When Silas Jotham Harmon was born on 7 July 1822, in Eaton, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Silas Harmon, was 33 and his mother, Narcissa Foss, was 29. He married Elizabeth Jane Jackson on 10 August 1845, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Madison, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States for about 10 years. He died on 7 September 1877, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 55.
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English (of Norman origin): from the Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal name Herman, adopted from ancient Germanic Hariman, Her(e)man, composed of elements meaning ‘army’ + ‘man’.
Irish: variant of Hargadon .
Americanized form of German Harmann or Hermann . Compare Harman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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