Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Harriman was born on 9 June 1804, in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Enoch Harriman Jr., was 29 and his mother, Sarah Brocklebank, was 29. He married Clarissa Boynton on 26 April 1827, in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1858 and lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Washington, Washington, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 17 May 1891, in Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Huntington City Cemetery, Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (42)
- Henry Harriman in entry for Benjamin Harriman, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Henry Harmon, "United States Census, 1870"
- Henry Harriman, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1804–1891 Male
1830–1909 Female
Children (9)
1847–1847 Female
1849–1908 Male
1851–1932 Male
1853–1928 Female
1855–1940 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1775–1844 Male
1774–1860 Female
Siblings (14)
1795–1879 Male
1796–1860 Female
1798–1874 Female
1800–1884 Female
1800–1885 Female
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World Events (8)
1808
Age 4
1825
Age 21
1827
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from the personal name Harry, a Middle English form of Henry, + Middle English man ‘manservant’, i.e. ‘servant of Henry’. Compare Harry and Mann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Henry Harriman 1804 – 1891, by Brenda Nelson Anderson
Edition One: Copyright January 2000, Mansfield, Ohio Written and Edited by Brenda Nelson Anderson Edition Two: Copyright June 2003, Nampa, Idaho (Features Collaborator’s Notes added by Debra Nelson …
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