Brief Life History of Harmony
When Harmony Gillmore was born on 13 March 1818, in Chester Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States, her father, Ashbel Gillmore, was 32 and her mother, Nancy Wright, was 28. She married Joseph William Briggs on 12 October 1836, in Chester Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died in 1886, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
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- Harmony Briggs in household of Mary J Langan, "United States Census, 1850"
- Harmony Gillmore, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Harmony Gillmore, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1822 · The Cuyahoga River Bridge
Both sides of Cleveland, being split by the Cuyahoga River, came together and jointly built a float bridge to help residents pass from one side of the river to the other without having to use a boat.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Irish (Monaghan and Sligo) and English: variant of Gilmore .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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