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Benjamin Riley Harmon 1826–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1826

Birth Location: Bowling Green, KY

Death Date: 19 Oct 1892

Death Location: Wilton, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Harmon

Mother: Mary Wren

Spouse(s): Nancy Harmon

Children(s): Jesse Harmon, Perry Wren, Amanda Crump, Sarah Ramsdell, Mary Foreman

The story of Benjamin Riley Harmon began in 1826 in Bowling Green, KY. Benjamin Riley Harmon married Nancy Jane Harmon, and had children including Amanda Burton Crump, Jesse Leright Harmon, Mary Frances Foreman, Perry Alice Wren, Sarah Price Ramsdell. Benjamin Riley Harmon passed away in 1892 in Wilton, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Riley Harmon began in 1826 in Bowling Green, KY.
  • Benjamin Riley Harmon married Nancy Jane Harmon, and had children including Amanda Burton Crump, Jesse Leright Harmon, Mary Frances Foreman, Perry Alice Wren, Sarah Price Ramsdell.
  • Benjamin Riley Harmon passed away in 1892 in Wilton, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Harmon
1795–1863
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Mary Wren
1802–1883
Birth Location: Randolph, North Carolina, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Nancy Harmon
1837–1903
Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Children(s)

Jesse Harmon
1866–1944
Birth Location: –
JH
Perry Wren
1864–1897
Birth Location: –
PW
Amanda Crump
1870–1945
Birth Location: Missouri, United States of America
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Sarah Ramsdell
1862–1922
Birth Location: –
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Mary Foreman
1854–1922
Birth Location: Boone County, Missouri, United States of America
MF

Benjamin Harmon's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Harmon
1826–1892
Birth Place: Bowling Green, KY
Parents
Jonathan Daniel Harmon
1795–1863
Kentucky, USA
Mary ("Polly") Wren
1802–1883
Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (George) Harmon
1710–1797
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Sally) Langston
1740–1797
Brunswick, Virginia, Colonial America
John Wrenn
1765–1833
Kingston Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America
Patience Carroll
1750–1827
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Benskin Harmon
1680–1733
Elizabeth Doyle
1686–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Harmon's Descendants

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Benjamin (Riley) Harmon (2 Feb 1826–19 Oct 1892) m. Nancy (Jane) Harmon (14 November 1837–28 June 1903)
  1. 1. Jesse (Leright) Harmon 1866–1944
  2. 2. Perry (Alice) Wren 1864–1897
  3. 3. Amanda (Burton) Crump 1870–1945
  4. 4. Sarah (Price) Ramsdell 1862–1922
  5. 5. Mary (Frances) Foreman 1854–1922

Benjamin Harmon's Timeline

2 Records

1826
2 Feb 1826
Birth of Benjamin Riley Harmon in Bowling Green, KY
Bowling Green, KY
1892
19 Oct 1892
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Riley Harmon in Boone County, MO
Boone County, MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1826
    Event Place: Bowling Green, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Boone County, MO
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilton, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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