William Henry HarrisonAge: 68 years17731841

Name
William Henry Harrison
Given names
William Henry
Surname
Harrison
Birth February 9, 1773 47 43
Death of a fatherBenjamin Harrison
1791 (Age 17 years)

Death of a motherElizabeth Bassett
1792 (Age 18 years)

MarriageAnna Tuthill SymmesView this family
November 22, 1795 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
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Elizabeth Bassett Harrison
September 29, 1796 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Cleves Symmes Harrison
October 28, 1798 (Age 25 years)
Death of a brotherBenjamin Bassett
1799 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Lucy Singleton Harrison
September 5, 1800 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Henry Harrison
September 3, 1802 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#5
John Scott Harrison
October 4, 1804 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Benjamin Harrison
May 5, 1806 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Mary Symmes Harrison
January 28, 1809 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sisterLucy Bassett
1809 (Age 35 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Carter Bassett Harrison
October 26, 1811 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Bassett
1812 (Age 38 years)

Birth of a daughter
#9
Anna Tuthill Harrison
October 28, 1813 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#10
James Findlay Harrison
May 15, 1814 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Cleves ShortElizabeth Bassett HarrisonView this family
June 29, 1814 (Age 41 years)

Death of a sonJames Findlay Harrison
April 6, 1819 (Age 46 years)

Marriage of a childJohn Cleves Symmes HarrisonClarissa PikeView this family
September 29, 1819 (Age 46 years)

Marriage of a childDavid K. EstesLucy Singleton HarrisonView this family
September 30, 1819 (Age 46 years)

Death of a sisterAnne Bassett
1821 (Age 47 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam Henry HarrisonJane Findlay IrwinView this family
February 18, 1824 (Age 51 years)

Marriage of a childJohn Scott HarrisonLucretia Knapp JohnsonView this family
1824 (Age 50 years)

Death of a daughterLucy Singleton Harrison
April 7, 1826 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Henry Fitzhugh ThorntonMary Symmes HarrisonView this family
March 5, 1829 (Age 56 years)

Death of a sonJohn Cleves Symmes Harrison
October 30, 1830 (Age 57 years)

Marriage of a childJohn Scott HarrisonElizabeth Ramsey IrwinView this family
August 12, 1831 (Age 58 years)

Marriage of a childCarter Bassett HarrisonMary Anne SutherlandView this family
June 16, 1836 (Age 63 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam Henry Harrison TaylorAnna Tuthill HarrisonView this family
June 16, 1836 (Age 63 years)

Death of a sonWilliam Henry Harrison
February 6, 1838 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sonCarter Bassett Harrison
August 12, 1839 (Age 66 years)

Death of a sonBenjamin Harrison
June 9, 1840 (Age 67 years)

Occupation
US President No. 9
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Death April 4, 1841 (Age 68 years)
Burial
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Marriage: November 22, 1795North Bend, Ohio
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  1. Generation 1
    1. William Henry Harrison, uS President No. 9, son of Benjamin Harrison and Elizabeth Bassett, was born on February 9, 1773 in Berkeley, Charles City Co., Virginia and died on April 4, 1841 in White House, Washington D.C. at the age of 68. He married Anna Tuthill Symmes on November 22, 1795 in North Bend, Ohio. She was born on July 25, 1775 in Flatbrook, Sussex Co., New Jersey and died on February 25, 1864 in North Bend, Ohio at the age of 88.

      Children of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes:

      1. Elizabeth Bassett Harrison (17961846)
      2. John Cleves Symmes Harrison (17981830)
      3. Lucy Singleton Harrison (18001826)
      4. William Henry Harrison (18021838)
      5. John Scott Harrison (18041878)
      6. Benjamin Harrison (18061840)
      7. Mary Symmes Harrison (18091842)
      8. Carter Bassett Harrison (18111839)
      9. Anna Tuthill Harrison (18131865)
      10. James Findlay Harrison (18141819)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. Elizabeth Bassett Harrison, daughter of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes, was born on September 29, 1796 in Fort Washington, (Now Cincinnati), Ohio and died on September 27, 1846 at the age of 49. She married John Cleves Short on June 29, 1814. He was born in 1792 and died in 1864 at the age of 72.

    2. John Cleves Symmes Harrison, son of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes, was born on October 28, 1798 in Fort Washington, (Now Cincinnati), Ohio and died on October 30, 1830 at the age of 32. He married Clarissa Pike on September 29, 1819. She was born on February 24, 1803 and died on February 1, 1837 at the age of 33.

    3. Lucy Singleton Harrison, daughter of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes, was born on September 5, 1800 in Richmond, Virginia and died on April 7, 1826 in Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 25. She married David K. Estes on September 30, 1819. He was born in 1786 in Morristown, New Jersey and died on April 1, 1876 in Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 90.

    4. William Henry Harrison, son of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes, was born on September 3, 1802 in Vincennes, Indiana and died on February 6, 1838 in North Bend, Ohio at the age of 35. He married Jane Findlay Irwin on February 18, 1824. She was born in 1804 and died in 1846 at the age of 42.

    5. John Scott Harrison, son of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes, was born on October 4, 1804 in Vincennes, Indiana and died on May 25, 1878 in Point Farm, Nr North Bend, Ohio at the age of 73. He married 2 times. The first time he married Lucretia Knapp Johnson in 1824. She was born on September 16, 1804 in Boone Co., Kentucky and died on February 6, 1830 at the age of 25. The second time he married Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin on August 12, 1831. She was born on July 18, 1810 in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania and died on August 15, 1850 in North Bend, Ohio at the age of 40.

      Children of John Scott Harrison and Lucretia Knapp Johnson:

      1. Elizabeth Short Harrison (18251904)
      2. William Henry Harrison (18271829)
      3. Sarah Lucretia Harrison (1829)

      Children of John Scott Harrison and Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin:

      1. Archibald Irwin Harrison (18321870)
      2. Benjamin Harrison (18331901)
      3. Mary Jane Harrison (18351867)
      4. Anna Symmes Harrison (18371838)
      5. John Irwin Harrison (18391839)
      6. Carter Bassett Harrison (18401905)
      7. Anna Symmes Harrison (18421926)
      8. John Scott Harrison (18441926)
      9. James Findlay Harrison (18471848)
      10. James Irwin Harrison (18491850)
    6. Benjamin Harrison, mD, son of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes, was born on May 5, 1806 in Vincennes, Indiana and died on June 9, 1840 at the age of 34. He married 2 times. The first time he married Louisa Smith Bonner. The second time he married Mary Raney. She died on June 9, 1840.

    7. Mary Symmes Harrison, daughter of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes, was born on January 28, 1809 in Vincennes, Indiana and died on November 16, 1842 at the age of 33. She married John Henry Fitzhugh Thornton on March 5, 1829. He was born on June 8, 1798 and died on December 6, 1871 at the age of 73.

    8. Carter Bassett Harrison, son of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes, was born on October 26, 1811 in Vincennes, Indiana and died on August 12, 1839 at the age of 27. He married Mary Anne Sutherland on June 16, 1836. She was born in 1814 and died in 1893 at the age of 79.

    9. Anna Tuthill Harrison, daughter of William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes, was born on October 28, 1813 in North Bend, Ohio and died on July 5, 1865 at the age of 51. She married William Henry Harrison Taylor on June 16, 1836. He was born in 1813 and died in 1894 at the age of 81.

  3. Generation 3back to top
    1. Elizabeth Short Harrison, daughter of John Scott Harrison and Lucretia Knapp Johnson, was born in 1825 and died in 1904 at the age of 79. She married George Coleman Eaton.

    2. Sarah Lucretia Harrison, daughter of John Scott Harrison and Lucretia Knapp Johnson, was born in 1829. She married Thomas Jefferson Devin.

    3. Archibald Irwin Harrison, son of John Scott Harrison and Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin, was born in 1832 and died in 1870 at the age of 38. He married Elizabeth Lawrence Sheets.

    4. Benjamin Harrison, uS President No. 23, son of John Scott Harrison and Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin, was born on August 20, 1833 in North Bend, Ohio and died on March 13, 1901 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the age of 67. He married 2 times. The first time he married Caroline Lavinia Scott on October 20, 1853 in Oxford, Ohio. She was born on October 1, 1832 in Oxford, Ohio and died on October 25, 1892 in White House, Washington D.C. at the age of 60. The second time he married Mary Scott Dimmick Lord on April 6, 1896 in St Thomas Church, New York City, New York. She was born on April 30, 1858 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania and died on January 5, 1948 in New York at the age of 89.

      Children of Benjamin Harrison and Caroline Lavinia Scott:

      1. Russell Benjamin Harrison (18541936)
      2. Mary Scott Harrison (18581930)
      3. ? (Unnamed Daughter) Harrison (18611861)

      Children of Benjamin Harrison and Mary Scott Dimmick Lord:

      1. Elizabeth Harrison (18971955)
    5. Mary Jane Harrison, daughter of John Scott Harrison and Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin, was born in 1835 and died in 1867 at the age of 32. She married Samuel Vance Morris.

    6. Carter Bassett Harrison, son of John Scott Harrison and Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin, was born in 1840 and died in 1905 at the age of 65. He married Sophia Ridgely Lytle Dashiell.

    7. John Scott Harrison, son of John Scott Harrison and Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin, was born in 1844 and died in 1926 at the age of 82. He married Marie Sophie Elizabeth Lytle.

Shared note

Was elected in 1840 over his predecessor Martin Van Buren by a popular vote of 1,274,624 to 1,127,781 and an electoral vote of 234 to 60. Chose as vice- president John Tyler, who succeeded him after a single month in office. Was the oldest man to be elected president, the first to die in office, and served the shortest time as president.