Died probably at home at either Burr Oak or Colon. She married Harvey Harris on Feb 7, 1843. Harvey was a widower. She gave birth to Huldah Amanda Harris on Feb 13, 1844 along with a twin son who died at birth. She died on Oct 26, 1845. Who she was prior to her marriage and what she died from is a mystery. Whether Daren is a prior married name or her maiden name is unknown but she was 29 when she married according to the Marriage License. Age doesn't match up with death age. She obviously gave her age at her marriage but her death age would have been given by someone else.

Gravestone Inscription:

Amanda

wife of

H. Harris

died

Oct. 26, 1845

In the 33rd year

of her age

& Son

died Feb 13, 1844 (is what it looks like)

This is the birthdate of her Daughter Huldah Amanda Harris: Which means Huldah was a TWIN... and the son died on his date of birth. Amanda Daren Harris died the following year. Was it complications of another pregnancy or something else? Death records burned for that locality however some of the original death records are retained at the Colon Historical Society in St. Joseph County, Michigan. Research should also be done on the 1845 town Census which is also at the same location AND is also archived at the University of Michigan and the State of Michigan Archives Library.

Her name prior to her marriage was Amanda Daren or Darens: We do not have any history of her prior to her marriage license: The name is actually Daren.

Book A Page 219, Clerk of Circuit Court, County of St. Joseph, MI Certificate No.:

Page 219 Certified True Copy reads exactly:

State of Michigan } County of St Joseph } ss Centreville, Michigan } I, Pattie S. Bender, clerk of the County of St. Joseph and the Circuit Court thereof, the same being a Court of Record having a seal do hereby certify that the following is a copy of the record of marriage as listed immediately below now remaining in my office:

Harvey Harris To Amanda Daren To the Clerk of St. Joseph Co. Mich ] I herby Certify that I solemmized the rights of Matrimony between Harvey Harris aged Forty Nine Years & Amanda Daren Aged 29 Years both of St. Joseph Co. Mich

Feb 7th 1843 in presence of Jason Clark, Isaac Belote and Luther Ellis, all of the above place. R. C. Meek This could be A. C. Meek Minister of the Gospel

Additional Comments: Most online data show Amanda's last name as Darens, however, close scrutiny of the actual document shows her last name to be DAREN with no 's': She is Harvey Harris' 2nd wife, and Amanda has 1 child, Huldah Amanda, Feb 13, 1844 and then Amanda dies the following year, October 26, 1845.

Amanda's daughter is Huldah Amanda Harris Smith: Her Find a grave link is 37376159: Holman Cemetery (Sleeper) wife of William Henry Harrison Smith.

Tombstone shows she is buried in the same grave as her infant son.

Infant son was born as twin of Huldah Amanda Harris who married Wm Henry Harrison Smith.

July 2023 update; I went to Burr Oak. Found she was not buried in that cemetery. Found her in Nottawa Cemetery near the township line.