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Birth
John Harris was born into a wealthy family. Although his mother was ill, he had a very succesful father named, George Harris. -
Life as a smart child
John always excelled in intelligence compared to his other fellow students in school. As a young boy, John always got A's in his classes but what he was best at was History. John was picked on by other students and was called a nerd and a dork. -
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Immigration to America 1860 to 1914
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Immigrating to America
After having John's dad lose his job, the Harris family decided to go to America to find work and land. -
Journey to the U.S
The Harris Family and John boarded the ship and are heading West to America! They are on the middle class section of the ship along with another British family, the Petersons. -
Arraval at America
The Harris's and Peterson's both arrive at Ellis Island, New York when the first thing they see is the Statue of Liberty. The first night, the two families had to stay at hotel together. -
Finding Land
The Harris family and Peterson family have gone their seperate ways and now John's family has entered a race to find land. In the race, they get the perfect area for land and they have decided to settle there. -
Meets Girl
John meets a girl and they fall in love and get married. -
Passing Away
John Harris passed away at 71 years old in his sleep due to old age.
