Henry Harriman

Male9 June 1804–17 May 1891

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

Henry Harriman
1804–1891
Eliza Elizabeth Jones
1830–1909
Marriage: 16 January 1846
Clarissa Jane Harriman
1847–1847
Henry Harrison Harriman
1849–1908
Benjamin Jones Harriman
1851–1932
Emily Elizabeth Harriman
1853–1928
Mary E. Harriman
1855–1940
Olive Alice Hale Harriman
1859–1919
Lydia Ellen Harriman
1862–1864
Eliza Ann Harriman
1865–1946
Hyrum Smith Harriman
1869–1923

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

  • Marriage
    16 January 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
  • Children (9)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (14)

    +9 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1808

    Age 4

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1825

    Age 21

    Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States

    1827

    Age 23

    Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    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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