Ancestry of
William Harmon
(1804–1890)
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- 1st Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 1
- Father:
- Mother:
- Birth Date:
- 29 Sep 1804
- Birth Location:
- Hull, Yorkshire, England
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 16 May 1890
- Death Location:
- The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Odd Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
- Notes:
The Morning Astoria, 18 MAY 1890, p. 5
The Dalles, Or, May 16. — William Harmon, an old pioneer, died this morning from paralysis, aged 86. He was born in England, in 1804, joined the Masons in Paris in 1825. He was probably the oldest Mason in Oregon. He crossed the ocean with and set up the first locomotive engine in America. Father Harmon worked at blacksmithing in Chicago when it was only a village. He came to Oregon City in 1852, and in his shop did work on the first steamer built in the state. D. P. Thompson, the republican candidate for governor, was his helper. — Oregonian Special
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Marriages for William Harmon
- Spouse:
- Phoebe Spencer
- Marriage Date:
- 17 Jan 1825
- Marriage Location:
- British Embassy, Paris, France
- Spouse:
- Mary Spencer
- Marriage Date:
- BEF 4 Sep 1860
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Sources for William Harmon
- 1 Federal Census, IL, Cook County, 1850, Chicago Ward 9, Image 24 of 50.
- 2 Federal Census, OR, Clackamas County, 1860, Beaver Creek, p. 199, Image 1 of 7.
- 3 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 06/03/2018).
- 4 The Morning Astorian (Astoria, Oregon), 18 MAY 1890, p. 5, Obituary for William Harmon.
- 5 UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969, Marriage certificate for William Harman and Phoebe Spencer.
- 6 Oregon Secretary of State, Early Oregonians Database, Record for William Harmon.