John Robert HARNISH

1860 - 1947  (86 years)

• Name	John Robert HARNISH
  Birth	24 Dec 1860	Mersey Point, Queens, NS   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Aug 1947	Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS   [4, 5]
  Burial	Zion United (East--College Street) Cemetery, Liverpool, NS
  Person ID	I46946	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	John James HARNISH,   b. 22 Jan 1834, Mill Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 14 Jan 1919, Black Point, Queens, NS (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Angeline BOUTILIER,   b. 10 May 1842, Boutilier's Point, Halifax, NS d. Apr 1881, Black Point, Queens, NS (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Marriage	13 Dec 1858	St. Margaret's Bay, NS   [6]
  Family ID	F19470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine WEIR,   b. 5 Sep 1859, Charleston, Queens, NS d. 23 Dec 1934, Liverpool, Queens, NS (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1881	Liverpool, Queens, NS   [7, 8]
  Children	1. Maude C. HARNISH,   b. 15 Apr 1884, Liverpool, Queens, NS d. 7 May 1904, Liverpool, Queens, NS (Age 20 years)   2. James Douglas HARNISH,   b. 16 Aug 1889, Liverpool, Queens, NS d. 5 Jan 1985, Liverpool, Queens, NS (Age 95 years)   3. Helen May HARNISH,   b. 11 Sep 1891, Liverpool, Queens, NS d. Yes, date unknown   4. Robert Andrew HARNISH,   b. 28 Feb 1894, Liverpool, Queens, NS d. MA   5. Nellie Ruth HARNISH,   b. 13 Sep 1896, Liverpool, Queens, NS d. Mar 1976, Liverpool, Queens, NS (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F19522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Family oral history has it that he survived a shipwreck in which his parents were killed and was then adopted by the family of John James and Angelina HARNISH. [Source: Susan Ellen Barber] Family oral history has it that he survived a shipwreck in which his parents were killed and was then adopted by the family of John James and Angelina HARNISH. [Source: Susan Ellen Barber]

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] 1881 Census of *NS*, Queens County, Liverpool, dist 1, family 258. [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Queens County, Liverpool, dist 1, family #84. [S1658] Inscription Survey, Zion United East Cemetery--Liv. [S5697] Obituary Notice for John Robert Harnish. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1947, book 1947, page 5576. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Civil Birth Record of Mary Ofemia Harnish. [S9208] Parish Register, Liverpool Methodist Church. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1881, book 1834, page 94, #57.