Alexander Harris born 9 June 1783 Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont son of Alexander Harris and wife Diadama was perhaps the male of age sixteen and under age twenty six (bron 1775-84) enumerated in the household of his mother in Manchester in 1800. Enumerated in Tioga Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania in 1810, one of only two townships created at that time, with one male of age twenty six and under age forty five (born 1766-84) and a female of age sixteen and under age twenty six (born 1785-94). The portion of the 1810 census with females under age ten and of age ten and under age sixteen is missing on the original, which may contain a daughter or daughters in the household. Alexander appears on the first assessment of Tioga Township, one of only two townships in existence at that date, with 1 cow. Alexander became a widower with at least three young children. His wife presumably died in what is now Rutland Township. Her identity is yet unknown. Research into Vermont town records may reveal her identity. In the Clark Burying Ground is a broken memorial marker with a first and last initial and a date of 1812. The initial for the first name is missing from the broken memorial marker. The initial for the last name is H (possibly Harris) and a date of 1812 is inscribed. This would have been about the time she died when her youngest daughter was born or shortly thereafter and sometime before Alexander married in 1814 to Salome Daggett born 3 July 1790 Westmoreland, New Hampshire daughter of Reuben Daggett and Esther Cobb who had settled in what became Jackson Township, Tioga County. Salome had first married c. 1809 William Keyes born c. 1790 son of Peabody Keyes and Persis Brooks who had settled at the site of what became Mosherville, Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He is perhaps the William Kies found on the first assessment of Tioga County, Pennsylvania in 1812 with 6 acres and 1 cow. William Keyes died in 1813 and his memorial marker inscribed "W. Keys 1813" is in the Mosherville Cemetery. The early histories record that Peabody Keyes was the first death of an adult, but it was his son, William. We are uninformed if William died early in 1813 or late in 1813, only that he is related to have slipped and fell on the ice, breaking his neck, which resulted in his death. There was a special assessment of Tioga and Delmar Townships, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, dated 7 October 1814 when it was submitted to the commissioners of Tioga County. This was a special tax enumeration of the two townships that existed in the entire County at that date. Alexander does not appear, but there is an Ellis Harris, age 31 (Alexander would have been age 31), farmer, who is presumed to be Alexander. Ellis perhaps was written by mistake for Alex, which could sound nearly the same to an assessor. Alexander appears on the first assessment of Jackson Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania in 1816. They resided in that portion that became Rutland Township, which had not yet been created. Alexander last appears on the 1819 assessment list (compiled fall of 1818). They removed to Vermont and were enumerated in Ferrisburg, Addison County, Vermont in 1820, residing next to his eldest brother, Abel Harris. Alexander's family in 1820 consisted of three males under age ten (born 1811-20), one male of age ten and under age sixteen (born 1805-10), one male of age twenty six and under age forty five (born 1776-94), two females under age ten (born 1811-20), two females of age ten and under age sixteen (born 1805-10), and one female of age twenty six and under age forty five (born 1776-94). Enumerated in Ferrisburg in 1830 with one male under age five (born 1826-30), two males of age ten and under age fifteen (born 1816-20), one male of age fifteen and under age twenty (born 1811-15), one male of age fifty and under age sixty (born 1771-80), one female under age five (born 1826-30), two females of age five and under age ten (born 1821-25), one female of age ten and under age fifteen (born 1816-20), and one female of age thirty and under age forty (born 1791-1800). They returned to Rutland Township. Enumerated in Rutland in 1840 with one male of age ten and under age fifteen (born 1826-30), one male of age fifty and under age sixty (born 1781-90), one female of age ten and under age fifteen (born 1826-30), one female of age fifteen and under age twenty (born 1821-25), two females of age twenty and under age thirty (born 1811-20), and one female of age fifty and under age sixty (born 1781-90). Enumerated in Rutland in 1850, farmer. They resided on warrant parcel 1874. Alexander died 28 July 1855. Administration of estate dated 5 February 1856, William B. Keyes, executor; wife, Selome; daughters, Julia, Ursula, Hannah, Polly, Opela, Didema, Selome; sons, Alexander and Abel M. Harris. Salome died 2 May 1856 buried with Alexander on their farm.

Children of Alexander and first wife:
1. Julia Harris b. 10 Feb 1809 in what is now Rutland Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
2. Ursula Harris b. c. 1810 in what is now Rutland Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
3. Hannah Harris b. c. 1812.

Children of Saloma Daggett and William Keyes:
Seth Q. Keyes b. 3 July 1810 Jackson Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, is related to have been lost at sea on a trip to Liverpool, England.
William Brooks Keyes b. 16 Mar 1812 Jackson Township.

Children of Alexander Harris and Saloma Daggett:
4. Alexander Harris Jr., b. 19 June 1815 Jackson Township.
5. Abel Moore Harris b. 10 Aug 1817 Rutland Township.
6. Diadama Harris b. 30 July 1819 Vermont.
7. Salome Daggett Harris b. Jan 1822 Vermont.
8. Mary Catherine Harris b. 23 Oct 1823 Brattleboro, Vermont.
9. Ophelia Harris b. 28 Nov 1825 Vermont.
10. son b. 18 Apr 1828 d. 22 Sept 1848 20y 5m 4d (ts) Harris Family Cemetery.