Sarah Harmon

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Harmon was born on 21 October 1786, in Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, United States, her father, Martin Harmon, was 28 and her mother, Tryphena Poole, was 28. She married Oliver Harmon in 1810, in United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 22 August 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oliver Harmon
1786–1843
Sarah Harmon
1786–1861
Marriage: 1810
Almira Harmon
1811–1838
Myron Harmon
1813–1829
Orson Harmon
1815–1815
Emily Harmon
1817–1895
Asa Harmon
1819–1842
Sarah Lucinda Harmon
1822–1894
Naomi Harmon
1824–1836
Oliver Norton Harmon
1826–1901
Levi Nehemiah Harmon
1829–1874

Sources (46)

  • 1860 Sarah Cheney in household of Elijah Cheney, "United States Census, 1850"
  • 1786 Sarah Harmon, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • 1861 Sarah Harmon, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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World Events (8)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State

On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

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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Emily Harmon

Emily Harmon Emily was born 16 Sep 1817 in Rupert, Bennington, Vermont to Oliver Harmon (son of Nehemiah and Rhoda Sexton Harmon) and Sarah Harmon (daughter of Martin and Tryphena Poole Harmon--Her p …

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