Brief Life History of Jesse Perse
When Jesse Perse Harmon was born on 11 August 1795, in Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, Martin Harmon, was 37 and his mother, Tryphena Poole, was 37. He married Anna Barnes on 29 April 1819, in Conneaut Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 24 December 1877, in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Jesse P Harmon, "United States Census, 1840"
- Jesse Perce Harmon, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Jesse P Or Jesse O Harmon Or Harman, "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
Name Meaning
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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