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- James is the son of Bridgett Kelly 1769, Ireland & Moses Harris 1765, Ireland.
- 1848 Sep 6 - Knox's Church, Toronto, This fine edifice was pend for public worship on Sabbath last, the rd instant. The Rev. James Harris conducted the devotional exercise. the church is seated for 1400 or 1500, was crowded in the morning & was well filled at other diets. the sum of £72 has been raised with the past few days by the ladies of the congregation for fitting up the vestry, procuring carpets for the church etc.
Ref: The Globe Newspaper, Toronto.
- 1849 Jun 23 - Strayed Mare - Came into the premises of the subscriber, Lot 4, East side of Yonge Street, Township of York, about the 1st of May, a dark brown Mare, about 14 hands high, switched tail. The owner is requested to pay expenses & take her away.
James Harris, Toronto, June 29th, 1849.
- 1850 May 4 - Ministers of the Independent or Presbyterian order: James Harris, Educated principally at Glasgow, admitted a Licentiate by the Syod of Ulster.
- 1853 Sep 23, Toronto, Owner Wanted, Came into the premises of the subscriber, about the middle of last month, a bay mare about 14 hands hight. The owner is requested to call & recipe his property on the paying expenses. James, Harris Lot 4, ESYonge St.
- 1852 Jul 15 - Notice, came into the premises of the subscriber, Lot 4, East Side of Yonge Street, the the 1st instant, A COW, Body principally white; neck red, about 6 years old. The owner is required to pay expenses & take her away. James Harris, Yonge St. Toronto 15, July, 1852.
- 1855 Jul 11 - Religious Track & Book Society - Vice Presidents, Jesse Ketchum, Esq. [Jr.], Rev. James Harris.
- 1856 Aug 9 - Toronto. Stray Mare, Came into the premises of the subscriber, Lot 4, York Township, ES Yonge St., about 20 July, a dark brown mare, small size. The owner is requested to pay expenses & taker her away.
1856 Dec 13 - The Upper Canada Temperance Society wast est. in York in 1823 & reorganized on 10 June 1853, Secretary Rev. James Harris. The lot which the Temperance Hall on Temperance Street, stands was a gift to the society by Jesse Ktchum, Esq. [Jr.] now of Buffalo NY, whose zeal & disinterested labors in the temperances reform & other benevolent causes have been very abundant. the building cost £1,200.
- 1858 Sep 16 - $20 Reward, STRAYED fro Lot 4 ESY about Sep 7, Deep Bay Horse, about 16 hands high, nearly 4 years, with front feet turned out a little & a small star on forehead. Any person returning the same to James Harris on the premise or to E J Palmer, artist, king St., Toronto, will receive $20 on condition of the thief being steered? or $10 if strayed. James Hamis, York Twp.
Ref: The Globe Newspaper, Toronto, published Sept 16 - 30th, 1858.
West of Yonge Street was the lot on which Knox Church was afterwards built. A comparatively small wooden structure was erected about 1843 at the time of the disruption of the Scottish Church. This was occupied temporarily by the congregation of the Presbyterian Free Church, of which the Rev. Mr. Harris, who was a son-in-law of Jesse Ketchum, was the minister until this time, when he was succeeded by the Rev. Dr. Burns, who had recently arrived from Scotland. (One of Mr. Harris' daughters, Mrs. W. Lawrence, is living & resides on Huntley Street.) An addition facing Richmond Street was subsequently built.
Ref: Recollections & Records of Toronto of Old. - Wm. Henry Pearson, Published 1914.
Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg, 2016. - - -
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1793 - 1873 (79 years)