2. Joshua Nelson Harrington, Jr. & Christena Wachtel

by Catherine Sevenau on October 1, 2012

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

Joshua Nelson Harrington, Jr.

  • 4th of 4 known children of Joshua Neslon Harrington, Sr., & Martha (Herendeen?)
  • Born: Apr 26, 1812, Ontario, Canada
  • Died: Feb 2, 1870 (age 57), Clackamas County, Oregon; accidental gunshot wound by son
  • Buried: Highland Fellows Cemetery in Clackamas County, Oregon
  • Married: Sep 4, 1836, Christena/Christina Wachtal, Illinois
  • Nine children: Martha Harrington, Albert D. Harrington, George W. Harrington, Mary Ann Harrington, Catherine Submitta Harrington, Joseph Nelson Harrington, Edward Harrington, Emma C. Harrington, Elizabeth Ellen Harrington

Christena/Christina Wachtal

  • Daughter of Heinrich/Henry Wachtal & Catherine Baughman
  • Born: Oct 7, 1815, Ohio
  • Died: Jan 18, 1902 (age 86), Clackamas County, Oregon
  • Buried: Highland Fellows Cemetery in Clackamas County, Oregon
  • Married: Sep 4, 1836, Joshua Nelson Harrington, Jr., Illinois
  • Nine children

1. Martha Harrington

  • Born: 1838, Illinois
  • Died: unkn

2. Albert D. Harrington

  • Born: Feb 10, 1839, Fulton County, Illinois
  • Died: Mar 5, 1902, Highland, Clackamas County, Oregon
  • Buried: Highland Fellows Cemetery in Clackamas County, Oregon
  • Married: 1865, Margaret Ellen “Maggie” Stormer, Clackamas County, Oregon
  • Two children: Adeline Harrington, Amos Harrington

3. George Washington Harrington

  • Born: abt 1840, Iowa
  • Died: unkn

4. Mary Ann Harrington

  • Born: 1844, Iowa
  • Died: in 1860 census

5. Submitte Catherine Harrington

  • Born: Jan 27, 1846, Jefferson County, Iowa
  • Died: Feb 9, 1917, Clackamus County, Oregon
  • Buried: Highland Fellows Cemetery in Clackamas County, Oregon
  • Married: Aug 23, 1863, Thomas Jefferson Kirk, Clackamus County, Oregon
  • Twelve children: Olive Frances Kirk, Sylvester S. Kirk, Edwin W. Kirk, Eugene P. Kirk, Charles D. Kirk, George M. Kirk, Jane Kirk, Laura M. Kirk, Nora A. Kirk, Iva A. Kirk, Frank Edmond Kirk, Ellen R. Kirk

6. Joseph Nelson Harrington

  • Born: 1848, Jefferson County, Iowa
  • Died: Jan 1, 1926, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
  • Buried: Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
  • Married: 1873, Emma Martha Waldron, Clackamus County, Oregon
  • Two children: Bertram N. Harrington, Samuel E. Harrington

7. Edward Harrington

  • Born: Oct 11, 1852, Oregon
  • Died: Feb 15, 1933
  • Buried: Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon
  • Married: Dec 22, 1874, Marie Betsey Taylor

8. Emma C. Harrington

  • Born: 1855, Oregon
  • Died: Oct 4, 1942, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

9. Elizabeth Ellen Harrington

  • Born: 1857, Oregon
  • Died: in 1860 census