Henry Harrison (b. about 1807 Ireland), hatter in New York City
We are seeking the father's name or any information about the family of Henry Harrison.
Henry Harrison was from Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland, where he was a schoolteacher.He was probably born about 1807.In 1842 and in 1850 he was in New York City and owned a hat-making business.He took the immigrant Robert Ross McBurney (son of Castleblayney’s physician, Dr. McBirney) under his wing when he arrived in NYC in 1854.The hat business went bust during the American Civil War.
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