When James Harmer was born in December 1840, in Delaware, United States, his father, Elias Harmer, was 29 and his mother, Maria McMenemy, was 34. He died on 10 September 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 3, and was buried in Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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1811–1876 Male
1806–1843 Female
1838–1844 Male
1840–1844 Male
1843–1843 Male
from the Middle English personal name Hermer, a borrowing of Old French Her(e)mer, an ancient Germanic name composed of hari, heri ‘army’ + māri, mēri ‘famous’.
habitational name from Haremere Hall in Etchingham (Sussex), which may derive from Old English hār ‘gray; boundary’ + mere ‘pool’.
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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