at Academy in 1878; married August 24, 1882 in old Endowment House in Salt Lake City; husband married a second woman; Harris testified of her belief in plural marriage)

FindaGrave.com, September 23, 2013 (died March 10, 1942 in Provo, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Janet Jenson collection of Franklin Stewart Harris diaries, 1847-1972

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1106 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include diaries of Frankie Estelle Spilsbury Harris and papers of Eunice S. Harris. Dated 1847-1972.

Dates: 1847-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Janet Jenson collection on Franklin Stewart Harris

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