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Re: Edson Fay Harnden and Donna Senora Wagner, White Cemetery

cschmidt073 — 2009-11-04 09:11:30Z

No I havent investigated in my memory on this issue. I had a friend over and we were discussing my "haunting" from visiting Cuba Road White Cemetery... and most of the activity I have experienced and caught on film is centered around his headstone... so I was just wondering how he died and if he was trying to communicate something to me... I dunno.

Christine

Re: Edson Fay Harnden and Donna Senora Wagner, White Cemetery

jeancarmean — 2009-11-03 15:43:35Z

The only further information I have about Edison Fay Harnden and his wife, Donna Senora Wagner is from his obituary >

OBIT: BARRINGTON REVIEW February 27, 1930
Edison F. Harnden, for many years, a well known farmer in Cuba township, died yesterday morning at the home of his son, Arthur Harnden at Crystal Lake. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock at the son's home in Crystal Lake. Burial will be in the White cemetery, north of Barrington.
Mr. Harnden was born on a farm in Cuba township, three miles north of Barrington, July 20, 1854, the son of Joshua and Esther Harnden. The late H. A. Harnden was a brother. [Harvey Augustus Harnden (1848-1927]

Their parents, Joshua Streeter Harnden and Esther Marion White left New York in 1847 and went by covered wagon to Barington, Lake Co., Illinois, settling in Cuba Twp. They also are buried in White Memorial Cemetery.

Are you the person that mentioned in a post some time back that upon taking headstone photos found there that items appeared 'not of this world' in the photos?

Jean nee Harnden Carmean

Re: Dan Harnden on the Canadian Migration

cschmidt073 — 2009-11-03 06:17:12Z

So I have had some experiences at White Cemetery and they all seem to revolve around the headstone of Edson Harnden and Donna Wagner. Based upon my search these are members of your family and are mentioned in your family history. This may be forward... but could I get more information on their deaths? It might help explain the activity I have experienced which has deeply touched me. Thank you.

Re: Harnden family picture

DanHarnden27 — 2009-09-26 21:19:28Z

Seated:
John b. 1836 OH d. 15 Sep 1895 in Richland Twp., Grant Co., Indiana and Rebecca A. Wood (1860 KS-1928 OR)

standing:
Elizabeth nee Harnden Megaryd b. 1878 KS and Myra H. nee Harnden McLean b. 1882 MO.

John was the s/o Jedothon Harnden Sr. (1790 Wilmington, MA-1870 Mier, IN) and Evaline Smith

Feel free to contact me on any Harnden Line in North America.

Re: Harnden family picture

becka333 — 2009-09-26 20:02:46Z

I no longer have the picture. I sent it to the lady on the board that requested it from me.

Re: Harnden family picture

bobarrivedusa — 2009-09-26 19:00:22Z

Hello,

I am wondering if you know the Grandpa Harnden name or information in this photo?

I am checking to see if there is a connection.

Re: More Harnden marriages

miecek — 2009-09-15 03:40:55Z

I've been known to go through records the same way. Lots of times, it helps. Thanks for trying. I found all of these birth and death records at Family Search. I used their record search pilot and searched for any Nichols in Wexford Co. MI. I looked in Saginaw too since that is where Perry W. and Nellie married, but no death record for Lulu. Perry and Nellie's marriage record is there if you need it. The Family Search record pilot is at:
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start

Re: More Harnden marriages - ADDENDUM

jeancarmean — 2009-09-15 03:24:22Z

<< Eva Maude 1st md 1897 in Lambton, ON to John Hilyard Cameron b. Nov 1855 & d. 6 Sep 1916 Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON. (s/o Archibald Cameron (1823-1917) and Margaret A. Harnden (1831-1893)
Child: Carroll B. Cameron b. Oct 1898 Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan >>

Carroll B. Cameron b. Oct 1898 WAS NOT the child of Eva Maude Harnden and John Hilyard Cameron b. Nov 1857 d. 6 Sep 1919. Buried Little Britain Bible Christian Cemetery, Sec A-Row 5, Mariposa, Victoria, ON, Canada.

There were TWO John Hilyard Camerons that were from Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, and both of their parent's given names were Archibald and Margaret. The other John Hilyard Cameron md Ida Widdifield and had Lea Viola Cameron b. 10 Mar 1888 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON.

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Carroll B Cameron
Home in 1900: Pontiac Ward 4, Oakland, Michigan
Age: 1
Birth Date: Oct 1898
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: John W
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Name: Maude M
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan
Marital Status: Single
Residence : Pontiac City, Oakland, Michigan
Occupation: View on Image

Household Members: Name Age
John W Cameron 30
Maude M Cameron 24
Carroll B Cameron 1

Another detail to drive us nuts.

I visited Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan on Labor Day weekend locating Reuben Harnden (1826-1906)and Sarah A. Price (1848-1924)family grave sites. There's a headstone for Reuben but not for Sarah nor their daughter, Allie (Alice Elizabeth nee Harnden Walker b. Oct 1891 d. 2 Aug 1932.

Further, a daughter, Mabel Dann b. Feb 1919 d. 19 Aug 1919, 5 mos old child of Eva Maude Harnden and her 2nd husband, James Oscar Dann, buried 21 Aug 1919 in Lakeside Cemetery, Sec H Gr 519 Gr 8, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan alone.

Jean

Re: More Harnden marriages

jeancarmean — 2009-09-15 02:42:59Z

Thanks for the additional information about Perry Wilmot and Nellie's deceased children. I looked through all 1083 Nichols death certificates on SeekingMichigan without any luck.

How did you come by Lulu as she's not in any census records?

Jean C.

Re: More Harnden marriages

miecek — 2009-09-14 20:51:35Z

Perry Wilmot and Nellie Callaghan Nichols had the two children mentioned before - Perry Edward and Laura Haviland Nichols but also had and lost the following three children. I was unable to find a death record for Lulu but she was not with them in the 1880 census when she would have been 2 yrs. old.

Nov 24, 1885
Unnamed Nichols, male, white, stillborn in Cadillac.
Parents: P. W. Nichols and Nellie C. Nichols who resided in Cadillac, Michigan.
Perry was listed as born in Canada and as a farmer.
Nellie was listed as born in England.

April 26, 1878
Lula Nichols, b. in Cadillac
Parents: Perry Nichols and Lizzie Nichols. Res. in Cadillac
Perry b. MI and was a butcher.
Lizzie b. in Canada.

(I think that was really Perry W. and Nellie but the record is incorrect on some other details as well.)

Aug 21, 1887
Mary E. Nichols
female, white, b. in Cadillac, Michigan
Parents: Perry W. Nichols b. Canada and a farmer
Nellie C. Nichols b. Ireland
&
Dec 4, 1893
Mary Elizabeth Nichols
female, white, single
died in Cadillac, Michigan of Scarlet Fever
at 6 yrs. 6 mos

Re: More Harnden marriages

miecek — 2009-09-13 04:41:48Z

I would like to add a little bit more information to this.

Perry Wilmot & Nellie O'Callaghan Nichols had two children that we have been able to find. One was Perry Edward Nichols who you mentioned and the other was Laura Haviland Nichols, b. abt 1892 in Michigan and married Edward Hockstead 20 Aug 1913. Laura d. 1978 in Tucson, Pima Co., AZ.

Re: Dan Harnden on the Canadian Migration

jeancarmean — 2009-09-04 07:15:21Z

John E. Harnden b. 1832 East Whitby, Durham Co., ON 1st md Mary Jane Curtis b. 5 May 1841 Whitby Twp., Durham Co., ON d. 30 May 1882 Scugog Twp., ON.
Child: John Luther Harnden b. 5 Oct 1865 Whitby Twp., Durham Co., ON d. 8 Feb 1922 Uxbridge Twp., Kingston, ON, buried Uxbridge Cemetery. Md 16 Mar 1893 in Uxbridge Twp., Kingston, ON to Bertha Casterb. Aug 1876 Uxbridge Twp., Kingston, ON. 5 Children.

Jean

Re: Dan Harnden on the Canadian Migration

jeancarmean — 2009-09-04 07:06:32Z

<< Jonathan married (1) Emily PETTIT, daughter of S. PETTIT and Ann, on 8 Dec 1858 in Prince Albert, Ontario, Canada. Emily was born 1842.

Jonathan also married (2) Clara CASTER, daughter of Benjamin Van Lorovin CASTER and Jane GALOWAY, on 5 Sep 1891 in Ontario, Canada. Clara was born 1843 in Kingston, Ontairo, Canada. >>

Dan,

Two different sons of Luther Harnden (1782) and Sarah Ann Taylor:

John E. Harnden b. 1832 East Whitby, Durham Co., ON d. 22 Jul 1898 Scugog Twp., ON, md 5 Sep 1891 Uxbridge Twp., Kingston, ON Clara Caster b. 1843 Kingston, ON.

Jonathan Harnden b. 1837 East Whitby, Durham Co., ON md 8 Dec 1854 in Prince Albert, ON to Emily Pettit b. 1842 Cobourg, ON

Jean

Re: More Harnden marriages - CORRECTION

jeancarmean — 2009-09-04 06:34:10Z

<< 3) Alice Elizabeth Harnden b. Oct & 1891 d. 2 Aug 1932 Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan. Md 1912 in Port Huron, MI to Harry Joseph Walker b. 13 Jul 1877 England d. 1 Aug 1950. 8 Children. >>

Alice Elizabeth was the d/o Reuben Harnden (1826-1906) and Sarah A. Price (1848-1924) and youngest sister of Eve Maude and Reuben Albert.

Re: More Harnden marriages

jeancarmean — 2009-09-04 06:25:20Z

Hi Andrew,

I do agree that those girls are daughters of Luther Harnden b. 17 Nov 1782 New York. (b/d from his death certificate)

Some interesting twist to these girls lives.

1) Esther (Hester) Ann Harnden md Datus J. Pencil. Can find nothing more than what you've posted.

2) Priscilla Harnden b. c 1821 ON md Prosper A. Hurd.

Children:
1) Luther H. Hurd b. c 1848 ON md 1 Apr 1877 in Uxbridge Twp., ON to Annie M. Oke b. c 1860 Ontario, d/o Thomas and Mary Jane Oke.
Children:
1) Luther Harnden Hurd b. 1877 and d. 7 May 1922 East Whitby, ON, single, age 45.
2) Leslie Edgerton Hurd b. 1883 ON d. 28 Apr 1926 York, ON. Md Elsie Elizabeth Tracey.
Child: Audrey Jean Hurd b. 1824 and d. 1 Feb 1926 York, ON

2) Ralph H. Hurd b. 1859 ON md 24 Sep 1884 in Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan to Jennie M. Bryant b. 1860 Ruby, St. Clair Co., Michigan
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Jun 3, 1880 Census Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan
Prosper A. Hurd, age 60 Lawyer
(1871 Attorney At Law, Reach, ON)
Priscilla, age 60
Ralph H. Hurd, age 21 Bookkeeper
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3) Sarah Ann Harnden b. 1823 East Whitby, ON d. 27 May 1901 North Michigan Asylum, Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., Michigan, insane. Md Charles Nichols b. 1822 New York d. 21 Jan 1905 Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan. Both buried there. (I have copies of their death certificates).

Children of Sarah Ann Harnden and Charles Nichols:

1) Malissa Nichols b. 1844 Ontario

2) Perry Wilmot Nichols b. 1 Jan 1845 Ontario d. 2 May 1919 Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., Michigan. Md 8 Oct 1877 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan to Nellie C. O'Callaghan b. 1854 England.
Child: Perry E. Nichols b. 1878 Cadillac, Wexford Co., Michigan.

3) John Jefferson Nichols b. 27 Aug 1848 Ontario d. 14 Jan 1930 Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., California. Buried Englewood Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. Md 29 Apr 1868 in Ionia, Ionia Co., Michigan to Mary Olivia Hiscock b. 6 Oct 1851 Ionia, Ionia Co., Michigan d. 7 Aug 1930 Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Buried Mount Greenwood, Worth, Cook Co., Illinois.

Children:
1) Vernon Elmer Nichols b. 1869 Greenville, Montcalm Co., Michigan d. 20 Jan 1920 Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Md 20 May 1894 in Cassopolis, Cass Co., Michigan to Lulu Mae Phillips b. 4 Nov 1872 Ionia, Ionia Co., Michigan. Both buried Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.
Child: Ethelwyn Lucille Nichols b. 1895

2) Allise E. Nichols b. 4 Aug 1871 & d. 20 Sep 1871 Ionia, Ionia Co., Michigan

3) John Milton Nichols b. 1890 Illinois d. Jun 1972 Hinsdale, Cook Co., Illinois. Md Alice Jordan
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4) Margaret Nichols b. 1851 Ontario
5) George C. Nichols b. 1854 Ontario
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Interestingly, Esther Ann, Priscilla and Sara Jane's brother, Reuben Harnden b. 7 Jul 1826 East Whitby, ON d. 8 Jul 1906 Port Huron, St Clair Co., Michigan. Occupation, in Whitby, Merchant At Law, in Port Huron, Michigan, Attorney.

Reuben 1st md 17 Jun 1860 in Whitby, ON to Mary Jane (Holly) Neville b. 4 may 1840 Ottawa, ON d. 30 May 1882 Scugog Twp., Whitby, ON.
Children:
1) Frederick Harnden b. 1857 East Whitby, ON
2) Josephine Harnden b. 1860 East Whitby, ON md 29 Jun 1881 Toronto, York, ON to Harry Stephen Davison b. 1855 England
3) Ida Harnden b. 1864 East Whitby, ON
4) Luther Henry Harnden b. 1 Jul 1873 East Whitby, ON md Bernice H. Murnahan b. 1878 Michigan. 3 Children.
5) Mary Jane Harnden b. 11 Apr 1875 East Whitby, ON
(she's found living with uncle Benjamin Harnden in 1881 in Whitby)

Reuben 2nd md 1881 in Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan to Sarah A. Price b. Nov 1848 Whitby, ON d. 1924 Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan. She and Reuben are both buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Sec H, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan.
Children:
1) Eva Maude Harnden b. 1883 Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan.

Eva Maude 1st md 1897 in Lambton, ON to John Hilyard Cameron b. Nov 1855 & d. 6 Sep 1916 Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON. (s/o Archibald Cameron (1823-1917) and Margaret A. Harnden (1831-1893)
Child: Carroll B. Cameron b. Oct 1898 Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan

Eva Maude 2nd md 9 Mar 1907 in Sarnia, Lambton, ON to James Oscar Dann b. 20 Mar 1881 Illinois.
Children:
1) Oscar H. Dann b. 1906 Illinois
2) Ruth Alma Dann b. 19 May 1909 Michigan d. 4 Jun 1984 Hemet, Riverside Co., California. Md Mr. Travis.
2) Reuben Albert Harnden b. 27 Jun 1885 Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan d. 1925 Michigan.
3) Alice Elizabeth Harnden b. Oct & 1891 d. 2 Aug 1932 Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan. Md 1912 in Port Huron, MI to Harry Joseph Walker b. 13 Jul 1877 England d. 1 Aug 1950. 8 Children.

Jean

More Harnden marriages

Andrew_Quackenbush — 2009-09-01 01:02:39Z

Hi Jean,

Thanks for your recent reply. Three more marriages are included here. I've placed the three brides as daughters of Luther Harnden born 1786. If you can confirm or refute this, then great. The early census indicates that among Luther's children were three daughters born about 1818, 1821, and 1823. Later censuses show that, in order, these were likely Esther Ann, Priscilla, and Sarah Ann Harnden.

Andrew

1. Insign Pencil to Hester Harnden, 24 Jan 1843, Whitby. By Rev Bradshaw. Edwin S Hurman and Abner Hurd witnesses. Marriage by Rev James Bradshaw, Episcopal Methodist Minister, Darlington. [Joint marriage with Priscilla]

From later census: Esther Ann Pencil, b ca 1818, wife of Datus J Pencil, b ca 1813, with children Esther (1844), Sarah (1845), Prosper (1847), Datus E (1853)

2. Prosper A Hurd to Priscilla Harnden, 24 Jan1843, Whitby. Rev Bradshaw. Edwin S Hurman and Abner Hurd witnesses. Marriage by Rev James Bradshaw, Episcopal Methodist Minister, Darlington. [Joint wedding with Hester Harnden.]

From later census: Priscilla, b ca 1821 and Prosper A Hurd, b ca 1823, with children Luther H Hurd (1848) and Ralph H Hurd (1859)

3. Charles Nichols, to Sarah Ann Harnden. 12 Sep 1843. Rev Bradshaw. Wit Benjamin Harndon [likely bride's brother] and Dalis S Pencil [likely bride's brother-in-law]. Marriages by Rev James Bradshaw, E Meth minister, Darlington.

From later census: Sarah Ann, b ca 1823 and Charles Nichols b ca 1822, with children Melissa (1844), Perry W (1845), John J (1848), Margaret (1851), George C (1854), Nancy (1857)

Re: Harnden marriages

jeancarmean — 2009-08-29 21:34:11Z

Hi Andrew,

You've posed some interesting data. Below is what I have to date >

1) Sarah (Sally) Harnden, b. 1803 Town of Johnsburg, Warren Co., New York d. 10 Oct 1895 Victoria, Ontario, Canada, d/o Zadock J. Harnden (1779-1871) and Aby (Abia) Millington. She md Patrick Ivory on 4 Sep 1821 in Haldimand Twp., Northumerland Co. ON. He was b. 1794 Kilkenny, Ireland d. 2 May 1874 Newcastle Village, Clarke, Durham, ON.

They had one son that I know of:
Thomas Ivory b. 1834 Newcastle Village, Clarke, Durham, ON d. 15 Dec 1915 Omemee, Victoria, ON, Canada.
.................................

2) Pliny Harnden (1793-1872) and Ruby's oldest son was Henry H. Harnden b. 17 Jul 1821 d. 1915, md Zylvha Mahala (Ann) Hicks b. May 1929 Canada.

who had two sons:
1) Pliny Nathaniel (Peter) Harnden b. 24 Mar 1850 Canada d. Feb 1926 Almshouse, Ramsey, New Canada, Minnesota. He md 1884 Lucy Taft Ballou b. Mar 1863 Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois d. 25 Dec 1920 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota.
3 children:
Marvin Wendell b. 20 Jan 1885 Illinois
Marion Elizabeth b. 16 Jun 1893 Illinois
Grace Edith b. 19 Jan 1901 Illinois

Pliny Harnden (1793-1872) and Ruby's third child, was son Timothy Harnden b. c 1827 Clark Twp., Durham Co., ON md 18 Mar 1845 in Clark Twp., Durham Co., ON to Lozette ?.

One son that I know of:
William Henry Harnden b. 19 Mar 1850 Mitchell, Clark Twp., Durham Co., ON d. 25 Apr 1914 Toronto, York Co., ON md 28 Aug 1877 in Newcastle, Clark Twp., Durham Co., ON to Sarah Ann Marshall b. 29 Jan 1937 England d. 25 Jan 1915 Toronto, York Co., ON.

I can't place the Timothy Harndon md Janet Laraby but seems like a likely candidate as s/o Timothy Harnden (1827), s/o Pliny (1793.
.................................

3) Yes, Mary Harnden Hill is the d/o of Pliny (1793) and Ruby.
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4) Re: C. Cuykindall and Emily Harnden

d/o of Ziba (1778) and Mary (1772), Emily Harnden b. 9 Nov 1819 Northumberland Co., ON d. 28 Apr 1902 Owasco, Cayuga Co., New York.
1st md c 1840 in Castleton, Northumberland Co., ON Robert Richards b. 6 Feb 1805 Warren Co., New York d. 22 Feb 1851 Moses Liddle's House, Weavertown, Warren Co., New York, buried in Weavertown, NY.
3 children of their marriage
2nd md 19 Jan 1852 Moses C. Cuykendall b. 29 Jan 1815 New York d. 6 oct 1902.
5 children of their marriage

Emily is buried in Owasco Rural Cemetery, Owasco, Cayuga Co., New York.

Your correct, the marriage witness were s/o Pliny (1793), Henry H. Harnden (1821)and wife Zylvha Mahala (Ann) Hicks.
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5) Re: Harvy Tripp and Mary Harnden and
6) Re: Peter Smith and Maryann Harnden.
I've not been able to place them yet either.
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7) Re: James Herendon and Phebe Ann Wait, the witness's
are Alfred M. Eddy b. 1821 Eddystone, Northumberland Co., ON d. 4 Mar 1886 Ontario, and his wife Alvira (twin) Cerena Bradley b. 2 Sep 1830 Cobourg, Northumberland Co., ON d. Jan 1909.

Alfred was the s/o Harnden Eddy (1796-1881) and Nancy Purdy (1797-1878)of Eddystone.

Alvira (twin) Cerena Bradley was the d/o Abraham Harnden Bradley (1804-1886) and Ruth Tucker (1806-1872) both of Haldimand Twp.
.................................

I'll post what ever else I find regarding those ? marks and if you find anything further send it on.

Jean C.

Harnden marriages

Andrew_Quackenbush — 2009-08-29 14:45:36Z

Hi Jean,

I hope all's well with you. Some Harnden data follows that you might have already, but it was new to me this year. If you can confirm or fix any of my comments marked with asterisks, I'd be happy to get your input.

Andrew Quackenbush

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This day, Septr 4th 1821, after bann duly published, were married Patrick Ivory and Sarah Harnden, both of the township of Haldimand – William Macaulay
This marriage was solemnized between us – Patrick Ivory, Sary Harnden
Witnesses – Zadock Harnden, Ebenezer Perry, Elijah Buck (St Peter’s Anglican)

** I assume the bride is the Sarah who was Zadock’s daughter.

Tim’y Harndon, to Janet Laraby, both of Clarke. 18 Mar 1845. Rev Lawrence. Wit: John Gifford and Will’m Milligan

** I assume Timothy is Pliny’s son because Pliny was of Clarke Twp in 1845. Also, Pliny had a Timothy Harnden (a different one) living with him in 1861 Clarke census, so the name seems to belong to this branch. Finally, the census shows that Pliny’s eldest was a son born about 1819, which is a reasonable age for this Timothy.

William Hill to Mary Harnden, both of Clarke. 7 Oct 1849. Rev Rolfe. Wit. Henry Harnden and Mahaly Harnden, both of Clarke (Marriages by Rev Frederick J B Rolfe, Christian Minister)
Mary Harnden Hill, d 13 Apr 1912, b 14 Jun 1832; d 80 y; born Clarke Twp; died L9 C9 Darlington; farmer, married; dau of Pliny Harnden b USA and Ruby Harnden b USA; chronic heart disease for 30 years; chronic endocarditis for 3 months; registered in Darlington (OVR)

** Mary is the daughter of Pliny according to death record

C Cuykindall of Canya, of New York to Emily Harnden of Hamilton. 19 Jan 1852. Rev Robb. Wit Henry Harnden and Mahala Harnden. (Marriages by Rev F B Robb)

** I place Emily as the daughter of Ziba, and Henry as the second son of Pliny. The census shows Mahala was Henry’s wife.

Marriages for 1821 – This day, June 27th 1821, were married, after banns published, Harvey Tripp and Mary Harnden, both of the township of Haldimand. Signed W. Macaulay
This marriage was solemnized between us. Signed Harvey Tripp, Mary Harnden her mark.
Witnesses James Huff?, Abigail Hubell
Internet sources indicate they appear to have no children in the 1825 census and that they moved to Iowa.

** I have not yet placed Mary.

Peter Smith to Maryann Harnden, both of Haldimand. 5 June 1843. Rev Wait. Wit David Harnden, Alexander Chisolm and others (Marriages by Rev Daniel Wait, Baptist Minister, Haldimand Twp)
Mary Ann Smith, d 5 Feb 1873, 53 years, labourer’s wife, b Haldimand Twp, complaining for some months enlargements of thyroid gland with asthma, no physician, informant was David Burnett MD of Coldspring; W Meth; registered Hamilton Twp (OVR)

** I have not yet placed Maryann. I assume the witness is Ziba’s son David.

James Herendon to Phebe Ann Wait, both of Haldimand. 23 Oct 1848, Haldimand. Rev Lacey. Wit. Alfred Eady and Almira Herendon (Marriages by Rev William Lacey, Baptist Minister, Haldimand)
A separate entry: James Herendon to Phebe Ann Wait, both of Haldimand. 22 Oct 1848. Rev Baird. (Marriages by Rev Ja’s Baird, Baptist Minister, Port Hope)
James Heren, L7 C7 Haldimand, 100 [neighbour of Benj Wait and Hiram Wait] (Haldimand 1851 agricultural census)

** I have not yet placed James.

Re: Harnden family picture

jeancarmean — 2009-06-04 02:39:25Z

Correction, you did state how much you paid for it. Please contact me off list to obtain your address. I would very much like to have the picture.

Jean nee Harnden Carmean
jcarmean@aol.com

Re: Harnden family picture

jeancarmean — 2009-06-04 02:34:37Z

Becka,

Can you tell me how much you paid for the picture. You may contact me by private email.

Jean nee Harnden Carmean
jcarmean@aol.com

Harnden family picture

becka333 — 2009-06-03 19:06:42Z

I just rescued a family picture from an antique mall. It was taken in Bangor, PA probably about 1894. The names on the back are Myra Harnden McLean, Lizzie Harnden Megaryd, Grandma Rebecca Wood Harnden, and Grandpa Harnden. If this is your family let me know and I can send it to for the cost of postage and the $2 it took me to rescue it. Becka

Re: Dan Harnden on the Canadian Migration

shawnmeredith1 — 2009-05-18 15:14:33Z

Hi Dan,

Thanks for the reply. I have collected the following information on my George Bradley. In the 1851 census he is enumerated on the same page as Alvin BRADLEY (born ca. 1829). Alvin is apparently the son of Hiram H. BRADLEY. It is feasible that George is also a son of Hiram, who married ca. 1825. However, I have not been able to make a definite connection.

1. George Washington BRADLEY(1,2). Born ABT 1827 in Ontario, CANADA.(3) George Washington died in Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma, Ontario, CANADA, on 30 AUG 1886; he was 59.(1) Was on the census for Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma, Ontario, CANADA, in 1881. Was on the census for Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, CANADA, in 1871. Was on the census for Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, CANADA, in 1851. Occupation: Farmer.(1)

Ethnic Origin: Irish
Religion: Wesleyan Methodist Canada(3)

abt 1850 when George Washington was 23, he married Julia Maria CARTER(1,2), possibly a daughter of William CARTER (ABT 1777-AFT 1852) & Susannah (ABT 1783-AFT 1852). Born ABT 1827 in Ontario, CANADA.(3) Julia Maria died AFT 1892; she was 65. Was on the census for Pierce, Washington, in 1892. Was on the census for Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma, Ontario, CANADA, in 1881. Was on the census for Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, CANADA, in 1871. Was on the census for Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, CANADA, in 1851. Immigrated in 1886-1892.

They had the following children:
2 i. Cornelia (~1848->1852)
3 ii. Esther Minerva (1851->1920)
4 iii. Sally Maude (~1854->1871)
5 iv. George Willis (~1856->1930)
6 v. Joseph Noble (~1857->1871)
7 vi. Samantha Armeda (1859-1913)
8 vii. Eber Ross (1862->1928)
9 viii. Susannah Rebecca (~1865->1881)
10 ix. Martha Lavinia (~1867->1871)
11 x. Berniece Louise (1870->1881)

Sources

1. Death Register, Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma, Ontario, CANADA, #1053, digital image from ancestry.com.
2. Certificate of Death, Blaine, Whatcom, Washington, #3493, Record # 75, Photocopy of original.
3. 1881 Canadian Census, familysearch.org.

Re: Dan Harnden on the Canadian Migration

jeancarmean — 2009-05-08 21:56:52Z

Hi Shawn,

There are several George Bradleys give us a little more to go on, and we'll see what we can find.

Talk to you later, Dan

Re: Dan Harnden on the Canadian Migration

shawnmeredith1 — 2009-05-08 21:27:41Z

Hello,

I am researching Nathan Bradley of Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario. I saw your post and am very interested in any information you have on this line. I have been trying to determine how my ggg-grandfather George Bradley b.ca. 1828 fits into the family and any assistance would be most appreciated.

Shawn Meredith

Re: Dan Harnden on the Canadian Migration

newberry71 — 2008-09-08 00:16:20Z

Dan,

Stumbled across your research.

We Bradleys of Upper Michigan are descendants of Nathan Bradley and Harriet Harnden. I noticed you didn't have much information on the Nathan Bradleys' son Hiram who died in Michigan in Sanilac County. He is our grandfather. His son Alvin begat Obal who begat Alvin Hadd who begat Francis Kenneth, my dad.

We have the entire lineage from George and Mary Pierce to Nathan and Harriet on down to us. We can add it if you like.

Dennis Bradley

Lewis Charles Judd

LornaJudd — 2008-06-22 21:27:13Z

Hi I am looking for more information on Lewis Charles Judd, moved to Stafford, Vt from Ontario. His parents were Walter Robert & Rosannah Judd. They had 11 children altogether. Anyone with information on Lewis please let me know. thank-you!

Re: Oliver Hardon / Harnden & Hannah Barnum m. 1806

SherylGG — 2008-06-11 06:19:07Z

If it is certain that Clarinda Harnden was born in Sheldon, NY, in 1809, and if Oliver Harnden was still in Shoreham, VT, volunteering in the War of 1812, then it does seem unlikely that Clarinda was Oliver's child. How odd that Clarinda Harnden's parents seem to be unknown. All those little towns mentioned in Wyoming Co., New York, are quite close together in the NW corner and near the border with Erie Co. - Strykersville, Varysburg, Sheldon in Sheldon Town[ship], Bennington, Cowlesville, Folsomdale in Bennington Town[ship]. Until 1841, they were all a part of Genesee Co. While Bethany is still in Genesee Co., it is only a couple miles over the border and fairly close by, as well.

Re: Oliver Hardon / Harnden & Hannah Barnum m. 1806

jeancarmean — 2008-06-11 04:00:00Z

Given Clarinda C. Harnden was b. 1809 Sheldon, Wyoming Co., New York and the Oliver Harnden in question b. ? in Vermont is seems unlikely his son Barnum O. Harnden b. 1820 in Bethany, Genesee, New York, my thoughts are they were not brother and sister. I've not ever found anything further as to who Clarinda's parents were to date.

Jean C.

Descendants of Col. John B. Folsom

Generation No. 1

1. Col. John B.2 Folsom (Asa1)1 was born January 28, 1811 in Warsaw, Wyoming, New York2, and died May 19, 1886 in Folsomdale, Wyoming, New York. He married Clarinda C. (Harndon) Harnden2 January 04, 1831 in Folsomdale, Wyoming, New York3. She was born June 03, 1809 in Sheldon, Wyoming Co., New York, and died June 19, 1873 in Wyoming Co., New York.

Notes for Col. John B. Folsom:
THE GREAT FIRE OF 1908

All communities, however small, have their conflagrations entailing loss of property, if not life itself, and the village of Varysburg has not been an exception. At 4 a.m. on the morning of Oct. 23, 1908 fire of unknown origin broke out in the tiny village destroying the entire west side of Main street from the present home of James Almeter to the present apartment house of Mr. And Mrs. Terry Ripstein.

The fire originated in the cooper shop of Orla Lawrence, which set behind the upper hotel. He and Victor Wilcox by day had been busy making barrels for the fall rush of apple picking and by night it was the sleeping place of Frank Danley, a well know countryside character who was awakened by the sound of crackling flames and stifling smoke in time to escape with his life. The shop had been built in 1886 by James S. Barnes as a blacksmith shop.

During the fire, Orla Lawrence, a resourceful man in time of danger, suggested that if they dynamited the Louis Ward house, it might stop the fire from spreading. Dynamite sticks were obtained, but it was too late - the house was in flames. This house had been erected by John B. Folsom, after his marriage in 1831 to Clarinda C. Harnden. They resided in this red framed house until 1834, when they removed to Michigan. Mr. Folsom returned later to the county, and with his brother, organized the hamlet of Folsomdale.

More About Col. John B. Folsom:
Census: September 01, 1850, Bennington, Wyoming, New York, age 39
Occupation: 1853, First postmaster in Folsomdale

More About Clarinda C. (Harndon) Harnden:
Census: September 01, 1850, Bennington, Wyoming, New York, age 41
Comment: Died at age 63

Children of Col. Folsom and Clarinda Harnden are:
2 i. Benjamin Frank3 Folsom4, born November 10, 1832 in Bennington, Wyoming, New York4; died January 27, 1873. He married Alice R. Bickford5 January 04, 18656; born 1841 in New York.

More About Benjamin Frank Folsom:
Census: September 01, 1850, Bennington, Wyoming, New York, age 17
Comment: Died at age 43

More About Alice R. Bickford:
Census: July 26, 1870, Bennington, Wyoming, New York, age 30

ii. Oscar Folsom, born November 08, 1837 in Folsomdale, Wyoming, New York; died July 23, 1875 in Buffalo, Erie, New York.
iii. Mary Augusta Folsom, born 1849 in Bennington, Wyoming, New York; died February 03, 1873; Adopted child.

Generation No. 2

3. Oscar3 Folsom (Col. John B.2, Asa1)6 was born November 08, 1837 in Folsomdale, Wyoming, New York, and died July 23, 1875 in Buffalo, Erie, New York. He married Emma Cornelia Harmon 18637. She was born November 12, 1841 in Hornelleville, Steuben, New York, and died December 24, 1915 in Hornelleville, Steuben, New York.

Notes for Oscar Folsom:
"He graduated at the University of Rochester, N.Y. ; was a brilliant and popular lawyer. He met with an accidental death by being thrown from his carriage, in the city of Buffalo, NY,"
[Genealogy of the Folsom family: John Folsom and his descendants, 1615-1882]

More About Oscar Folsom:
Census: September 01, 1850, Bennington, Wyoming, New York, age 12
Occupation: Lawyer

Child of Oscar Folsom and Emma Harmon is:
i. Frances Clara4 Folsom, born July 21, 1864 in Folsomdale near Buffalo, Erie, New York; died October 29, 1947 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.

4. Mary Augusta3 Folsom (Col. John B.2, Asa1)8 was born 1849 in Bennington, Wyoming, New York, and died February 03, 1873. She married Dr. William N. Martin8 June 29, 1870. He was born in Cattaraugus Co., New York.

More About Mary Augusta Folsom:
Census: July 07, 1860, Bennington, Wyoming, New York, age 11
Comment: Died at age 23

Child of Mary Folsom and Dr. Martin is:
i. Mary Augusta4 Martin8.

Generation No. 3

5. Frances Clara4 Folsom (Oscar3, Col. John B.2, Asa1)9 was born July 21, 1864 in Folsomdale near Buffalo, Erie, New York, and died October 29, 1947 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland. She married (1) President Stephen Grover Cleveland June 02, 1886 in The White House, Washington D. C., District of Columbia, son of Rev. Cleveland and Anne Neal. He was born March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey, and died June 24, 1908 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey. She married (2) Thomas Jex Preston February 10, 1913. He died 1955.

Notes for Frances Clara Folsom:
She attended the Central school, Buffalo, and in 1881 entered Wells college, where she was graduated A.B. in June, 1885, Mr. Cleveland, who was then President of the United States, sending flowers from the White House conservatories to grace the occasion. She spent the summer of 1885 with relatives at Folsomdale, N.Y., and in the autumn accompanied her mother to Europe. They returned home May 27, 1886, [p.261] and after resting in New York for a few days repaired to Washington, where on June 2, 1886, Miss Folsom was married to President Cleveland in the blue room of the White House. Mrs. Cleveland endeared herself to the people by the tact and graceful dignity with which she fulfilled the duties of her position, and no word of unfavorable criticism was ever uttered, despite her youth and inexperience, she being the youngest mistress the White House had ever known. On her return to Washington, on President Cleveland's second inauguration, she was welcomed with cordial affection and made as great a social success as she had during her husband's first administration, having the dignity of motherhood added to her many charms.

Notes for President Stephen Grover Cleveland:
In 1866 Grover Cleveland formed a partnership with Isaac V. Vandepoel. The most of the work here fell on the shoulders of Grover Cleveland, and he soon won a good standing at the bar of the state. In 1869 Mr. Cleveland associated himself in business with A.P. Laning and Oscar Folsom, and under the firm name of Laning, Cleveland & Folsom soon built up a fair practice. June 2, 1886 Grover Cleveland was united in marriage with Miss Frances Folsom, the daughter of his former partner.
[A Biographical record of Schuyler County, New York; Compendium of biography of celebrated Americans Pg 175]

HOMESTATE: New York
PARTY: Democrat
TERMS IN OFFICE: 1885-1889 1893-1897
VICE PRESIDENTS: Thomas A. Hendricks, Adlai E. Stevenson
Cleveland paid a Polish immigrant $1.50 to serve in his place in the American Civil War.
Cleveland was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms.
SIGNIFICANT ACTS: Signed the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which established federal regulation of railroads. Preserved the country's gold standard in 1893 by spearheading the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890. Crushed the Pullman railroad strike of 1894 and prevented interruption of mail service by sending in federal troops. Prompted the settlement of the Venezuela crisis, a border dispute between British Guiana and Venezuela resolved in 1895.
CAREER: 1871-1873 Served as Sheriff of Erie County, New York.
1882 Served as Mayor of Buffalo, New York.
1883-1885 Served as Governor of New York. Elected 1882.
1885-1889 Served as President of the United States.
1888 Defeated by Benjamin Harrison in presidential election.
1893-1897 President of the United States.
As sheriff in Buffalo, New York, Cleveland personally carried out the execution of two criminals. Cleveland underwent a secret operation aboard a yacht to remove his cancerous upper jaw in 1893.

The Baby Ruth candy bar was named after Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth.

The only president's child born in the White House was Cleveland's daughter Esther.

After leaving the White House, Cleveland lived in retirement in Princeton, New Jersey.

More About President Stephen Grover Cleveland:
Burial: Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New Jersey
Religion: Presbyterian

More About President Cleveland and Frances Folsom:
Marriage: June 02, 1886, The White House, Washington D. C., District of Columbia

More About Thomas Preston and Frances Folsom:
Marriage: February 10, 1913

Children of Frances Folsom and President Cleveland are:
i. Ruth5 Cleveland, born October 03, 1891 in New York City, New York; died January 07, 1904 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey.

More About Ruth Cleveland:
Burial: Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New Jersey

ii. Esther Cleveland, born September 09, 1893 in White House, Washington D. C.; died June 25, 1980 in New Hampshire. She married William Sidney Bence Bosanquet March 14, 1918 in Westminster Abbey, London, England; born 1893; died March 05, 1966 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England.

More About William Bosanquet and Esther Cleveland:
Marriage: March 14, 1918, Westminster Abbey, London, England

iii. Marion Cleveland, born July 07, 1895 in Buzzards Bay, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died March 10, 1960 in New York. She married (1) William Stanley Dell November 28, 1917; born 1894. She married (2) John Harlan Amen July 25, 1926; born September 15, 1898 in Exeter, New Hampshire; died March 10, 1960 in New York.

More About William Dell and Marion Cleveland:
Marriage: November 28, 1917

More About John Amen and Marion Cleveland:
Marriage: July 25, 1926

iv. Richard Folsom Cleveland, born October 28, 1897 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey; died January 10, 1974 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland. He married (1) Ellen Douglas Gailor June 20, 1923; born 1897; died February 17, 1954. He married (2) Jesse Maxwell Black June 12, 1943; born March 01, 1919 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.

More About Richard Cleveland and Ellen Gailor:
Marriage: June 20, 1923

More About Richard Cleveland and Jesse Black:
Marriage: June 12, 1943

v. Francis Grover Cleveland, born July 18, 1903 in Buzzard Bay, Massachusetts; died 1995. He married Alice Erdman June 20, 1925; born March 24, 1904.

More About Francis Cleveland and Alice Erdman:
Marriage: June 20, 1925

Endnotes

1. Source:, Periodical "Historical Wyoming" by Wyoming Co. Historian Ray Barber.
2. Book:, Genealogy of the Folsom family : John Folsom and his descendants, 1615-1882 Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, 1882.
3. Source:, Britian, thePeerage, The Register's of Thorrington 1888.
4. Book:, Genealogy of the Folsom family : John Folsom and his descendants, 1615-1882 Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, 1882.
5. Genealogy of the Folsom family : John Folsom and his descendants, 1615-1882 Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, 1882.
6. GED: Hale Family Tree by Richard Hale, Ancestors of Frances C. Folsom Cleveland.
7. Book:, Genealogy of the Folsom family : John Folsom and his descendants, 1615-1882 Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, 1882.
8. GED: Hale Family Tree by Richard Hale, Ancestors of Frances C. Folsom Cleveland.
9. Book:, Genealogy of the Folsom family : John Folsom and his descendants, 1615-1882 Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, 1882.

Re: Oliver Hardon / Harnden & Hannah Barnum m. 1806

SherylGG — 2008-06-11 03:05:35Z

Thank you, Dan & Jean, for your response. I have just begun to look at Oliver & Hannah after finally finding proof that my husband's 3rd great grandmother, Sarah Barnum, was the daughter of Jabez Barnum, as was Hannah. There seems to be very little information "out there" about Oliver. I did find the record of his marriage to Hannah Barnum in the Shoreham, VT, town records - 9 Mar 1806. He is indexed as "Oliver Hardon" and, while the name looks like "Handells" in the actual record, "Oliver Harndon" is written in the margin (by the town clerk or someone later?) He may have been the "Oliver Hamden" in Shoreham in 1810. As to the War of 1812, "The History of the Town of Shoreham, Vermont," Goodhue, p. 107, lists Oliver Harnden as a Plattsburgh Volunteer from Shoreham - Cavalry; Nathaniel North, Captain; Ebenezer Bush, Lieutenant. (I take that to mean that Oliver was still of Shoreham in 1812/13.) But, he was in Genesee Co. by 1816 as a 1 year old son, Barnum Harnden, was buried in Wrights Corners per "Early Settlers of Western New York," July 1934, Vol 1, No.1, p. 703. I have seen that piece about Barnum O. Harnden in Wyoming Co., NY and with that name, it does seem likely that the Oliver who was Barnum's father is the same Oliver who married Hannah Barnum. Also, Other members of Hannah's family moved to Genesee Co., NY, early on. Her brother Luther was there by 1820 as an itinerant preacher. He is buried in the Cowlesville Cemetery in what is now Wyoming Co. Their sister Sarah Barnum married William Doolittle in Shoreham, VT, in 1810. Soon after, they moved across Lake Ticonderoga to Moriah, Essex Co., NY, where they were living in 1820. Then, they, too, moved to Genesee Co., New York (to Gainesville, now part of Wyoming Co.). Sarah apparently died before 1830. In 1820 Oliver "Hernden" was in Bethany, Genesee Co., NY. Not found in 1830. In Concord, Erie Co., New York, in 1840. Now, here is a tantalizing bit that is given about Hannah on some Barnum web sites. I believe the info came from a book by Eben Lewis Barnum and Fr. Francis Barnum, "Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family" 1912: "She was the great-grandmother of Frances Folsom (1864-1947), wife of Stephen Grover Cleveland who was the 22nd (1885-89) and 24th (1893-97) president of the United States." I find some genealogy sites that name Clarinda C. Harnden (b. 1809)as the daughter of Oliver Harnden and Hannah Barnum, but in a search of the web, I did not find anything about Frances Folsom that named them as her great grandparents. It seems certain that Clarinda married John B. Folsom and their son Oscar Folsom was the father of Frances, but less certain that Clarinda was the daughter of Oliver Harnden & Hannah Barnum. Still, they were in the right place at the right time....

Re: Oliver Hardon / Harnden & Hannah Barnum m. 1806

jeancarmean — 2008-06-10 15:16:11Z

Oliver Harnden served in the War of 1812 from Plattsburgh, [Clinton Co.] New York Volunteers, Cavalry.

Barnum Harnden was born in Bethany, Genesee County, in 1820. He remained in his native town until he was eight; then removed to Varysburgh; thence to Springville; thence in 1841 to Bennington, where he owns a farm of two hundred and eighty acres. He has been overseer of the poor four years, and highway commissioner six years. He was married March 17, 1846, to Hannah Borden, daughter of David Borden, of Bennington. He has always been a staunch advocate of education. His father, Oliver Harnden, was an early settler in western New York.
[History of Bennington, Wyoming County, N.Y. Pg 40]

Jean C.

Re: Oliver Hardon / Harnden & Hannah Barnum m. 1806

jeancarmean — 2008-06-10 13:48:22Z

Thank you for your post.

I'm on my wife's computer right now, so I don't have access to all my records. But, I find your questions very interesting. Our early Harnden lines relative to Vermont are sparse at best. But, I have come accross the name Oliver several times in early records (American and Canadian I think), but didn't know exactly where he belonged. If you post what you have I think I can narrow him down. I think we may have a son of his listed incorrectly. We have a Barnum O. Harnden b. ABT 1820 in N.Y. who's father was born in Vermont.

I did find a Oliver "Hamden" living with the family of Alexander Scoby. He was born in 1786 in Vermont. I think this may be the same person in question. I suggest that Oliver may have been his father-in-law.

You'll find the Harnden names relative to this line are as follows:

Barichiah, John, Jonathan and Samuel Harnden were all in Granville, Charlotte County, Vermont in 1781. This is before the boundry lines were set closer to what we know them to be today, and these areas became part of New York.

If you have any questions you can email me directly at daniel_harnden@yahoo.com or post it back to the list. I'd to see others jump in on this one.

Talk to you later, Dan

Oliver Hardon / Harnden & Hannah Barnum m. 1806

SherylGG — 2008-06-10 07:04:15Z

Oliver Hardon aka HARNDEN & Hannah BARNUM were married in Shoreham, VT, on 9 Mar 1806. Hannah was the daughter of Jabez BARNUM & his first wife Susannah (probably nee Pettibone). I would like to know more about Oliver & Hannah. Could they have been the family indexed as Oliver HAMDEN in the 1810 census in Shoreham? They were said to have been early settlers in western New York and may have been in Genesee co., NY in 1820. Who were Oliver's parents? Who were their children?

Re: Harnden Ancestry

jeancarmean — 2008-06-02 02:31:28Z

Karyl, email me off this list and I'll send you an invitation to access our private Harnden site on MyFamily.

Hartwell Smith was my half 2nd cousin.

Jean nee Harnden Carmean
jcarmean@aol.com

Your Harnden lineage >

1. Richard (Harrington) Harnden (1615) England
m. Elizabeth Adams
2. Richard Harnden (1648) Massachusetts
m. Mary
3. Lieut Benjamin Harnden (1671) Massachusetts
m. Elizabeth Holt (1670)
4. Barachias Harnden (1713) Massachusetts
m. Sarah Sherman
5. Sgt. Jonathan Harnden (1733) Massachusetts
m. Phebe ?
6. Capt. Samuel Harnden Sr. (1751) Massachusetts
m. Johanna Draper (1756) Connecticut
7. William (twin) Harnden (1780) Connecticut
m. ?
8. William Harnden (1814) New York
m. Caroline Cameron (1839) Haldimand Twp.
9. Perry Wilmot Harnden (1859) Haldimand Twp.
m. Sally Delila (Ida) Richardson (1857)
10. Alva Eddison Smith (1878) Cobourg
m. Alberta Harnden b. 1881 Cobourg, ON
11. Laverne Smith b. ?
11. Alvin Smith b. ?
11. Eveyln Smith ?
11. Ila Smith b. ?
11. Rosalie Smith b. ?
11. Leslie Smith b. ?
11. Albert Smith b. ?
11. Hartwill Smith b. ?

Harnden Ancestry

KarylHaid — 2008-06-01 19:37:27Z

Hi all,

I have been researching my genealogy for about a year and half and have now come to the point of researching the Harndens. From the preliminary research I have done my ancestry is as follows (sorry for errors in form):

Hartwill Smith (my paternal grandfather),
s/o Alberta Harnden and Alva Edison Smith,
d/o Perry Wilmot Harnden and Ida Richardson,
s/o William Harnden and Caroline Cameron

I would be grateful for any tips, references or information for that matter that anyone would be willing to share. While I don't have a lot, I am willing to share whatever information I have.

Thank you in advance,

Karyl Smith Haid

Re: William Harnden (1814)

Andrew_Quackenbush — 2008-05-15 03:56:51Z

Jean,

I’m left with the same questions as I began with. I’m no closer to understanding why other researchers listed William’s father as William. I can accept that they’ve done this, but I can’t accept that they were correct without seeing documentation or else knowing the rationale for stating things as they did, particularly when my understanding of the documentation I’ve seen points a different direction, and particularly when I see things that cast doubt on others' work, such as William being born in Holland, NY.

I don’t feel I have anything else to add at this point and I must get on with other things, so I plan to make this my last posting for now. Feel free to respond and have the last word! It has been a worthwhile exchange from my perspective even though we’ve not reconciled anything yet. I will be researching in Ontario again this summer, so I will try to devote some time for Harnden research and pass along anything I might find.

Andrew

Re: William Harnden (1814)

jeancarmean — 2008-05-14 07:13:49Z

Good morning Andrew,

<< I'm glad to see that you care enough about getting this worked out that you have called others for their input... What the opinions of others are regarding this Harnden dilemma are almost inconsequential to me in a research sense...My point is that without actual historical records, people's memories are often unreliable beyond grandparents. >>

You dismiss the fact that many Harndens are in receipt of actual records. The "oral" statements of many have provided valuable clues that I, and other family members, throughout North America have solid verification. As a professional Accountant I deal in fact not supposition. Prior to our 1st North American Harnden Family Reunion of August 2007, I mailed a reunion invitation to EVERY Harnden in the United States and Canada that had an address listed with their phone number. Given I did not know the married names of the Harnden women, this endeavor produced a phenomenal windfall of all our 'cousins', both young and old, connecting us all. My email, land phone, cell phone and mailbox was flooded with SOLID documentation, letters and pictures for their immediate families. You cannot even imagine all the stories I was fortunate to have heard and learned from. There are many reasons other than 'tracing the family tree', some of which are medical history, membership acceptance i.e. DAR (Daughters Of The American Revolution), SAR (Sons Of The American Revolution), proof of Native American heritage, ad infinitum and most importantly our own individual lineage. Our oldest living Harnden (age 90) attended the Reunion, he having down the original early research that you are fortunate to have. I would have been hard pressed to tell this gentleman that his facts were in error. Do not even consider that he did not know his elders. George Mason is his nephew. Each and every one of us researching our Harnden family are very fortunate to have these two gentleman's work to build on. Brian Harnden's father, the late Gordon Charles Harnden was the Harnden historian in that region and provided invaluable assistance prior to his death. If you would like to telephone Brian I would be happy to privately provide you with his telephone number.

Another of our elders, age 84, is the gggrandson of William Frederic Harnden, 'Expressman', has documented everything on his gggrandfather accept his shoe size. There's not much we don't know about Brig. General Henry Harnden as well. Dan, in answer, provided you with a list of military and land records. On our private Harnden site there are many, many solid historical records of census, military, land, birth, marriage, death, obituaries, cemetery records and photographs, both United States and Canadian for review. I again refer you to the 75 pages of communications between us all.

Regarding the William Harden family, I take no issue with your correction

It is not I that must prove the history, it is you who must disprove it. Several years ago I asked you how you came about that William (1780) didn't exist. These many years later you state you researched in Connecticut. It should have been New York. In the interim I would suggest staying with the facts as written unless you can prove otherwise. We Harndens of all ages are VERY serious about our research so as to leave a legacy that is as factual as possible.

Jean C.

Re: William Harnden (1814)

Andrew_Quackenbush — 2008-05-14 04:49:35Z

Hi Jean,

Thanks for your last posting. I’m glad to see that you care enough about getting this worked out that you have called others for their input.

I agree that the Harnden name is misspelled in various records, sometimes without the ‘n’. In my post on William Harden, I didn’t mean to suggest that the lack of an ‘n’ was part of my argument that he wasn’t the son of Ziba. The fact that he was born in Quebec, was a late immigrant to Northumberland County, and that his father was Thomas was supposed to be the focus of my posting.

Your last posting has helped me see more clearly that we have two different approaches to the research process. What the opinions of others are regarding this Harnden dilemma are almost inconsequential to me in a research sense. I don’t count popular opinion, stories, oral traditions, reminiscences, and the like as evidence for my research if I can help it. I’m not saying these aren’t valuable – they are often extremely interesting and meaningful, but for me, they tell me more about the teller than the ancestors they supposedly illuminate. I have a handwritten letter that I value greatly that was produced by my great-grandmother about her ancestors (not Harndens), but the information itself is not particularly valuable because it is wrong in many places. I have a book of reminiscences produced by a cousin that claims some of my ancestors came from Dutchtown, Pennsylvania in 1812. After a week spend traveling to Pennsylvania and turning up nothing, I discovered later that he had both the state and year wrong – they actually came from near Germantown, New York in 1820 - and I discovered the errors through documentation produced in the early 1800s.

My point is that without actual historical records, people’s memories are often unreliable beyond grandparents. Siblings even disagree on what their own deceased parents actually said about family history. It doesn’t take long for facts to get corrupted. You yourself recently noted that the birthplaces listed on death records are often wrong – and this is because the informant (often a child of the deceased) simply doesn’t know for sure where a parent was born. How can we expect anyone alive today to have any degree of certainty about William’s parents when they died long before any current people were born? I’m sure you can cite examples where oral tradition has been correct, but again, without documents produced at the time, we simply don’t know whether the traditions are reliable. I also know that historical documents can be incorrect, but on the whole, they are reasonably reliable and mistakes can be detected by looking at a collection of records, such as the series of Haldimand censuses over the life of an ancestor. If we didn't accept the general reliability of historical records, there wouldn't be much point in undertaking research in the first place.

As such, I was disappointed that you didn’t say why Brian doesn’t believe William’s father was Ziba. If he has any compelling documentation at all, please let me in on it! Otherwise, I’ll have to continue with the documentation I have, namely the property records that connect Ziba to the William who married Margaret Pettibone and the fact that the census records contain only one suitable William, rather than two. If there was a William born in Haldimand who could be the son of Ziba and another who could be the husband of Margaret, then I’d be more inclined to question the way I’ve put things together. Research, unfortunately, is sometimes a weighing of probabilities, and I think this is a good example of this. I don’t believe either of us has conclusive proof, but by my estimation, the balance shifts toward the proposal I’ve made. I’d be happy to see anything that would prove me wrong!

Andrew

Re: William Harnden (1814)

jeancarmean — 2008-05-13 04:54:51Z

Good evening Andrew,

As promised I telephone Brian Gordon Harnden this eve in Canada. He had told me several years ago "that to this day everyone in the area (Grafton, Colbourne, Haldimand, etc.) was/is related to a Harnden one way or another." Brian's sister, Wanda Lee Harnden m. Kevin Gerald Lansley, s/o Arthur Lansley and Linda Broomfield, d/o Annie M. Harnden (1917) and Roy Laing Broomfield.

We discused the parentage of William Harnden (1814) who married Margaret H. Pettibone, per your suggested conclusion that this William was Ziba's (1778) son. He, as I, do not believe this at all. Further, Brian gave me Arnold Angus Pettibone's telephone number, stating that Arnold visits Brian's mother on average three times a week, living less than 1/2 mile from her.

Arnold Angus Pettibone (1916) is 1st cousin to Brian's father, the late Gordon Charles Harnden, and is Brian's 1st cousin, once removed. He is the 2nd great grandson of Margaret H. Pettibone.

*William Harnden (1814) m. Margaret H. Pettibone
*Ziba J. Harnden (1843) m. Jessica Laing Broomfield
*William Harnden (1867) m. Emma Louisa Zufelt
*Jessie Luella Harnden (1894) m. James Arthur Pettibone
*Arnold Angus Pettibone (1916)

I shall telephone Arnold to see what light he can shed on this complexity. Brian did state he, his mother and Mary H. Harnden (1921)(widow of Richard Jack Harnden (1921) and Shirley Harnden Johnston (1926) visit each other quite regularly, all living quite close to each other. Addressing the surname spelling issue Brian agreed it's been spelled every way one can imagine and William was the most common given name for a Harnden in Canada.

He is in receipt of the 1st edition 'Harnden Encyclopedia' compiled by Dan Harnden and has thoroughly reviewed it. If William (1814) belonged to Ziba (1778) instead of William (1780) then Brian surely would have made mention that that connection was in error.

Jean C.

Re: William Harnden (1814)

jeancarmean — 2008-05-11 19:07:34Z

<< Please note that HARNDEN very many times is spelled HARDEN with other varients. >>

Andrew, it is commonplace for myself and all other Harndens to have people pronounce and spell HarNden as Harden, et al., Examples in point of the Harnden surname spelled wrong >

HARNDON 1881 census 124b3 family 062
@ca.on.northumberland.haldimand_township page 16 film C13240 lds1375876
electoral district of Northumberland West
23 HARNDON William m 66 Ont EMeth Scotch? sawyer married origin entered American then changed to Scotch
"living on same property with son" note in census column 20
24 HARNDON {?} Caroline f 42 Ont EMeth Scotch married
25 HARNDON David m 19 Ont EMeth Scotch labourer married
page 17
1 HARNDON {?} Margaret f 20 Ont EMeth Scotch married
2 HARNDON Alexander m 15 Ont EMeth Scotch labourer
3 HARNDON Mandy f 9 Ont EMeth Scotch
4 HARNDON John m 6 Ont EMeth Scotch
5 HARNDON Carrie f 2 Ont EMeth Scotch
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Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924

Name: Wm Fredrick Harden
Birth Place: Tp Haldmand
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Father Name: David Harden (David Bernet Harnden Sr. (1862), s/o William Harnden (1814) and Caroline Cameron)
Mother Name: Margaret Tripp
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Gummow
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Spouse Birth Place: Tp Alnwick
Spouse Father Name: Robert Gummow
Spouse Mother Name: Eliza Jane McVeity Gummow
Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1907
Marriage Place: Hastiings, Northumberland
Marriage County: Northumberland
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Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934

Name: James S Harden (s/o Olive Dewey & James Harnden (1815) s/o of Ziba Harnden (1778)
Death Date: 21 Oct 1930
Death Location: Northumberland
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Birth Location: Haldimand
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Other notations >

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Wm Harnden
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1815
Birth Place: New York
Gender: Male
Home in 1850( City,County,State): Wheatfield, Niagara, New York
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Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870

Name: Ziba Harnden
[Ziba Harden]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 22 May 1779
Birth Location: Pomfret
Parent Name: Saml
Parent Name: Joanna

Jean C.

Re: William Harnden (1814)

jeancarmean — 2008-05-11 06:10:01Z

Good morning Andrew,

<< Unfortunately, the William you list is not a relative at all (at least, not an immediate one). He was William Harden, born 5 May 1805 in Quebec, son of Thomas Harden and Hannah (see the original images of the Drouin collection online if you need to verify this). >>

While I'm inclined to believe the above I don't hold much faith in the Drouin Collection either, for there are many, many errors in it as well, noted by your own countrymen in the Whitby, Durham Co., ON, North Dorchester, ON, Thames Centre, ON and Missisquoi, Quebec areas. Please note that HARNDEN very many times is spelled HARDEN with other varients. The only place that HARDEN is the true surname spelling is in the southern United States.

I have just moved both home and office over the last three weeks, having just come off five months of 24/7 tax preparation, and at age 70 this all has been quite an undertaking, plus squeezing in my only granddaughter's college graduation to which she is now off to the Peace Corp headed for the Philippines.

I shall telephone Brian Harnden (upper Canada) Monday eve and convey your understanding about William/Ziba, albeit he and I have discussed this before. Brian's sister-in-law, Heather Viscount is the genealogist at Cobourg Library and has access to all the records in the greater Haldimand area.

Brian is your 4th cousin and my 3rd cousin, once removed.

I am extremely desirous of getting the facts straight, once and for all.

Jean C.

Re: William Harnden (1814)

Andrew_Quackenbush — 2008-05-10 06:52:29Z

Hi Jean,

The question for me right now is whether the William Harnden who married Margaret Pettibone is the son of Ziba or not. You agreed in your last posting that Ziba Harnden (1778) lived in Ontario between 1808 and 1835 because the census lists him there each year. We know he had a son William as mentioned in his will. To avoid the problem of this William being our ancestor, you have proposed a second William, perhaps dying the same year and marrying Eleanor as listed in the 1871 census.

Unfortunately, the William you list is not a relative at all (at least, not an immediate one). He was William Harden, born 5 May 1805 in Quebec, son of Thomas Harden and Hannah (see the original images of the Drouin collection online if you need to verify this). This William married his wife Eleanor Bush in Hillier Twp on 5 Jan 1829, and they lived near Adolphustown for a number of years before moving to Northumberland County. They had children, one of whom was the Susan Jane you mention. This Susan’s death is online in the Ontario Death Registers for Brighton #024626, and her parents are listed as William Harden, b Quebec, and Eleanor Bush. This William Harden is not the son of Ziba Harnden.

I have done considerable research in Ontario, examining many records available only on-site, and I have never found two William Harndens who could be candidates for Ziba’s son. Do you think it’s possible that the earlier Canadian researchers got this part wrong? No matter how competent researchers are, they cannot be held responsible for unavailable information. There are records available today that had not yet been released by the Canadian government when the book from which you quote was released. I have a copy of the book, obtained from Mary Harnden in Grafton years ago when I was at her house. The book itself doesn’t claim to be infallible.

Andrew

Re: William Harnden (1814)

jeancarmean — 2008-05-10 03:51:54Z

Good evening Andrew,

<< The William Harnden who married Margaret Pettibone was also born in Haldimand Township according to his death record >>

The death record I'm looking at is for a William Harnden d. 20 Dec 1890 Haldimand, age 77, informant David Harnden. Registration No. 012356. Lest I don't trust my own math, my handy calculator states his birth year to be 1813. Ziba (1778) had a son named David and a son named William b. 1813 Haldimand m. Eleanor ?, shown in 1871 Haldimand Twp. census. William and Eleanor's daughter was Susan Jane Harnden b. 1841 m. William Merrill of Percy Twp.

<< William was b. 29 May 1814 in Holland, Erie, New York and d. 20 Dec 1890 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. >>

It is appears that the death date of the above William (1813)was recorded to be for William b, 29 May 1814, s/o William (twin)(1780), brother of Ziba (1778). Given William Harnden b. 29 May 1814's headstone shows (1814-1890) with Caroline Cameron (1839-1892) along with grandson Andrew Vernon Harnden (1877-1948) and wife, Elizabeth Millar (1876-1843)in Eddystone Cemetery, it is not inconceivable that two William Harndens died in the same year and therin, perhaps, lies the confusion.

Both Williams in question had sons named David.

"William, Ebber and Zedderick, three brothers came into Canada after the American Revolution in 1775-1777, from Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Originally came from Holland [Erie Co., New York] whose father's name was William.
After arriving in Canada their father's brother Orb came here also from Pennsylvania. About the same time their father's other brother Ziba came to Canada from Holland [Erie Co., New York] and brought their sister Mary which Ziba later married."

"The Committee who compiled all the foregoing facts, traced the family back to William, Ziba and Orb who originally came from Holland [Erie Co., New York]."
Signed: Hazel G. Harnden, widow of Floyd Harnden 17 August 1987
Isobel L. (Harnden) Reddick at Grafton, Ontario, Canada
Mary H. Harnden, widow of Richard Jack Harnden
Shirley M. (Harnden) Johnston

I have personally spoken with Shirley Margaret nee Harnden Johnston, via telephone, who told me of the intense research her father, Floyd Seymour Harnden (1897-1975)did in compiling the above facts. Floyd was the s/o Ziba (twin) (1871) grandson of Ziba J. (1843), ggrandson of William Harnden and Margaret Pettibone.

<< the census records I've personally examined for Haldimand Township beginning in 1803 clearly show that Ziba lived in Canada every year between 1808 and his death in 1835 >>

I concur >

Muster roll and pay list of a detachment of Northumberland militia under the command of Major Elias Jones on command from Kingston to Burlington Heights from 14th October to 2nd November 1813
Private #62 Harnden, Ziba No. of days 13

Jean C.

Re: William Harnden (1814)

Andrew_Quackenbush — 2008-05-10 01:03:04Z

Hi Jean,

Thanks for your last note. Maybe I'm a bit thick, but I can't get my head around what you're saying here. Is this William Harnden, who you say was born in New York State on 29 May, the same William who was the son of Ziba b 1778? As I mentioned before, the census records I've personally examined for Haldimand Township beginning in 1803 clearly show that Ziba lived in Canada every year between 1808 and his death in 1835. The numbers of boys and girls in the family are recorded every year, and the number of boys in 1814 is 3, and that number increases to 4 in the census of 11 Apr 1815. How is it possible that Ziba's children, including William, were born in New York State when Ziba lived in Canada?

Andrew

Re: William Harnden (1814)

jeancarmean — 2008-05-07 08:28:28Z

<< The William Harnden who married Margaret Pettibone was also born in Haldimand Township according to his death record >>

William was b. 29 May in Holland, Erie, New York and d. 20 Dec 1890 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.

Jean Carmean

Re: William Harnden (1780)

jeancarmean — 2008-05-07 08:08:43Z

Hello Andrew,

The military record below reveals that William (twin) Harnden (1780) did indeed exist >

War of 1812 Service Record
Place of Service - New London, Connecticut under Commander Solomon Sykes

Name: WILLIAM HARNDELL
Company: 11 REG'T (LYON'S), CONNECTICUT MILITIA.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE June 21, 1813
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE July 15, 1813
Roll Box: 92
Roll Exct: 602

American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library

Name: William HARNDELL
Birth Date: 178?
Birthplace: Connecticut
Volume: 72
Page Number: 492
Reference: Records of Ct. Men who served in the War of 1812. Hartford, 1889. (169p.):62
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It is a known fact that enumerators where not all that literate in documenting facts, so too, the persons being questioned were primarily the same. Incorrect recording the parental birthplace is the most common error found in census records. William (1780) remained in the States. His sons went to Canada.

For the record, there's a long history of twins in the Harnden family, one of which my father was.

My lineage >

Richard Harnden (1615) m. Elizabeth Adams
Richard Harnden (1648) m. Mary
Lieut Benjamin Harnden (1671) m. Elizabeth Holt
Barachias Harnden (1713) m. Sarah Sherman
Sgt. Jonathan Harnden (1733) m. Phebe
Samuel Harnden Sr. (1751) m. Johanna Draper
William (twin) Harnden (1780) m. ?
William Harnden (1814) m. Margaret Pettibone
Andrew J. Harnden (1838) m. Sarah Catherine Long
Eber Harnden (1876) m. Anna Margreth Burger
William John (twin) Harnden (1915)m. Rosemont Wallace Knight
Beverly Jean Harnden m. Donald Edward Carmean

My sisters and I wish to make application to become members of DAR (Daughters Of The American Revolution). The only item that has held this process up is my 3rd great grandfather, William (twin)(1780)'s wife. Everything else is proven.

You and I are 3rd cousins, once removed.

Jean Carmean

Re: Samuel Harnden link

Andrew_Quackenbush — 2008-05-07 05:59:08Z

Hi Jean and Dan,

Thanks for directing me to the News section of your site, Jean. I've had a chance to go through much of the correspondence of the last year or so posted there about the early Canadian Harndens, and I have a new appreciation for the energy you and others have devoted to sorting out the family lines. I regret that I wasn't a part of that conversation, but I have moved, changed email addresses, completed a master's degree, had family commitments, deaths in the family, and so forth. Perhaps these factors explain why Jean has said that I "refuse to respond upon question." I have no recollection of receiving an email about this matter she mentions.

Much of what Dan says in the postings I agree with. Indeed, we have come to some of the same conclusions independently. A few key pieces of Information listed in these postings differ somewhat from what appears when I click on the Harnden Encyclopedia icon, and I had not read these postings before my previous correspondence.

I won't go on about this, but I do want to try to make a succinct case for the parentage of William, my ggg-grandfather. If it is not accepted, so be it. It appears from the prior postings that this is a delicate matter, given the weight attached to statements made by family historians of the past.

I mentioned before that I saw no reference to William b 1780, twin of Sarah, while researching in Hartford. I can't find any primary source, nor has anyone referred one to me, that a William, son of Samuel, existed. We know that another son, Ziba b 1778, did have a son William according to his will. This William was born in Haldimand Township, for the census records show that this is where his parents lived. The William Harnden who married Margaret Pettibone was also born in Haldimand Township according to his death record, and we know from his tombstone, census, and other sources that he was born in 1814. It seems obvious to me that these two Williams born in the same township that are listed in your records as being born in the same year were the same person. (There aren't two Williams in the early census records that I'm aware of.) Further, Ziba's considerable property that was left at his death to his son William is the same William who married Margaret Pettibone. The property at Lot 16/17 Con 1 Haldimand passed to his son William, who remained there until 1844, and then William lived at Lot 14 Con 4 from 1845 until his old age. This Lot 14 Con 4 property was passed to his son Ziba (1843), who was the son of William Harnden and Margaret Pettibone, according to primary sources, such as his death register in 1925. Given that the property connects Ziba (1843) to Ziba (1778) through William Harnden and Margaret Pettibone, it seems even more clear to me that the William who married Margaret Pettibone was the son of Ziba. It makes sense that Ziba would leave assets to his children, not his nephew.

I can't find any primary records that contradict this scenario, and it avoids the problem of an uncle-neice marriage, children born in the USA while parents live in Canada, and wild gaps between spousal ages. I know that people can point to examples of such things here and there, but all things considered, the most elegant solutions are the simple ones.

I spent my childhood in and around the area where the early Harndens in Canada lived, and I have such fondness for it. I still visit there often and go to the gravesites. I played frequently in the Cramahe Twp Castleton Cemetery, where both my parents are now buried along with grandparents and a ggg-grandparent. The most exciting thing about turning 16 was getting my driver's licence so I could go exploring in the cemeteries of Northumberland County. As we well know, the bug doesn't really ever go away.

Hopefully I'll hear a follow up on this, but I will be out of town for a conference for a couple days and will be unable to respond immediately.

Andrew

Re: Samuel Harnden link

Andrew_Quackenbush — 2008-05-07 05:58:46Z

Dan Harnden on the Canadian Migration

jeancarmean — 2008-05-06 17:55:27Z

Hi Andrew,

If you just downloaded and read The Harnden Encyclopedia currently on The Harnden Family Site, you are missing something. As the one currently posted up there is a Preliminary Draft of the First Edition from a little over 2 years ago. The completed first edition was given out during our first North American Harnden Reunion in Aug. 2007, in Wilmington, Mass. Since, then we’ve had large discussions pertaining to the early Canadian Migration. For years the family has relied on ‘The Harnden Family Tree Book’ written in Canada in the 1980’s. About a year ago, we had some in depth discussions about the incongruities in it.

1. I find it arrogant and presumptuous to exclude William from the family tree. He was mentioned by our elders, and about 10 generations have been documented in regards to him. Now, I can’t say for certain that William was the twin of Sarah, but this is the way our elders have documented it. There were several Williams in the family at this same period in history, so it is possible that he is confused with one of the others. But, you will find that about 62 of the current Harnden researchers are descended from him. And, I think at least one of them would have argued his place in history if they had an issue with it. I do find it interesting though that Ziba had a documented son named William supposedly born in 1814, but it’s documented that he married a Julia. After further review of the databases, I see that this William (1780) that didn’t exist, was YOUR direct ancestor. If he didn’t exist, I guess you’re not a Harnden?

In your post you say Sarah was the daughter of William I assume you meant she was the daughter of Samuel?

Ziba married a woman named Mary born in 1782 as far as I can tell, because she was living with son Orbin according to the Census records of 1851. I’ve never held to the legend that Ziba married his Niece. I think it’s possible she lived with him to assist with the household though. As far as Pettibone’s Birth date I’ve seen 2 dates for her one is 10 Jun 1818 and the other is 17 Oct 1817. I site 3 individual sources for the dates; Jean Carmean, Glenna Reshikoff and Mary Chung.

2. What do you base the 1808 date on? The earliest records I’ve found on the Harnden family in Canada is around 1812. Through military service and land records:
Joshua Harnden served in 1812 in The First Regiment Northumberland Militia.

The next earliest records to be found on the family are from 1813. All of our family members served in The First Regiment Northumberland Militia of Canada.

Private Luther Harnden served as early as May 25, 1813.
Corporal Zaddock J. Harnden served as early as July 25, 1813.

These other family members served as early as October 8, 1813:

Harnden Eddy
Ziba Harnden
Joshua Russ

On the other side of the border during 1812/13. Orbin (1785) was serving as a Private in the 23rd Regiment (Cook's), New York Militia.

"Samuel (1751) is given credit as the patriarch of the Canadian lines."

So, by 1813 the following members of the family were in Canada.

Joshua Harnden (1771) (Samuel's brother)
Luther Harnden (1782) (Samuel's son)
Zaddock J. Harnden (1779) (Samuel's son)
Ziba Harnden (1778) (Samuel's son)
Harnden Eddy (1796) (Allen Eddy's son, his mother was a female Harnden believed to be fathered by Samuel, she was born in 1776 and died in 1807, there is no known first name for her)

The next wave of immigrants would probably have been Pliny (1793) (Samuel's Nephew through his brother John) and Orbin (1785) (Samuel's son) this happened around 1820.

Pliny (1793) settled in Clarke, Durham County, Ontario, Canada.
Orbin (1785) settled in Sidney, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.

According to land records Zaddock J. Harnden (1779) and Ziba Harnden (1778) puchased their land in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada in 1826.

I think I have all of Ziba’s children born around 1814 on being born in Canada.

3. You’re confusing the Orbin Harndens you can see a large discussion on this on the family site: http://www.myfamily.com/exec?c=content&htx=view&site...

and

http://www.myfamily.com/exec?c=content&htx=view&site...

3.Yes, Orbin (1806 son of Ziba) would be the grandson of Samuel. He married Ellen McMann (1825) and their first child was born in ABT 1845. Orbin (1785 son of Samuel) married Esther (1788) and I don’t find any “proven” children for them.

If you want to track the Harnden Canadians you can’t start with Samuel you have to start with his father Jonathan.

Here are a few of the migration generations as I have them right now:

1. SGT Jonathan HARNDEN was born 15 May 1733 in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died 30 Jul 1813 in Granville, Washington, New York and was buried in Lee-Oatman Cemetery, S. Granville, Washington, New York.

In Lee-Oatman Cemetery, South Granville, Washington, New York, there is an unmarked grave at the side of Jonathan's grave which is thought to be his wife's grave.

As a young man, he moved to the vicinity of Hebron and Salem, Connecticut with his parents and siblings. He was a soldier in the French and Indian War.

He served with the Connecticut Militia that invaded Canada in 1755.
He was in Capt. Isreal Putnam's company in the campaign against the French around Lake George, Fort Edward, Fort Ticonderoga and at Crown Point. He was at Quebec in 1760 under command of Isreal Putnam.

He was also a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He saw active service as Sergeant of his company, on the march to West Chester following the "Lexington Alarm" and in the campaigns around New York City in 1776. In these campaigns he served as Sergeant in the 5th Company, Captain Ephraim Warren, Lieutenant David Waters, 11th Regiment, Colonel Ebinezer Williams of Pomfret, Conn. Lieutenant Colonel Isreal Putnam of Pomfret, 3rd Brigadier General Gordon Saltonstall (Succeeded by Brigadier General John Tyler) Connecticut Militia.
He was a Sergeant in one of the celebrated Connecticut Regiments that won distinction under General Benedict Arnold at the battle of Saratoga in 1777.

After having seen Northeastern New York during the campaigns, both in the French and Indian Wars and in the Revolutionary War, he moved to that locality in 1779, taking advantage of the "Land Grant" to Revolutionary Soldiers.

He was one of the seven original settlers at Granville, Washington Co, (Charlotte Co. first) New York, in 1779. He built conaucted (spelled like it is in letter.) a hotel with a large hall connected with it at Granville. (The hotel burned down in 1930).

Jonathan owned this dance hall in Granville, Washington, New York according to the Harnden/Edgecomb Manuscript.

Originally John S. Harnden, Jonathan's son supposedly died by drowning in the Niagara River according to family legend. This was suppose to have happened about 1812. However, John S. is found in Vermont until 1830. Given the fact that Jonathan died in 1813, I suggest it was probably he who died by drowning.

Jonathan married Phebe [scrapbook].

Daniel Thomas Harnden is the person that finally put a name to this woman, but I don't know what his source for this information is.

Jonathan and Phebe had the following children:

+ 2 M i CPT Samuel HARNDEN was born 28 Jun 1751 and died after 1820.
+ 3 M ii John S. HARNDEN was born 30 Mar 1755 and died 1812.
+ 4 F iii Harriet (Elizabeth) HARNDEN was born 1760 and died 11 May 1846.
+ 5 M iv William HARNDEN was born 1766.
+ 6 M v Joshua HARNDEN was born 1771 and died 6 Dec 1822.
+ 7 M vi Orpha HARNDEN was born 1772.
8 F vii Lovicy (Levicy) HARNDEN.

Lovicy married DRAPER.

2. CPT Samuel HARNDEN [scrapbook] (Jonathan ) was born 28 Jun 1751 in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died after 1820 in Granville, Washington, New York.

Samuel resided in Granville, New York as well as Wells, Danby Corners and Warrenburg, VT.

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War in Colonel John
Williams regiment.

The following is from:

Military minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York, 1783-1821 Vol. 1 & 2

Samuel Harnden Sr. (1751)
1786 Ensign, Lieut. Col. Commandant Adam Martin’s Regiiment, Washington Co., NY
1789 Vice Captain, Colonel Adam Martin’s Regiment
1793 Captain, Light Infantry, Lieut. Colonel Commandant John Buck’s regiment

Johanna and Samuel married in Nathan Draper's home.

Samuel is given credit as the patriarch of the Canadian lines.

The following is from the Harnden family tree book written in Canada in the 1980's:

'Samuel Harnden the accredited root of our ever bearing family tree, married Johanna Draper on Feb. 15, 1776, in her home town of Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut. Although there are no given dates, Samuel fathered two other sons, William and Orbin.

Family legend indicates that Samuel's progeny remained loyal to Britain long after the American War of Independence. Some Harndens helped protect our Canadian sovereignty during the War (1812-1814).
Already Zadock had settled in Ontario where he had died at over Ninety years of age.

A generation later, three sons of William migrated to Canada. Reportedly they came in their own barge via the Erie Canal which was completed by 1825. In time their two uncles, Orbin and Ziba, arrived to join the clan.'

It should be noted that the family actually fought each other on both sides of the War of 1812.

Samuel married Johanna DRAPER [scrapbook], daughter of Nathan DRAPER and Johanna ROBERTS (ROBARDS), on 15 Feb 1776 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. Johanna was born 2 Apr 1756 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.

Email received Sept. 9, 1998 from Barbara Spain, BLBSJOS@aol.com

Joyce: I received your e-mail about the Drapers, specifically, your Gideon,
and his parents, Nathan and Joanna Robards. Yes, Nathan and Joanna are my
ancestors, too. My descent is through their daughter, Joanna, who married
Samuel Harnden.
I find it interesting that you used the spelling "Robards." I have seen that
used a couple times, but I have usually seen it spelled "Roberts." Do you
have reason to believe the name was actually "Robards?" Probably most
research we would do would list the two spellings as one family; but one never
knows for sure.
You say that you have a Nathan and a Nathan Jr. in the 1790 Census for
Washington Co., NY and you wonder if this is the Nathan who married Joanna. I
am almost certain that it is. I, too, have seen that Census, and almost all
the Drapers were in NY at that time, as was Samuel Harnden, who my Joanna
married. You probably noticed, as I did, that in 1790, James, Nathan, and
Nathan, Jr., were all living in a row, with Nathaniel a few houses away and
Samuel Harnden a few houses away from the Drapers. Jonathan Harnden was
there, too. I'm not sure how Jonathan was related to my Samuel.
Another interesting piece of information is that Nathaniel Draper, son of
Nathan and Joanna, married a Hannah Roberts in 1779. She was probably related to Joanna in some way, besides the fact that Hannah was Joanna's daughter-in-law.
You ask if I can shed any light on death dates for Nathan and Joanna.
Unfortunately, I cannot. I do know that they were married on 18 January, 1748
in Killingly, CT. But their death dates and places are unknown to me.
You say your Gideon died in Union Co., Ohio. Was he buried there as well? I have recorded that Gideon, Nathan, Jr., and Ruben, all served in the Dutchess County, NY, Militia, and that their brother John served in the Albany County,
Ny, Militia. Perhaps that is something you can add to your records.
I was glad to hear from you, and I hope we can stay in touch by e-mail.
Barbara Spain

Samuel and Johanna had the following children:

+ 9 F i HARNDEN was born 1776 and died 1807.
+ 10 M ii Ziba HARNDEN was born 9 Feb 1778 and died 7 Dec 1835.
+ 11 M iii Zadock J. HARNDEN was born 22 May 1779 and died 17 Dec 1871.
+ 12 F iv Sarah HARNDEN was born 19 Sep 1780 and died 21 May 1849.
+ 13 M v William HARNDEN was born 19 Sep 1780.
+ 14 M vi Luther HARNDEN was born 17 Nov 1782 and died 24 May 1876.
15 M vii Orbin (Urban) Robert HARNDEN was born 1785 in New York.

There used to be a Reuben (Erben) Harnden born 1786 in New York listed as the son of Samuel. We believe this is the same person.

Some people have listed an alternative name for this man as Harvey. I don't know where that comes from. Robert does make some sense, but Harvey doesn't really work.

Orbin was in the War of 1812:

He served as a Pvt. in the 23 Regiment (Cook's), New York Militia

Orbin married Esther. Esther was born 1788.

+ 16 M viii Simon HARNDEN was born 20 Apr 1788 and died 21 Jul 1826.
+ 17 M ix Samuel HARNDEN Jr. was born 20 Apr 1790 and died 30 Nov 1873.

3. John S. HARNDEN (Jonathan ) was born 30 Mar 1755 in Windham, Connecticut. He died 1812.

It should be noted that there are records of a Barichiah, John, Jonathan and Samuel residing in Granville, Charlotte County, VT in 1781 according to the VT Early Census Index. They are all on page 34 of that Census. John may prove to be the father of some of the lines in VT and New Hampshire.

John married (1) Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born 1776 in Massachusetts.

They had the following children:

+ 18 M i Hosea Barrachiah HARNDEN was born 12 Feb 1782 and died 24 Jan 1854.
+ 19 M ii Pliny HARNDEN was born 1793 and died 1872.
+ 20 M iii Benjamin HARNDEN was born 1796.
+ 21 M iv Samuel HARNDEN was born about 1800.
+ 22 M v James HARNDEN was born 1802 and died 1870.
+ 23 M vi Eli HARNDEN was born 1808.

John also married (2) Isabella CRON. Isabella was born 1780 in Annan, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. She died 1813 in Ontario, Canada.

Letter from Stella E. Asling Riis to Florence Huff Haggerty, 4 October, 1946: Mary [Galbraith] received a grant of lot No. I in the 3rd. Con. of Blenheim as the daughter of James Cron, a United Empire Loyalist.
James Cron's younger daughter Isabella, married John Harnden. Mr. Harnden was a widower and had a son Plyn who was about twelve years of age at the time of his father's second marriage. Isabella told her stepson about their home in Scotland, and to Plyn we are indebted for the facts regarding the Crons - we who are descended from Isabella Cron; for my grandmother Mary, who was daughter of Isabella Cron and her husband John Harnden, married John Morrow, and he is the ancestor you are wanting to know about. So I will tell you first about the Crons. Their home was Greenfield-Kirkpatrick-Fleming, two miles from Annan in the south of Scotland, not far from Gretna Green, famous for run-away marriages. Isabella Cron like her sister Mary received a grant of two hundred acres, as the daughter of James Cron, in Markham, and that is where Grandma Morrow was born in the year 1813 [probably 1812]. When she was two weeks old her mother, [Isabella] Cron Harnden, was holding her little daughter on her lap when news came that her husband had been drowned while carrying dispatches across the Niagara River. She fainted, fell forward into the fireplace [and] was burned to death. So little Mary was left an orphan at two weeks. She had a brother John who was a little older than she.

John and Isabella had the following children:

+ 24 F vii Mary Ann HARNDEN was born 1812 and died 13 Feb 1886.

4. Harriet (Elizabeth) HARNDEN (Jonathan ) was born 1760 in Connecticut. She died 11 May 1846 in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

Harriet married Nathan (Nathaniel) BRADLEY, son of George BRADLEY and Susannah PIERCE, about 1777 in New York. Nathan was born Jul 1754 in Abington, Plymouth, MA. He died 1833 in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

The Mass. birth records for Nathan list his birth date as July 33, 1754, so it's anyone's guess what the correct day is in July of that year.

Almost all of the Bradley lines written here come through the kindness of Linda Ueland. She sent me a very nice workbook on the Bradley family, and I transcribed a lot of it.

Additional Notes on Nathan's family are from Rosemary Channel via Linda:

Elizabeth Harden\Harnden

Source for Death: "Bradley Hollow" old church records.

Nathan Bradley - Elizabeth Harden\Harnden

"Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Niagra County, New York" Page 519, as quoted by great-grandson "The family is of English Extraction. Nathan Bradley was a native of Connecticut and died in Canada at an advanced age."

Eddystone Church records: "Nathan and Elizabeth Bradley in the early part of the last one ___ being early in the present century moved from the states around the head of Lake Ontario, with his family in a wagon and driving his flock following the lake shore around ___ woods. And was three weeks on his journey. He settled a few miles north of his church (Eddystone) with is wife and family. They joined the church in 1802 (United) in February, age 46 and became a member. His son, William, a deacon, was one of his married sons. G. S. Bradley is a great-grandson. Mrs. Floyd, a gg grand-daughter, heirs ___ in her children, they are now members of the Sabbath school six generations in one century. Still there is but few living names on the church records. Gone, gone to be with their Lord in that beautiful land of the west."

Tradition has it that Nathan and Elizabeth Bradley came from Illinois with first born William. They were burned out by Indians and they crossed the river carrying their young son in their arms as they waded across. They probably settled for a time in Niagra Co., NY.

Nathan and Harriet had the following children:

+ 25 M i William Harnden BRADLEY was born 16 May 1778 and died 7 Dec 1861.
26 F ii Cynthia BRADLEY was born about 1780 in New York.

+ 27 M iii Lemuel H. BRADLEY was born 1782 and died 6 Jun 1865.
+ 28 M iv Oliver N. BRADLEY was born about 1784.
+ 29 F v Susanna BRADLEY was born about 1786.
+ 30 F vi Hannah (Henna) BRADLEY was born 1790.
+ 31 F vii Mary (Polly) BRADLEY was born 4 Jun 1791 and died 9 Apr 1862.
+ 32 M viii Hamilton (Jonathan) BRADLEY was born 1795.
33 M ix Nathan BRADLEY was born 1800 in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

Nathan married Polly BROWN.

+ 34 M x Hiram H. BRADLEY was born 1804.
+ 35 M xi Sylvanus BRADLEY was born 22 Apr 1807 and died 23 Jun 1872.
36 M xii George K. BRADLEY was born about 1811 in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

George married Patty MOORE.

5. William HARNDEN (Jonathan ) was born 1766 in Connecticut.

William married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born 1766 in Massachusetts.

They had the following children:

+ 37 M i William Harvey HARNDEN was born 1795.
+ 38 M ii Washington F. HARNDEN was born 1810.

6. Joshua HARNDEN (Jonathan ) was born 1771 in Hebron, Windham, Connecticut. He died 6 Dec 1822 in Granville, Washington, New York and was buried in Lee-Oatman Cemetery, S. Granville, Washington, New York.

Military minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York, 1783-1821 Vol. 1 & 2.

Joshua Harnden (1771)
1806 Adjutant, 1st Battalion 4th Regiment, Rensselaer Co., NY
1811 Paymaster, 4th Regiment of Artillery, 2nd Brigade, Rensselaer Co., NY
1814 Paymaster, 154th Regiment of Infantry, Washington Co., NY
1816 Quatermaster, 154th Regiment of Infantry, Washington Co., NY

Joshua married Lefa (Lesa) PIDGE, daughter of John PIDGE, on 9 Aug 1795 in Granville, Washington, New York. Lefa was born 31 Dec 1771 in Rhode Island. She died 31 Aug 1851 in Granville, New York.

They had the following children:

39 F i Lovicy (Levicy) HARNDEN was born 24 May 1796 in Windham, Connecticut. She died Jan 1872 in Granville, Washington, New York.

Lovicy married (1) John WHEDON on 25 Jul 1815. John was born 30 Jul 1798. He died before 1822.

Lovicy also married (2) General William COVELL on 3 Jan 1828. William was born 26 Feb 1783 in Westfield, Washington, New York. He died 4 Sep 1843 in South Hartford, , New York.

40 F ii Mary (Polly) HARNDEN was born 30 Jul 1798 in New York. She died 25 Aug 1889.

41 F iii Filora (Phylora) HARNDEN was born 26 Mar 1800. She died 9 Jan 1889 in Barrington, , Illinois.

Filora married (1) Samuel WHEDON on 15 Feb 1821 in Granville, Washington, New York. Samuel was born 24 Jun 1799 in West Paulet, Vermont. He died 10 Jun 1880 in Barrington, Illinois.

Filora also married (2) SCOVILL.

42 M iv Infant HARNDEN was born 19 May 1802. He died 22 May 1802.

43 M v Jonathan HARNDEN was born 18 May 1803. He died 28 Jan 1804 and was buried in Lee-Oatman Cemetery, S. Granville, Washington, New York.

+ 44 F vi Laura Cecilia HARNDEN was born 22 May 1805 and died 27 Mar 1892.
+ 45 M vii Joshua Streeter HARNDEN was born 16 Mar 1807 and died 27 Feb 1893.
46 M viii George HARNDEN was born 23 Jan 1809 in New York. He died 19 Oct 1814 and was buried in Lee-Oatman Cemetery, S. Granville, Washington, New York.

47 M ix Harvey HARNDEN was born 24 Jul 1815 in New York. He died 9 Aug 1830 and was buried in Lee-Oatman Cemetery, S. Granville, Washington, New York.

+ 48 F x Harriet HARNDEN was born 24 Jul 1815 and died 16 Feb 1894.

7. Orpha HARNDEN (Jonathan ) was born 1772 in Connecticut.

He had the following children:

49 F i Mary HARNDEN was born 1799 in New York.

9. HARNDEN (Samuel , Jonathan ) was born 1776. She died 1807.

HARNDEN married Allen EDDY, son of William EDDY and Elizabeth SMITH. Allen was born 16 Oct 1773 in Scituate, RI. He died Feb 1835.

They had the following children:

50 M i Harnden EDDY was born Jul 1796. He died 23 Sep 1881 in Eddystone, Ontario, CAN and was buried in Eddystone Cemetery Near Graffton, Ontario, Canada.

Harnden Eddy, b. about 1796, perhaps in RI; died at the age of 82 or 83 years; m. Nancy Purdy. When he was about seven years of age his family left New England and went to New York State and then later to Haldimand, Ontario, where he married. He lived in Eddystone, Ontario, a town seven miles from Grafton where he was a deacon in the church.
[Eddy Family In America; page 399]

Harnden was a veteran of the War of 1812 (Canadian Side)
Muster Roll and pay list of the 1st Regiment of the Northumberland militia; October 8-13, 1813
Private 42
Eddy, Harnden
No of days: 6
Amount of net pay sterling dollars: 0-3-0
Remarks: on command to Burlington

Harnden appears in the 1851, 1871 and 1881 Ontario Census Records.

Harnden is listed as applying in 1875 to participate in the gratuity voted by Parliament in 1875.
(Parliamentary Sessional Papers, 1876, No. 7, page 32)

He is also listed as a "Commissioner of Peace" December 13, 1858 in United Counties of Northumberland and Durham.(1803-1955)
http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/84-020.htm

Also from the Trent Archives is a land transaction:
Eddy to Eddy 1884 - S 1/2 of N 1/2 Lot 14 Conc. 5 Haldimand

The Belden's 1878 Map Transcription shows:
EDDY, H. owned Lot 22, Conc., 3

Note you may come across the following person in your research it is not the same person:

Highland Cemetery, Highland Township, Oakland County, Michigan:

A. W. Eddy, served in the War of 1812 [Durant's Oakland County History gives the establishment of Highland Cemetery in 1849 and the first burial being that of Harden Eddy.] This Harden EDDY was the son of Allen W. EDDY, b. Mar. 23, 1793 in Rutland Co, VT; d. July 28, 1878 in Milford MI. His mother was Clorinda Castle...see p. 294 The Eddy Family in America. Harden was b. June 17, 1831 and died Oct. 4, 1849.

Harnden married Nancy PURDY, daughter of Benjamin Sr PURDY and UNKNOWN, on 9 Apr 1815 in Eddystone, Ontario, CAN. Nancy was born 1 Jun 1797 in New York. She died 6 Sep 1878 in Eddystone Cemetery, Eddystone, Ontario, CAN.

***Use Nancy's parental relationship with caution. A number of researchers are still trying to prove Nancy's parents.***

The IGI lists a Nancy Purdy born 1797 in Westchester, NY daughter of Roger and Ann Purdy. Another IGI listing shows a Nancy Purdy born c. 1798 who married a "Harding" Eddy. The book, "Eddy Family in America" shows Harnden's wife as Nancy Purdy, but no parents of Nancy are mentioned. Roger and Ann Purdy as the parents is doubtful as this family was in Westchester after 1815. We know that a number of Purdy's from Westchester, NY went to Canada after the American Revolution. Nancy was born in 1797, the census notes she was born in the US. Harnden and his family went to Canada sometime between 1803 and 1815. A sister of Harnden's, Dorcas, married a Benjamin Purdy, possibly a brother to Nancy. This Benjamin may be descended from Francis PURDY through Joseph5, Obadiah and Phoebe Underhill4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Francis1. This Benjamin Purdy and his wife, Dorcas Eddy, shown in the 1871 census living with a Hiram and Nancy Brisbin (both born in 1830) - Nancy is probably their daughter. Was she named after Benjamin's sister Nancy? More recent information places Benjamin, b. 1792 as born in Vermont.

A Joshua Purdy is listed as an early settler of Haldimand Twp. being granted land along with Bays Eddy. A "Jos." and Caleb Purdy are early grantees in Hamilton Twp. In the list of Residents in 1797 are listed Joseph Purdy Lot 3 1st concession; Gilbert Purdy Lot 4 1st concession; Gilbert Purdy Lot 4 2nd concession; Joseph Purdy, Jr. Lot 28 2nd concession [Taken from the Report of the Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario 1930 and Report of the Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario 1931. Taken from the original reports of Asa Danforth and Aaron Greeley June 17, 1797 and Sept 1, 1797.]

A Nancy P. Eddy is listed in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1871-1909 (Part A-K):
Eddy Nancy P. Providence R.I. 1879 Administration 3307

Judd Bacon believes that Nancy McLaren is the d. of Peter McLaren and Mercy?. A Peter McLaren b. c. 1750 married Mercy Buell (b. October 15, 1753 in Marlborough, Hartford Co, CT) and had at least one daughter, Mercy McLaren. Is Nancy McLaren another daughter? Mercy Buell's 2nd husband was Samuel Wright. They married in Montreal, Ontario, Canada on March 07, 1784. Mercy Buell had a brother William who was supposedly the founder of Brockville (Elizabethtown). (See: History of Leeds and Grenville Chapter XLIV page 181.) Brockville is located just across the St. Lawrence from Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co, NY where children of Mercy BUELL McLAREN and her second husband, Samuel WRIGHT are found. Samuel died there in 1815.

51 F ii Dorcas EDDY was born 1799 in USA. She died 31 Mar 1876 in Eddystone, Ontario and was buried in Eddystone Cemetery.

Dorcas married Benjamin PURDY, son of Benjamin Sr PURDY and UNKNOWN, about 1823. Benjamin was born 1791 in USA. He died 17 Mar 1877 in Eddystone, Ontario and was buried in Eddystone Cemetery.

52 M iii Alfred EDDY was born about 1803. He died 18 Feb 1807 in Haldimand Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario.

10. Ziba HARNDEN (Samuel , Jonathan ) was born 9 Feb 1778 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut. He died 7 Dec 1835 in Halimand (Holdeman), Ontario, Canada and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Grafton, Ontario.

The source for the following is Barbara Spain:

In 1997, Andrew Quackenbush sent Barbara Spain and Rose Harnden a copy of Ziba's will as he read it from microfilm. He had some problem reading all of the words, it is typed here by Barbara, just as Andrew sent it to her. Andrew's source was "Wills of Northumberland County, cabinet 2, reel #547, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.

Ziba Harnden Sr. Haldimand, District of Newcastle, yeoman

"In the name of God Amen. I Ziba Harnden Senior, of the township of Haldimand county of Northumberland and Province of Upper Canada Yeoman Being of sound and disposing mind and memory to make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say first I wish that all my just debts funeral charges be paid and discharged by my executors herein after mentioned and named. I will and bequeath to my dear and beloved wife Polly as long as she shall continue my widow the front end of lots no. sixteen and seventeen to the road leading three said conshion (?) cornering at the south east angles of lot no. sixteen in the first concession of Haldimand then north sixteen degrees one hundred road to the (?) road then westwardly along the said road to the limits between lots no. seventeen and eighteen then south sixteen degrees last (?) to the Berr (?) line then north seventy (?) east to the (?) of Bisirsis and when she ceases to be my widow the above discribed land to be my son William Harnden property to him his heirs and (?) forever and I give to my wife Polly all the household furniture Goods and Chattels after paying my first debts to (?) of as she shall think best. 3. I give to my son Ziba Harnden his heirs and (?) the east half north of the road of Lot No. seventeen in the first concession of Haldimand. 4. I give to my son Orben Harnden his heirs and (?) the west half north of the road of lot seventeen in the first concession of Haldimand by his giving my daughter Amy one good cow and my daughter Betsey one good cow as soon as this will shall be in (?) and I bequeath to my son David Harnden lot No. eighteen in the first concession of Haldimand to him his heirs and (?) forever by his giving my daughter Rubey one good cow and my daughter Polly one good cow and my daughter Hannah one good cow and my daughter Electey one good cow and my daughter Emeley one good cow and to maintain my father and mother in a good decent manner during their natural life and lastly I do make and aim and appoint Eliskiamn Barnham and James M. Rogers Esquire to be my executor to this my last will and testament in writing (?) whose (?) of I have her unto list (?) my hand and have affixed my seal at Haldimand this first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one." In presence of Martin Delong, Barnard Botton, John Crony (signed ) Ziba Harnden. Will was registered May 1, 1836, 9 a.m.

Ziba married (1) Mary. Mary was born 1782.

Mary is found living with her son Orbin in the 1851 Canadian Census.

Ziba and Mary had the following children:

53 F i Amy HARNDEN was born about 1796 in New York.

54 F ii Betsy HARNDEN was born about 1798 in New York.

55 M iii Ziba D. HARNDEN was born Bet 1800 - 1808 in New York.

Ziba married Asenieth EDDY, daughter of Bays Manchester EDDY and Asenieth HONEYWELL, on 1826 in Ontario, Canada. Asenieth was born about 1806.

Ziba's marriage to Asenieth Eddy is based on the work of Karin Corbeil. Many of the Eddy lines were documented by her.

56 M iv Orbin HARNDEN was born 1806 in New York.

Orbin married Ellen MCMANN. Ellen was born 1825.

57 M v David HARNDEN was born 1809 in New York.

58 M vi William HARNDEN was born 1814 in New York.

William married Julia. Julia was born 1833 in New York.

59 M vii James HARNDEN [scrapbook] was born 24 Aug 1815 in Ontario, Canada. He died 13 Jan 1876 in Eddystone, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada and was buried 1876 in Eddystone Cemetery Near Graffton, Ontario, Canada.

Hello fellow Harnden researchers:

James Harnden, son of Ziba Harnden, was living with his wife Olive Dewey up in Haldimand, Ontario, where they had several children.

In the 1861 Census, James and Olive were not included in the Haldimand Census, but Emma Richards and her new husband, Robert Boucher, were in a house and were taking care of James and Olive Harnden's six children, aged 14 down to 1. This must have been quite an undertaking for Emma, because she was only 15 years old herself!

Emma Richards Boucher's mother was Emily Harnden, James Harnden's sister. Ziba was their father.

Anyway in 1861, James and Olive were away somewhere. By the 1871 Haldimand Census, James Harnden is listed as "deaf and dumb."

My question is, do any of you know what happened to James to make the census taker list him this way? Was he away in 1861 because of some accident he suffered? Is that what caused him to be deaf and dumb, or did he have a stroke or something similar?

If any of you know the answer to this question, I'd greatly appreciate hearing from you. Actually, it would be nice to hear from any of you, anyway.

Barbara Spain

James married Olive DEWEY. Olive was born 26 Nov 1823. She died 2 Mar 1888.

Another death date was found for Olive that being 18 Apr 1863.

60 F viii Electa (Elizabeth) HARNDEN was born 1817 in Canada. She died 31 Jan 1890 in Canada and was buried in Burial: Harnden Cemetery: Raglan, Ontario, Canada.

Electa married John HOOKER Sr.. John was born 1813 in England. He died 13 May 1891 in Canada and was buried in Harnden Cemetery: Raglan, Ontario Co..

61 F ix Emily HARNDEN was born 9 Nov 1819 in Ontario, Canada. She died 28 Apr 1902 in Owasco, New York and was buried in Owasco, New York.

Emily married (1) Robert RICHARDS in Casteleton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. Robert was born 6 Feb 1805. He died 22 Feb 1851 and was buried in Wevertown Cemetery, Warren Co., New York.

Emily also married (2) Moses C. CUYKENDALL, son of Cornelius CUYKENDALL and Elizabeth CARTRIGHT, on 19 Jan 1852. Moses was born 29 Jan 1815. He died 6 Oct 1902.

62 F x Ruby HARNDEN.

63 F xi Polly (Mary) HARNDEN.

64 F xii Hannah HARNDEN was born 1828 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. She died 19 Oct 1907 in Skaneateles, Onondaga, New York and was buried 22 Oct 1907 in Owasco Rural Cemetery, Owasco, Cayuga, New York.

Hannah married Hugh James BLAIR. Hugh was born 1825. He died Feb 1876 in New York.

Ziba also married (2) Mary (Polly) HARNDEN, daughter of William HARNDEN. Mary was born 17 Oct 1817 in Holland, Erie, New York. She died 18 Apr 1863 in Pomfret, Windham City, Connecticut.

Mary (Polly) was his niece.

11. Zadock J. HARNDEN [scrapbook] (Samuel , Jonathan ) was born 22 May 1779 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut. He died 17 Dec 1871 in Salem, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Salem Cemetery, Salem, Ontario, Canada.

The following is a list of some of our Harnden family members that served Canada during the War of 1812. You'll notice a lot of familiar names such as Drinkwater, Eddy, Russ and of course Harnden. These are the Canadian pay lists of the First Regiment Northumberland Militia:

Flank Companies of the First Regiment Northumberland Militia on Service in the year 1812

Private Eddy, Allen 1812
Private Harnden, Joshua 1812
Private Russ, James 1812

List of officers in the first Regiment of Northumberland Militia, according to seniority, 24th March 1813

Lieutenants
1.Roger Woolcut 2.Abraham Simmons 3.Elisha Jones 4. B.M. Eddys 5.John Grover 6.James Norris 7.Barnabas McKies 8.Joseph A. Keeler

Pay List for July 10, 1813

Private 23 Harnden, Luther May 25, 1813 June 24, 1813 31 6 0-15-6

Pay List for August 16, 1813

Corporal 3 Harnden, Zadock July 25 August 9 16 10 0-13-4 On command til the 9th inclusive

Pay List for October 18, 1813

Sergeant 02 Drinkwater, J.(?) October 8 October 13 6 0-8-0 on command to Burlington
Private 42 Eddy, Harnden October 8 October 13 6 0-3-0 on command to Burlington
Private 64 Harnden, Ziba October 8 October 13 6 0-3-0 on command to
Burlington
Private 65 Harnden, Zadock October 8 October 13 6 0-3-0 on command to Burlington
Private 115 Russ, Joshua October 8 October 13 6 0-3-0 on command to
Burlington
Private 116 Russ, James October 8 October 13 6 0-3-0 on command to Burlington

I hereby certify upon honour that the true reasons are assigned in this pay list for the absence of those not present at the muster of my company and that those were actually present, or doing duty, or were sick for the period for which their pay is charged herein.

I further certify that the sum of thirty pounds, three shillings and nine pence farthing army pay, has been received by me, for the non-commissioned officers, drummers, fifers and private men of this company, as above stated.

Kingston, U.C. the 25th January, 1814
M. Peters, Lieutenant-Colonel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Zadock married Aby (Abia) MILLINGTON [scrapbook], daughter of Samuel MILLINGTON and Christina (Chastina) THOMAS. Aby was born 17 Mar 1783 in Stafford, , Connecticut. She died 29 Apr 1860 in Salem, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Salem Cemetery, Salem, Ontario, Canada.

They had the following children:

65 F i Elizabeth (Betsy) HARNDEN was born about 1797.

66 M ii Samuel HARNDEN was born about 1802 in Johnsburg, Washington County, N.Y..

67 M iii David HARNDEN [scrapbook] was born 9 Aug 1804 in Johnsburg, Washington County, N.Y.. He died 6 Jul 1854 in Twp. of Burford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada.

David brought the family back to America in 1847.

The following is an easier to read version of David's death letter:

Canada, Burford July 6, 1854

Dianne Harnden

Madam

I am sorry to inform you of your husband's death, on the 5th ? he came into my house in the evening about 5 o'clock. Being on his way from his brother's at Percy Village to the west constant where the disceased said he lived.
Disceased said that he felt unwell and wished to stop a short time and get some feed for his colts. Disceased got still worse and I said he should have a doctor. Disceased said that he did not require a doctor expecting to recover in a short time, unto it was to late on account of the distance which I would have to send after.

The disceased departed this life about 3 o'clock on the morning of the 6th ?.

Disceased had got some money and a span of colts and I wish you to come or send after his property if you send you must send the power of attorney. I wish you to attend to it as soon as possible.

When you come to Detroit then take the Great Western Rail Road to Woodstock ? Nine miles East of that place in the Township of Burford on the Brantford Road.

Come with delay no more.

Yours Truely,

James Patterson Farmer

In Ref. to the place locations mentioned in the death letter. Our Canadian cousins offered the following:

From Mary Chung:

Percy village is now known as Warkworth. It is in Percy Twp of Northumberland County.

From Carol Teekens:

Burford township is in Brant County. http://www.rootsweb.com/~onbrant/biosburf.htm
See Ontario Gen Web for more info. Little town of Burford is between Woodstock and Brantford, Ontario.

David married (1) UNKNOWN [scrapbook]. UNKNOWN was born in New York.

David also married (2) Diana CHURCHILL, daughter of Solomon CHURCHILL and Hannah, on 4 Jan 1828 in Pickering Twp., Canada. Diana was born 24 May 1812 in Canada. She died 19 Jul 1891 in Sheboygan Co., WI and was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

She's buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery under the name of Peterson- Lucy Harnden married a Peterson also.

68 F iv Sarah (Sally) HARNDEN.

69 F v Chestina HARNDEN was born 1806 in New York.

Chestina married M. Orville GILLET on 12 Jun.

70 F vi Joanna HARNDEN.

71 M vii Zadock HARNDEN Jr. was born 1805. He died 1880 and was buried in Salem Cemetery, Salem, Ontario, Canada.

Zadock married Sarah HARNDEN on 26 May 1832 in Murray, Ontario, Canada. Sarah was born 1816. She died 9 Apr 1874 in Canada and was buried in Salem Cemetery, Salem, Ontario, Canada.

72 F viii Elizabeth HARNDEN.

73 F ix Abby HARNDEN was born 1812.

Abby married John GOULD, son of Isaac GOULD, on 26 May 1832 in Murry, Ontario, Canada. John was born 1808.

74 F x Sephronia HARNDEN was born 17 Oct 1818 in Seymour, Ontario, Canada. She died 9 Apr 1905 in Haxton, Phillips, Colorado.

Sephronia married Orbin J. HARNDEN, son of William HARNDEN, on 1836 in Ontario, Canada. Orbin was born 4 Jan 1818 in Johnsburg, Warren, New York. He died 2 Aug 1893 in Wahoo, Saunders, Nebraska and was buried in Sunrise Cemetery.

Orbin is first found in the 1840 Census of New York in Fallsburg, Sullivan Co. Then in 1860 in Warren Co., Ill census on their way to Nebraska from Ontario, Canada, and in 1870 in Saunders Co, Nebraska where he died.

INDEX TO MINUTES OF COMMON PLEAS
Warren County, New York
HARNDEN, URBAN 9/17 1829 page 282

75 F xi Mariah HARNDEN.

76 F xii Harriet HARNDEN.

12. Sarah HARNDEN (Samuel , Jonathan ) was born 19 Sep 1780 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut. She died 21 May 1849 in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York and was buried in (King Plot) Mount Pleasannt Cemetery, Porrt Byron, New York.

Sarah married Maj. Amos SCOTT on 1796 to 1798 in Hebron, Washington, New York. Amos was born 1775 in Phillipsburg, Westchester, New York. He died 1825 in Hebron, Washington, New York.

Amos belonged to McCleary's 50 Reg't, New York Militia.

Amos and Sarah had the following children:

77 F i Laney SCOTT was born 14 Jan 1799. She died 30 Aug 1858 and was buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetary, Port Byron, Cayuga Co., NY.

Laney married Richard KING Sr., son of Phillip KING and Hannah. Richard was born 8 Nov 1790 in Prob. Saratoga Co., NY. He died 4 Apr 1877 in Prob Cyuga Co., NY and was buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetary, Port Byron, Cayuga Co., NY.

13. William HARNDEN (Samuel , Jonathan ) was born 19 Sep 1780 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut. He died in New York?.

He had the following children:

78 M i Ebber HARNDEN was born 1808.

79 M ii William HARNDEN was born 29 May 1814 in Holland, Erie, New York. He died 20 Dec 1890 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Eddystone, Haldimand Twp, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

William married (1) Margaret H. PETTIBONE, daughter of Harry PETTIBONE, on 28 Nov 1836 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. Margaret was born 10 Jun 1818 in Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. She died 1 Aug 1855 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland, Ontario, Canada and was buried 4 Aug 1855 in Fairview Cemetery, Haldimand Twp Onatario, Canada.

Another date of birth for Margaret has been listed as 17 Oct 1817 offered by Mary Chung.

William also married (2) Caroline CAMERON, daughter of Angus CAMERON and Unknown, on 15 Sep 1856 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. Caroline was born 20 Jun 1839 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. She died 19 May 1897 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Eddystone, Haldimand Twp, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

80 F iii Mary (Polly) HARNDEN was born 17 Oct 1817 in Holland, Erie, New York. She died 18 Apr 1863 in Pomfret, Windham City, Connecticut.

Mary (Polly) was his niece.

Mary married Ziba HARNDEN, son of CPT Samuel HARNDEN and Johanna DRAPER. Ziba was born 9 Feb 1778 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut. He died 7 Dec 1835 in Halimand (Holdeman), Ontario, Canada and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Grafton, Ontario.

The source for the following is Barbara Spain:

In 1997, Andrew Quackenbush sent Barbara Spain and Rose Harnden a copy of Ziba's will as he read it from microfilm. He had some problem reading all of the words, it is typed here by Barbara, just as Andrew sent it to her. Andrew's source was "Wills of Northumberland County, cabinet 2, reel #547, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.

Ziba Harnden Sr. Haldimand, District of Newcastle, yeoman

"In the name of God Amen. I Ziba Harnden Senior, of the township of Haldimand county of Northumberland and Province of Upper Canada Yeoman Being of sound and disposing mind and memory to make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say first I wish that all my just debts funeral charges be paid and discharged by my executors herein after mentioned and named. I will and bequeath to my dear and beloved wife Polly as long as she shall continue my widow the front end of lots no. sixteen and seventeen to the road leading three said conshion (?) cornering at the south east angles of lot no. sixteen in the first concession of Haldimand then north sixteen degrees one hundred road to the (?) road then westwardly along the said road to the limits between lots no. seventeen and eighteen then south sixteen degrees last (?) to the Berr (?) line then north seventy (?) east to the (?) of Bisirsis and when she ceases to be my widow the above discribed land to be my son William Harnden property to him his heirs and (?) forever and I give to my wife Polly all the household furniture Goods and Chattels after paying my first debts to (?) of as she shall think best. 3. I give to my son Ziba Harnden his heirs and (?) the east half north of the road of Lot No. seventeen in the first concession of Haldimand. 4. I give to my son Orben Harnden his heirs and (?) the west half north of the road of lot seventeen in the first concession of Haldimand by his giving my daughter Amy one good cow and my daughter Betsey one good cow as soon as this will shall be in (?) and I bequeath to my son David Harnden lot No. eighteen in the first concession of Haldimand to him his heirs and (?) forever by his giving my daughter Rubey one good cow and my daughter Polly one good cow and my daughter Hannah one good cow and my daughter Electey one good cow and my daughter Emeley one good cow and to maintain my father and mother in a good decent manner during their natural life and lastly I do make and aim and appoint Eliskiamn Barnham and James M. Rogers Esquire to be my executor to this my last will and testament in writing (?) whose (?) of I have her unto list (?) my hand and have affixed my seal at Haldimand this first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one." In presence of Martin Delong, Barnard Botton, John Crony (signed ) Ziba Harnden. Will was registered May 1, 1836, 9 a.m.

81 M iv Orbin J. HARNDEN was born 4 Jan 1818 in Johnsburg, Warren, New York. He died 2 Aug 1893 in Wahoo, Saunders, Nebraska and was buried in Sunrise Cemetery.

Orbin is first found in the 1840 Census of New York in Fallsburg, Sullivan Co. Then in 1860 in Warren Co., Ill census on their way to Nebraska from Ontario, Canada, and in 1870 in Saunders Co, Nebraska where he died.

INDEX TO MINUTES OF COMMON PLEAS
Warren County, New York
HARNDEN, URBAN 9/17 1829 page 282

Orbin married Sephronia HARNDEN, daughter of Zadock J. HARNDEN and Aby (Abia) MILLINGTON, on 1836 in Ontario, Canada. Sephronia was born 17 Oct 1818 in Seymour, Ontario, Canada. She died 9 Apr 1905 in Haxton, Phillips, Colorado.

82 M v Clinton H. HARNDEN was born 28 May 1821 in Warren Co., N. Y.. He died after 1900.

The information on Clinton's lines come from Alice Enfield.

Clinton married Mary Elizabeth RAYMOND. Mary was born 13 Feb 1824 in Warren Co., N.Y.. She died 23 Jun 1896.

From Alice Enfield:

(Research):An unknown as yet researcher has identified Mary as Mary Elizabeth Harden and gives a birth and death date and states that Mary was Clinton's cousin. I am incorporating this information into my program and will check further into it. Thus far I have found no definite proof for her death and birth dates or ancestry only what I have found on the censuses and a marriage license. The 1880 census, if correct, would place her year of birth as either 1820 or 1821 for she is 59 and Clinton would of been born either 1816 or 1817 as he is 63.

14. Luther HARNDEN (Samuel , Jonathan ) was born 17 Nov 1782 in New York. He died 24 May 1876 in Canada and was buried in Harnden Cemetery: Raglan, Ontario Co., Ontario.

TOWNSHIP OF EAST WHITBY

The township of East Whitby is bounded on the north by the
Township of Reach, on the south, by Lake Ontario, On the east,
by the Township of Darlington, County of Durham, and on the west, by
the Township of Whitby, Ontario County. Oshawa and Columbus are its
principal Villages. Population about 3,400.

Here's some of the earliest settlers:

Harnden, Luther, senr.,Esq., 9 15 f.
Harnden, Luther, jr., 9, 15 f.
Harnden, Ralph, yeoman, 8, 14 f.
Harnden, Reuben, yeoman, 8, 14 f.
Harnden, Samuel, miller, 8, 14 f.

Luther married Sarah Ann TAYLOR. Sarah was born 1791 in New York. She died 30 Oct 1877 in East Whitby, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Harnden Cemetery: Raglan, Ontario Co..

They had the following children:

83 F i Tamar HARNDEN was born about 1804 in Vermont. She died Sep 1830 in Ontario, Canada.

Tamar married Benjamin Owen PRESTON, son of Benjamin P. PRESTON and Jane OWEN "Jennie", on 18 Mar 1822 in St. Peter's Church, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario. Benjamin was born 1795 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY. He died Sep 1870 in Sherman, Huron, Michigan.

Benjamin served as a Private in the Three Rivers Militia. He fought in the War of 1812 for Canada from Ontario. This according to Eric Jonasson, Canadian Veterans of the War of 1812, Wheatfield Press, Winnipeg, 1981.

84 M ii John HARNDEN was born 1807 in U.S.A..

John married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born 1807 in Canada.

85 F iii Eliza HARNDEN was born 1808 in U.S.A..

86 M iv Luther HARNDEN was born 1811 in U.S.A.. He died 25 Nov 1895 in Canada and was buried in Harnden Cemetery: Raglan, Ontario.

Luther married Hannah Ann HARPER, daughter of John HARPER and Ann COCK, on 24 Nov 1835 in Ontario, Canada. Hannah was born 4 Jul 1813 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, England. She died 20 Sep 1883 in Whitby Twp., Ontario, Canada and was buried in Harnden Cemetery: Raglan, Ontario.

87 M v Benjamin HARNDEN was born 1815 in Ontario, Canada.

Benjamin may not be the son of Luther, but he's placed here until I have more information.

Benjamin married (1) Lydia. Lydia was born 1820 in Ontario, Canada.

The 1881 Canadian Census lists two young children with this couple I don't know if they are their children or grandchildren. Luther Harnden Age 7 and Mary J. Harnden Age 6 both b. in Ontario, Canada

Benjamin also married (2) Amanda Smith BRIGGS, daughter of William BRIGGS and Susanna, on 15 Nov 1897 in Whitby Twp., Ontario, Canada. Amanda was born 1839.

88 M vi Ralph Henry HARNDEN was born 20 Nov 1816 in Ontario, Canada. He died 18 Jan 1893 in Canada and was buried in Harnden Cemetery: Raglan, Ontario Co..

The 1881 Canadian census lists an Evelin Beswich living with them Age 57 b. U.S.A.

Ralph married (1) Mary Jane CURTIS. Mary was born 4 Apr 1816 in Connecticut. She died 10 Sep 1896 in Canada and was buried in Harnden Cemetery: Raglan, Ontario Co..

Ralph also married (2) Eleanor WALDRON.

89 M vii Samuel HARNDEN was born 4 Jul 1828 in Haldimand Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. He died 3 Jan 1910 in Ontario, Canada.

Samuel married (1) Harriet LEWIS. Harriet was born 1 May 1834. She died 6 Apr 1865.

"This Conference year we were called to suffer a very great bereavement, in the loss of our last Daughter, who was the wife of Samuel Harnden, the mother of four children. Harriet (for this was her name) was born the 1st day of May A.D. 1834...she became so debilitated by consumption, that she could not attend the public means of grace. Under that dreadful disease she continued to sink from the month of September A.D. 1864, to the sixth day of April A.D. 1865."

From: "The North American" Book and Job Office, Main St., 1865 [New York Public Library Call # AN (Lewis)] Page: p. 180

Samuel also married (2) Olive Fidilia FENNELL, daughter of Abel FENNELL and Jane Ginny HUBBELL, on 27 Jun 1869 in Ontario, Canada. Olive was born 12 Sep 1829 in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario Canada. She died 20 Jun 1885.

90 M viii Rueben HARNDEN was born 1829 in Ontario, Canada.

Reuben is listed here as a son of Luther because he was noted as such on Luther's death certificate. The Ruben of East Whitby noted might have been his brother, but I don't think so.

91 F ix Margaret A. HARNDEN was born 1831 in Canada.

92 M x Jonathan HARNDEN was born 1832 in Canada.

Jonathan married (1) Emily PETTIT, daughter of S. PETTIT and Ann, on 8 Dec 1858 in Prince Albert, Ontario, Canada. Emily was born 1842.

Jonathan also married (2) Clara CASTER, daughter of Benjamin Van Lorovin CASTER and Jane GALOWAY, on 5 Sep 1891 in Ontario, Canada. Clara was born 1843 in Kingston, Ontairo, Canada.

16. Simon HARNDEN (Samuel , Jonathan ) was born 20 Apr 1788 in New York. He died 21 Jul 1826 in Victory, Cayuga, New York and was buried 1826 in Victory Village Cemetery, New York.

Simon married Amelia. Amelia died after 1850.

They had the following children:

93 F i Semira HARNDEN was born about 1815 in New York. She died 8 Nov 1895 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York.

Semira married George W. HYATT on 3 Jan 1836 in Auburn, New York.

94 M ii Daniel DeWitt HARNDEN was born 31 Jan 1820 in Victory, Cayuga, New York. He died 7 May 1907 in Waverly, New York.

Daniel married Martha Jane SAYRE, daughter of Nathan Harlow SAYRE and Jane TALFORD, on 1844. Martha was born 1820. She died 1900.

95 F iii Emily HARNDEN was born about 1823 in New York.

96 M iv David HARNDEN was born Feb 1825 in New York.

David married Helen. Helen was born 1825 in New York.

17. Samuel HARNDEN Jr. (Samuel , Jonathan ) was born 20 Apr 1790 in Granville, Washington, New York. He died 30 Nov 1873 in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Port Byron, Cayuga, New York.

The following about Samuel is from Ken Harnden:

In 1816 he was constable in the Town of Mentz, Cayuga Co., NY

In March 1837 was constable of the Town of Mentz, Cayuga Co., NY and served as president in 1839, 1842 and 1843.
From History of Cayuga County, New York by Elliot G Storke.

From Geraldine Oakley's book:
"Charlotte Peacock Mahagan remembers that she was taught that Samuel's father was also named Samuel. He was the son of Samuel Harnden of Johnsburg in present day Warren Co., NY, but which
was in Washington Co., NY until 1810 when Warren Co., NY was formed.

He operated the Lock Store on the original Erie Canal in Port Byron at one time, and had a livery business there. The store was operated only while the canal ran through the village of Port Byron, not after the canal bed was moved north of the village. The NY census of 1855 says he had lived in Port Byron for 43 years, so he would have arrived there about 1812. He was usually described as a harness maker and shoe maker, probably taught the trade by his father who was a shoemaker and harness maker, and a trade which Samuel Jr taught to his sons.

Two account books from his businesses remain. One is from the store
and the other reflects his business as a shoemaker. These are held in
1999 by Geraldine Oakley."

Samuel married (1) Asenath HIGLEY, daughter of Seth HIGLEY and Lucy HOLCOMBE, on 1814 in Cayuga, New York. Asenath was born 15 Mar 1791 in Ballston, Saratoga, New York. She died Bet. 1821 - 1830.

Notes for Asenath from Ken Harnden:

Geraldine Oakley's book:

"Her parents were Seth Higley and Lucy Holcombe, daughter of Lord and Lady Holcombe of England and their children were Samuel, Seba, Enos, Prilla, Desire, Asenath and Minerva. Seth Higley was born 29 Oct 1746, married in 1768, enlisted in War of the Revolution in 1776 in the 18th regiment under Lt. Job Case. He settled in Port Byron, NY in 1779 and died there in 1829. Information about Asenath and her parents, their children and Samuel and Asenath's children was
obtained from a typed sheet found in family papers that had been owned by Marjorie Peacock Lockwood and had originated with Hazel Lane Harnden. In 1999 that paper is owned by Geraldine Lockwood Oakley."

Samuel and Asenath had the following children:

97 F i Lucy Ann HARNDEN was born about 1815. She died before 1880.

Lucy married Joseph COULTER. Joseph was born 1808 in New Jeresy. He died after 1880.

98 M ii Enos Higley HARNDEN [scrapbook] was born 2 Sep 1816 in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York. He died 26 Mar 1890 in Samaria, Monroe, Michigan and was buried in Highland Cemtery, Ypsilanti, MI.

Enos is found in Browntown, Wayne Co., MI in 1860 and Bedford, Monroe, Michigan in 1880.

Enos married (1) Charlotte KENT on 1837 in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York. Charlotte died 1849.

Enos also married (2) Lucy JONES on 8 Dec 1850 in Cuyahoga, Ohio. Lucy was born 1836 in New York. She was buried in Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, MI.

Notes for LUCY JONES from Ken Harnden:

Lucy was of Cleveland OH at the time of her marriage.

99 M iii Simon HARNDEN was born 3 Oct 1818 in Cayuga, New York. He died 14 Oct 1901 in Allegan Twp. Allegan, Michigan and was buried in Hudson Corners Cemetery, Allegan Co., MI.

Notes for SIMON HARNDEN from Ken Harnden:

Some researchers state that Simon had a daughter Laura Cecilia, but there have been no facts found to support this.

"Simon Harnden, a farmer on section 7, Allegan Township, Allegan
County, is the possessor of forty acres of good land. He came to Michigan in 1852, and stopped for a short time in Ionia County; he lived in Hillsdale County two years and then came to this county, living in Pine Plains for awhile and, in 1866, came to this township and purchased his present farm. He was born in Cayuga County, NY, 3 October 1818. Samuel and Asenath (Highley) Harnden, natives of New York, were the parents of our subject. The father was a boot and shoemaker and lived and died in New York. He was a Democrat in politics, held the office of Postmaster, and was, in religion, a member of the Univeralist Church. He was the parent of five children. Enos and our subject are now living.

Simon Harnden received his education in his native county and
learned the trade of a shoemaker which he followed for a number of years in the East and also since coming to Michigan. He was Trustee of the village of Port Byron, in his native county. He was married, in 1841, to Maretta Harrington, the daughter of Ebenezer and Emily (Mentor) Harrington, natives of Massachusetts. Mr. Harrington was a carriagemaker, and later in life removed to Cayuga County, NY, where he followed his trade until death. His good wife bore him five children: Almira (Mrs. Harnden) and Calista (Mrs. Storey) are now living. He was a Whig in politics.

Our subject and his wife are the happy parents of eight children,
all living, whose record is as follows: Almira, now Mrs. George
Whitney, is the mother of two children, Laura and Glenn; Romain married Mary Peet and is the father of two sons, Lester and Clarence; Lucy married Robert McQueen and they have eight children, John, Willie, Alice, James, Grover, Nellie, Martin and Charles; Sophia, Mrs. Howard Powers, has become the mother of two daughters, Belle and Minn; Lester married Carrie Rich, and two children have been born to them, Rich, and Elma; Alice, Mrs. Bliss, has two children, Roy and Rhoda; Charles is in the grocery business at Battle Creek, his brother-in-law, Mr. Bliss being his partner, under the firm name of Bliss & Harnden; Emily, Mrs. August Swedberg, is the mother of one child, Alice. Mr. Swedberg is an editor at Battle Creek. Mr Harnden, of whom we write, has a fine home with all modern conveniences and does a general farming business on his place,
in which he is quite successful. He belongs to the Democratic party."

Portrait and Biographical Record of Kalamazoo, Allegan and Van Buren
Counties, Michigan, 1892.

Almira Harrington, sister of Marietta, also married a Harnden. Who?

Simon was a trustee of the Village of Port Byron, NY in May 1844.

"Simon and Mrs Marietta Harnden were admitted by profession to
Congregational Church in 1861."

Sketches of Early Homes, Churches Schools and Residents of Allegan, Michigan. 1954

The following land purchase is from Ancestry.com:

HARNDEN, SIMON
Land Office: KALAMAZOO Sequence #: 1
Document Number: 27169 Total Acres: 240
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: December 15, 1856
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Simon is found in the following Census Records:

1850 in Mentz, Cayuga Co., NY
1860 in Allegan Twp., Allegan Co., MI
1870 in Allegan Twp., Allegan Co., MI
1880 in Allegan Twp., Allegan Co., MI
1900 in Allegan Twp., Allegan Co., MI

Simon married Marrieta HARRINGTON, daughter of Ebenezer HARRINGTON and Emily MENTOR, on 4 Jul 1841. Marrieta was born 5 Jul 1823 in New York. She died 7 Jun 1898 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan and was buried in Hudson Corners Cemetery, Allegan Co., MI.

100 F iv Abigail HARNDEN "Abbie" was born 23 Oct 1821 in New York. She died 11 Aug 1869 and was buried in Pine Street Cemetery, Port Byron, Cayuga Co., NY.

Abbie married Jerome B. MAIN, son of Frederick MAIN and Damarius SCOVILLE, on 1835. Jerome was born 10 May 1814 in Connecticut. He died 2 Feb 1873.

101 F v Sarah HARNDEN was born 1814 in New York. She died 3 Mar 1874.

Sarah may have married a second time to Charles H. Griggs.

There is a Sarah Harnden in Springbrook Cemetery in Cayuga Co., N.Y.
(1875-1949) wife of Griggs (1865-1951)

Notes for SARAH HARNDEN from Ken Harnden:

Could this be Sally Ann listed by Susette Newberry?
If so, she died 3 Mar 1874.

Geraldine Oakley's book:

"In some records she is called Sally Ann
Harnden. She was alive at the time of her grandfather, Seth Higley's death in Sept 1830."

Sarah married Joel P. MILLINER. Joel was born 1812 in Cortland Co., New York. He died 1886 in Adams Basin, Monroe, New York.

Samuel also married (2) Desiree after 1821.

Notes for Desiree from Ken Harnden:

Geraldine Oakley's book:

"According to family tradition, she was an older sister of Asenath Higley, who was Samuel's first wife. This is doubtful, since Desire Higley seems to have been married to another person at that time. They did not have any children."

Samuel also married (3) Laura Cecilia HARNDEN, daughter of Joshua HARNDEN and Lefa (Lesa) PIDGE, on 9 May 1837 in Granville, Washington, New York. Laura was born 22 May 1805 in Granville, Washington, New York. She died 27 Mar 1892 in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York and was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Port Byron, Cayuga Co., NY.

Notes for Laura from Ken Harnden:

Laura was born a Harnden, and married her first cousin. This was
always mentioned in conversations about Laura and Samuel by their
descendants.

She was called Laurie or Lorie.

Geraldine Oakley's book:

"Family history is that Laura packed up her
worldly goods in a wooden chest and left home in Granville, went south to the Albany area, and took a packet boat on the Erie Canal west to Port Byron. The chest that she used is now held by Geraldine Oakley. Eventually, she married Samuel, and stayed in Port Byron for the remainder of her life. According to census she must have arrived in Port Byron about 1837. She had 3 sons that did not live before her son Jonathan was born. Franklin was born 5 June 1838 and died 6 Oct 1839. An infant was born 9 Mar 1840 and died in Sept of that year. A third infant was born 27 Aug 1841 and died on 18 Sep 1841. These births are reflected in the 1865 census report.

Samuel and Laura had the following children:

102 M vi Jonathan C. HARNDEN was born 24 Jun 1845 in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York. He died 26 Jan 1936 in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York and was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Port Byron, Cayuga Co., NY.

Notes for JONATHON C HARNDEN from Ken Harnden:

He was a watch and clock maker by trade, and was caretaker of the clock in the spire of the Presbyterian Church in Port Byron for more than 50 years; he was paid for his care of the clock by the Village of Port Byron.

Jonathan married Martha Delphene YOUNG on 5 Feb 1877 in Cuyahoga, New York. Martha was born 21 Mar 1853 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York. She died 12 Sep 1910 in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York and was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Port Byron, Cayuga Co., NY.

18. Hosea Barrachiah HARNDEN "Kia" (John S. , Jonathan ) was born 12 Feb 1782 in Granville, Washington, New York. He died 24 Jan 1854 in Sandusky TWP, Crawford County, Ohio.

Hosea is another one of those who's name gets all mixed up and has several variations. He has been listed as Hosea, Barrachiah and Kiah, just to name a few. I think his name was probably something like Hezekiah. In later years I think he got tired of people messing up his name and settled on Hosea.

Military minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York, 1783-1821 Vol. 1 & 2.

Hosea (Kiah) Barrachiah Harnden (1782)
1809-1812 Paymaster, 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment of Artillery, Washington Co., NY

From Jean Carmean:

I ran across this information in my online travels>

OHIO STATEWIDE FILES - Know your Ohio: Norwich --Part 3-- Norwich Settlement--

During the summer of 1817, Hosea Harnden began life on lot thirty-seven, section two, later owned by John S. Hester...

NORWICH TOWNSHIP Early Beginnings http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron/townorwich.html

...The first school house was built in the spring of 1819 on the east bank of Slate run. This cabin was quite primitive, built of logs, and covered with elm bark. It measured twelve by sixteen feet in size. It had neither floor, windows or desks. A row of split oak benches served for seating, and the unchinked spaces between the logs served as windows. Miss Aurilla Lindsey taught the first term of school in the summer of 1819. Her pupils were: Phoebe Chapman; Mrs. Martha Cook (the new bride); her two sisters, Eleanor and Betsey Fletcher; Sabin Kellogg; Louisa Ellis; Mansfield and Brazilda Cook; and Hosea and Drazilla Harnden. The school was supported by subscription, and proved so expensive that no attempt was made to build another until 1824.

Kia married Mary HARRINGTON. Mary was born 1786 in Massachusetts. She was buried in Wales Corner Cemetery, Clyde, Ohio.

They had the following children:

103 M i Hosea HARNDEN was born 1804 in New York. He died 5 Dec 1866 in Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio.

Hosea married Sarah J. KELLOGG. Sarah was born 1812 in New York.

104 F ii Drazilla HARNDEN was born about 1807 in Granville, Washington, New York.

19. Pliny HARNDEN (John S. , Jonathan ) was born 1793 in Vermont. He died 1872 in Clarke Twp, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada.

Pliny married Ruby. Ruby was born 1803 in New York. She died 1864.

They had the following children:

105 M i Henry H. HARNDEN was born 17 Jun 1821 in Clarke Twp., Canada. He died 1915.

Henry went to the U.S.A. in 1844. He's found in Illinois in the 1870 and 1880 Census. Henry also may have had 2 other children as well.

Henry married (1) Emily POTTER.

Henry also married (2) Zylvha Mahala HICKS. Zylvha was born May 1829 in Canada.

Henry also married (3) Ann. Ann was born 1828 in Canada.

106 F ii Phebe HARNDEN was born 8 Apr 1824 in Clark Twp., Canada. She died 27 Dec 1907 in Newcastle, Ontario.

Phebe married John James ROBSON.

107 M iii Timothy HARNDEN was born about 1827 in Canada.

Timothy married Janet LARABY on 18 Mar 1845 in Clarke Twp., Canada.

108 F iv Mary HARNDEN was born 14 Jun 1832 in Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Ontario. She died 13 Apr 1912 in Tyrone, Durham Co., Ontario and was buried in Brookfield, Linn Co., Missouri.

Mary married (1) William HILL, son of HILL, on 7 Oct 1849 in Clarke Twp., Canada.

Mary also married (2) Richard HILL, son of HILL.

109 M v Hiram Lake HARNDEN was born Aug 1835 in Clark Twp., Canada.

Another marriage year is listed as 1859.

Hiram married (1) Maria S. FLYNN on 7 Dec 1855 in Newcastle, Ontario.

Hiram also married (2) Jennie. Jennie was born 1846 in New York.

Hiram also married (3) Eliza A.. Eliza was born Nov 1841.

110 F vi Sarah HARNDEN was born 27 Sep 1839 in Clark Twp., Canada. She died 19 Oct 1919 in Newcastle, Ontario.

Sarah married Francis B. GIBSON "Frank" on 7 Dec 1855 in Newcastle, Ontario.

111 M vii Jack HARNDEN was born about 1841 in Clark Twp., Canada.

112 M viii Wesley HARNDEN was born about 1842 in Clark Twp., Canada.

20. Benjamin HARNDEN (John S. , Jonathan ) was born 1796 in Vermont.

Benjamin married Catherine. Catherine was born 1799 in New Hampshire.

They had the following children:

113 M i Charles HARNDEN was born 1832 in Vermont.

114 M ii Philo HARNDEN was born 1842 in Vermont.

21. Samuel HARNDEN (John S. , Jonathan ) was born about 1800 in Vermont.

From the book "The history and map of Danby, Vermont"
Rutland, Vt.: Printed by McLean & Robbins, 1869

"Samuel Harnden, from Wells, m. Esther Irish and settled at
the Corners, where he kept a public house for several years.
He was a boot and shoe maker and harness maker by trade, and subsequently removed to the Borough and worked at that business. He removed back to Wells, where he died. He is said to have been one of the best fiddlers in the State. We are told that he cured his wife of fits by fiddling, and was afterwards married. His children are Plym(n), now living in Lyons, Ohio, Rose, Joseph, drowned in Lake Erie; and Filena m. Seth P. Scott, of this town."

From the same book >

"On the 31st day of March, 1829, a town meeting was held at the Inn of Samuel Harnden, and David Youngs was moderator. Israel B. Richardson, Abraham Locke, Alvah Bull, Isaac Southwick and Andrus Eggleston, were appointed a superintending committee, for the inspection and examination of schools and teachers."

"The population of the town in 1830, was thirteen hundred and sixty-two, showing a decrease of two hundred and forty-five in ten years. The annual town meeting for that year, was held at the Inn of Samuel Harnden, and Alexander Barrett was moderator."

Samuel married Esther IRISH, daughter of Joseph IRISH and Catherine COLVIN.

They had the following children:

115 M i Joseph HARNDEN died Drowned in Lake Erie.

116 M ii Plynn HARNDEN was born 1 Aug 1821 in Vermont. He died 6 Dec 1884 in Munson, Ohio.

Plynn married Melinda A. CONE, daughter of Nehemiah CONE and Lydia STEBBINS, on 19 Jan 1848 in Chesterfield, Ohio. Melinda was born 1 Sep 1830 in Gains, New York. She died 13 May 1898 in Munson, Ohio.

117 F iii Rose HARNDEN.

118 M iv William HARNDEN was born 1828 in Vermont.

This is a speculative line. Samuel did have a son William b. 1829, but the rest of these lines may not belong to him. However, this line moved aroung in the same areas as other related lines of Samuel.

William married Sarah.

119 F v Philura HARNDEN was born Apr 1829 in Vermont.

Philura married Seth P. SCOTT, son of Job SCOTT and Mary PHILLIPS, on 26 Sep 1861. Seth was born Sep 1832 in Vermont.

120 M vi Robert HARNDEN was born 1830 in Vermont.

121 M vii Samuel HARNDEN "Jr." was born 1834 in Vermont. He died in Minnesota?.

Found in Castle Rock, Dakota, Minnesota in 1880

Jr. married Lucy STEVENS. Lucy was born 1836 in Fort Ann, New York.

22. James HARNDEN (John S. , Jonathan ) was born 1802 in Vermont. He died 1870 in Crown Point, New York and was buried in Wolcott Cemetery, Crown Point, NY.

James married Celesta ROBERTS. Celesta was born 1807 in New York. She died 20 Sep 1846 in Crown Point, , New York.

They had the following children:

122 M i Barnum O. HARNDEN was born 1820 in New York. He died 1901 in Herkimer, Herkimer Co., New York and was buried in Darien Cemetery, Colby Rd., Darien, Genesse Co., New York.

Barnum married Hannah Lamb BORDEN, daughter of David BORDEN and Lucy GREEN, on 17 Mar 1846 in Folsomdale, New York. Hannah was born 8 Dec 1824 in New York. She died 1917 and was buried in Darien Cemetery, Colby Rd., Darien, Genesse Co., New York.

123 F ii Abigail HARNDEN was born 1827 in New York.

124 F iii Sally Ann HARNDEN was born 1830 in New York. She died 31 Oct 1884.

125 F iv Ester HARNDEN was born 1832 in New York.

126 F v Eunice HARNDEN was born 1833 in New York. She died 28 Apr 1872 in Crown Point, New York and was buried 1872 in White Church Cemetery, Port Henry, NY.

127 F vi Martha HARNDEN was born 1838 in New York.

128 M vii Henry James HARNDEN was born 1840 in Crown Point, New York. He died 1 Mar 1904 in Port Henry, New York and was buried 1904 in Moriah Cemetery, Port Henry, NY.

Henry married Laura Ann THOMPSON. Laura was born 1847 in Crown Point, , New York. She died 22 Jun 1914 in Port Henry, , New York and was buried 1914 in White Church Cemetery, Port Henry, NY.

129 M viii John B. HARNDEN was born 1842 in Port Henry, New York. He died Oct 1883 in Port Henry, New York and was buried in Young Cemetery, Port Henry, NY.

John married Rosa A.. Rosa was born 1849 in New York.

130 M ix Warren HARNDEN was born 1845 in New York.

23. Eli HARNDEN (John S. , Jonathan ) was born 1808 in Vermont.

Eli married Frances. Frances was born 1812 in Vermont.

They had the following children:

131 M i Eli HARNDEN was born 1831 in Vermont.

132 M ii Orbin HARNDEN was born 1832 in Vermont.

133 F iii Angeline HARNDEN was born 1835 in Vermont.

134 F iv Frances M. HARNDEN was born 1839 in Vermont.

135 M v Marvin HARNDEN was born 1841 in Vermont.

136 M vi Nathaniel HARNDEN was born Jan 1842 in Vermont.

24. Mary Ann HARNDEN (John S. , Jonathan ) was born 1812 in Markham Township, ON, Canada. She died 13 Feb 1886 in Upper Canada.

The following letter was written by Mrs. Stella E. Asling Riis of Drumbo, Ontario, to my grandmother, Florence Haggerty (nee Huff), dated October 4, 1946.

I was very pleased to receive your letter of September 29th which came this morning. I sent Dr. Will N. Barnhart a sketch of the Morrow family history which he had requested me to do, but unfortunately I did not keep a copy of what I wrote; but I will send you the facts and hope I will cover it fully.

First then, James Cron (from whom you and myself are descended) came into Canada with Jessup's Corps after the Revolution. He settled in the Township of Augusta, County of Grenville. His name appears in the certified list of the United Empire Loyalists in the Archives Department, Ottawa. He had three children, Mary, John and Isabella. Mary married John Galbraith.

Mr. Galbraith was born in the Parish of Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland. He came to Vermont in 1785 to look after lands which his father had purchased in 1751. He remained in Vermont for some time and travelled about considerably to open up markets for his father's woolen goods, he being a landowner and woollen merchant in Scotland. Then finding that the title to the lands was clouded in 1794 he left Vermont for Canada. On 4th November 1794 the following entry appears in his diary:
"Eighth Township of Upper Canada (which is shown on our maps to be the Township of Augusta in the County of Grenville); "God has preserved me from the dangers of the journey. He preserved us on Lake Champlain when to all human appearances there was little hope of our reaching land."

Mr. Galbraith remained in Augusta for several months and became acquainted with James Cron and his daughters. John seems to have fallen in love with Mary at first sight and in a month they were married. They came to Oxford County and settled in Blenheim Township, which is now near Princeton. He located Lot No. II in the first concession of Blenheim. Mary received a grant of lot No. I in the 3rd. Con. of Blenheim as the "daughter of James Cron, a United Empire Loyalist.

James Cron's younger daughter Isabella, married John Harnden. Mr. Harnden was a widower and had a son Plyn who was about twelve years of age at the time of his father's second marriage. Isabella told her stepson about their home in Scotland, and to Plyn we are indebted for the facts regarding
the Crons - we who are descended from Isabella Cron; for my grandmother Mary, who was daughter of Isabella Cron and her husband John Harnden, married John Morrow, and he is the ancestor you are wanting to know about. So I will tell you first about the Crons. Their home was Greenfield-Kirkpatrick-Fleming, two miles from Annan in the south of Scotland, not far from Gretna Green, famous for run-away marriages. Isabella Cron like her sister Mary received a grant of two hundred acres, as the daughter of James Cron, in Markham, and that is where Grandma Morrow was born in the year 1813 [probably 1812]. When she was two weeks old her mother, [Isabella] Cron Harnden, was holding her little daughter on her lap when news came that her husband had been drowned while carrying despatches across the Niagara River. She fainted, fell forward into the fireplace [and] was burned to death. So little Mary was left an orphan at two weeks. She had a brother John who was a little older than she. We do not know who kept little Mary for the first two years of her life but there was a young man, Peter Bastedo, who had come from Niagara to work land which had been given him by the Government in the War of 1812 and this
land was near the Galbraith's home. So Peter made the long journey to Markham and brought back the orphaned baby in his plaid as he rode horseback and delivered her into the hands of her kind Aunt Mary Galbraith.

So it came about that my grandmother was brought up in the County of Oxford. When little Mary was six Peter Bastedo began paying court to Margaret, John Galbraith's oldest daughter. Peter had won the little maid's heart when he brought her in his plaid on that long trip on horseback. All her life she loved Peter. Now he had come to see Margaret whom they called Peggy. Little Mary couldn't keep the news that Peter had arrived, so she went about the house singing: "I mustn't tell, I mustn't tell that Peter and Peggy are in the Loom-house! (Peggy was there busily spinning). Peggy and Peter were married in 1820.

Margaret's older brothers, James and John, received fine educations for those days. They were Dominion Land Surveyors and surveyed a good part of the counties of Ontario and Victoria. Their younger brother William was also a surveyor. John later studied medicine and was a doctor in Amador, Michigan.

When Grandma Morrow was about twenty she went to Hamilton to learn millinery. She was there two years. Then she went to visit her cousins (Peggy's older brothers). She also visited her cousin Mary (Peggy's younger sister[)] who had married Squire John Marcellus Truax and who had six hundred acres of land in the Township of Reach, County of Ontario. While visiting these relatives she met John Morrow, who had come from near Castle Blaney, in the County of Monahan, N. of Ireland. Grandma was golden haired and blue eyed. She was stylishly dressed having just come from Hamilton. John Morrow was very much taken with her and they were married not long after at Squire Truax's. John Morrow was only sixteen when he came to Canada. He brought with him a watch and some books. He worked for a time on the Welland Canad, then took up farming. His brothers followed him not long after. They were Robert, Joseph, Samuel and William. William was a school teacher. They were all well educated.

Mother gave me a letter written by John Galbraith to his father John Galbraith, wherein he mentions the marriage of my grandmother Mary Harnden and John Morrow. I gave this letter to my sister Madge (Mrs. Fenwick W. Ritchie)[.] She died a few years ago and her daughter Mrs. Fenwick White Keltie of Kilmacolm, Scotland, now has it; but I saved a copy of it which I will now quote:

Pickering, May 25, 1834.
To John Galbraith,
Tp. Of Blenheim,
District of London,
Honoured father:

Having had no word from your place for some time I write to let you know we are all well, and wish you would be sure to write down soon and let us hear how you all are at home.

Nancy was at Brock about ten days ago. She saw James and William and understood that the Truax family were well. On her way back she was to see Mary Harnden who was married about a month ago to John Morrow, an Irishman of the Township of Reach. She said Mary was apparently contented and said she had been better contented and had better health than she had before. She was married at Mr. Truax's. Her husband lives eight or nine miles this side of Truax's where he has a farm and appears, Nancy says, to be in good circumstances, having a considerable improvement, six or either milk cows, sheep, oxen etc. in proportion. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church. Nancy says that she understood that Squire Truax's eldest daughter was to be married in a few days.

We have had a very early forward season excepting a cold storm ten or twelve days ago. I believe it has done no damage to anything of any consequence. I had forgoten [sic] to mention that John Harnden, Mary's brother, was married last winter.

If Peter Bastedo should be coming down to Brock with a team I should be glad if you would send down a piece of chain which Nancy forgot at your place when she was up last fall as I am often in need of it.

I hope you will not fail to write me soon. Nancy has been expecting you down ever since she was up at your place.

I remain
Your affectionate son
John Galbraith.

About twelve years later Mr. Morrow sold cattle for which he received $300. Some men who evidently had witnessed the transaction that night broke into his house, attacked Grandpa and Grandma, got the money and fled. Aunt Margaret (afterwards Mrs. Hiram Barnhart) who was eleven years old, bound up her parents' wounds, then taking her young brothers Stewart and William she walked two miles through the woods to the nearest neighbor. She told them what had happened. Immediately the alarm was sent though [sic] the countryside and the members of the gang were arrested by daybreak. Aunt Margaret's testimony in Court was so clear and understandable; she being likewise able to identify the leader of the gang, that the robbers were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. This broke up the Markham gang which had been terrorizing for a long time that part of the new country. Aunt Margaret had a very wonderful memory. She remembered a sermon a preacher delivered and when she saw him again seven years later she quoted his text and gave him the different "heads" of his sermon. For her fine mind and heart she was beloved everywhere, and Dr. Barnhart told me that when his mother died her funeral procession was two miles long. Immediately after Mr. Morrow was robbed he left the Township of Reach and bought a farm at Ashburn, not far from Whitby. There my mother was born.

I never heard of Marie Morrow Van Tausk's family tree. My husband and I had a summer home at Honey Harbor, Georgian Bay. My Aunt Mrs. John Morrow and her family also summered there and I frequently met Marie and her husband Major Geoffrey Van Tausk. She never mentioned that family tree to me although we often spoke of the Morrow family and its history. Eugenie Marie de Montijo de Guzman was born 1826 She was wife of Napoleon III. And Empress of France from 1853 to 1870. My mother's sister Sarah was born at the height of Empress Eugenie's popularity, and the baby was named Sarah Eugenie. Then my mother called me after her sister and so I got the name Stella Eugenie. Marie Morrow also was named Eugenie after Aunt Sarah,
and I think that is all there is to the connection with Napoleon's Empress. Of course you might ask her some time about it, if you get the opportunity.

After I married Mr. Riis my home was at Richmond Hill, Long Island, New York; but after his death I sold my home, also my summer home and came to Canada.

I was pleased to hear from you and very glad to give you this account of the Morrow family as far as I know it. I nearly forgot to tell you that the Morrows were of Covenenter stock, and they were thought to have come from Newton Stewart in Scotland. Mother said the name in Scotland had been Murray but in Ireland got changed to Morrow. Mother's oldest brother's name was Newton Stewart. Perhaps you know some of his decendants [sic] as he moved to the West. In fact mother's three brothers went to the West, Uncle Jim (James Renwick) lived in Grenfell and Uncle Alec (Alexander Guthrie Morrow) also lived in Saskatchewan. In 1944 THE GULL LAKE ADVANCE was sent me which decribed the Ohrner-Morrow wedding. "St. John the Baptist
Church, Gull Lake, was the setting for an attractive and impressive marriage ceremony, on Friday morning, January 14th, when Mary Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. And Mrs. F.A. Morrow and Sub Lieut. William Ernest Ohrner, R.C.N.V.R., only son of Mr. And Mrs. Ernest Ohrner were united in the bonds of holy matrimony, the officiating clergymen being the Rev. F.A. Cook, resident vicar of the Parish and the Rev. H.A. Morrow, of Strasbourg, brother of the bride. . . " The bride was granddaughter of my Uncle Alec.

I think I have told you quite a lot and it is different from the account I sent Dr. Barnhart, but the main facts are of course the same.

Hoping you will have very much success with your family history, and with very kind regards,

Your affectionate cousin,

Mrs. Stella E. Asling Riis

Mary married John L. MORROW, son of William MORROW, on 9 May 1834 in Reach Twp., Ontario County, Canada West. John was born 11 Jun 1802 in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland. He died 23 Jul 1859 in Ashburn, Ontario Canada.

They had the following children:

137 F i Margaret Bastedo MORROW was born 1835 in Upper Canada. She died 1886 in Ontario.

Unable to find death registration.

Margaret married Hiram BARNHART on 28 Feb 1852. Hiram was born 1832 in Oro Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario. He died 1910 in Oro tp, Simcoe county, Ontario.

Birth reg'n #20347-1872.

Death reg'n #27898-1910: age 77 yrs, 9 mos; cause of death chronic Bright's disease, uremia.

138 M ii Newton Stewart MORROW.

139 M iii William MORROW.

140 F iv Phoebe MORROW.

141 M v John MORROW.

142 F vi Mary or Marie MORROW.

143 F vii Sarah Eugenie MORROW.

144 M viii James Renwick MORROW.

145 M ix Alexander Guthrie MORROW.

25. William Harnden BRADLEY (Harriet (Elizabeth) HARNDEN , Jonathan ) was born 16 May 1778 in Onondaga, New York. He died 7 Dec 1861 in Eddystone, Ontario, Canada.

William married Deborah TRIPP. Deborah was born 1785 in Onadaga, New York. She died 25 Aug 1870 in Eddystone, Ontario, Canada.

The following is an Email from Jim Bradley.

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 08:17:25 -0500
From: Jim Bradley
To: BRADLEY-L@rootsweb.com

....the Nathan Bradley line of the Haldimand region of Ontario. Nathan had 12 children, one of the older boys, William was an important figure in early Haldimand history and the Eddystone church. William married Deborah Tripp and had 14 children including a daughter Lucena ? born March 21 1803. (m. Jacob Bull). My notes are unclear in this area because I was tracing my direct line. We researched Haldimand records and Eddystone cemetery records a couple of years ago. There are still Bull family members in the Eddystone area. We were told that Jacob Bull got into some kind of trouble with the law, changed his name to Bradley and fled to Michigan. I think that there is more information available in Haldimand/ Eddystone about the Bulls and your grandmother Lucinda. I remember the reference to the Bradley/Bull connection because we were asked by several people in the area if we were related to the Michigan Bulls because we are from Michigan.

William and Deborah had the following children:

146 F i Lucena (Lucinda) BRADLEY was born 21 Mar 1803 in Niagara, New York. She died before 1860.

Lucena married Jacob BULL, son of George BULL and Elizabeth POWELL. Jacob was born 8 Mar 1789 in New York.

147 M ii Abraham Harnden BRADLEY was born 21 May 1804. He died 21 Apr 1886.

Abraham married (1) Ruth TUCKER, daughter of Isaac TUCKER and BARBURY, on 5 May 1824 in Ontario, Canada. Ruth was born 19 Jul 1806. She died 30 Apr 1872.

Abraham also married (2) Sarah on 26 Jun 1873. Sarah was born 1811.

148 M iii William BRADLEY was born 1 Jun 1806. He died 3 Aug 1876.

William married (1) Fannie. Fannie was born 1808. She died 18 Oct 1854.

William also married (2) Charlotte. Charlotte was born 1835.

149 F iv Delilah BRADLEY was born 3 May 1808 in Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. She died 22 Dec 1855.

Delilah married Gary RICHARDSON.

150 F v Almira S. BRADLEY was born 27 Jun 1810 in Haldimand Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. She died 10 Mar 1862 in Haldimand Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Fairview Cemetery.

Almira married Thurston FISH, son of Ebenezer FISH and Anna Lydia ARNOLD. Thurston was born 1804 in Trenton, Canada. He died 25 May 1880 in Grafton, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Fairview Cemetery.

151 F vi Eliza (Mary Elizabeth) BRADLEY was born 26 Dec 1811. She died 1865.

Eliza married James TUCKER, son of Isaac TUCKER and BARBURY, on 16 Jul 1833 in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. James was born 22 Jan 1808.

152 F vii Amanda M. BRADLEY was born 19 Sep 1813.

153 M viii Nathan Joshua BRADLEY was born 7 Feb 1816.

Nathan married Charlotte Elizabeth.

154 F ix Cyrena Elvira BRADLEY was born 3 Apr 1818.

155 M x Daniel R. BRADLEY was born 22 Aug 1819. He died 1 Jul 1861.

Daniel married Almena WINTERS. Almena was born 1818. She died 28 Feb 1874.

156 M xi Wesley S. BRADLEY was born 27 May 1821.

157 M xii Oliver H. BRADLEY was born 2 Jun 1823. He died 11 Jul 1899.

158 M xiii Lorenzo Baldwin BRADLEY was born 3 Apr 1826. He died 1897.

159 M xiv Wilson Russ BRADLEY was born 1828. He died 16 Jul 1874.

27. Lemuel H. BRADLEY (Harriet (Elizabeth) HARNDEN , Jonathan ) was born 1782 in New York. He died 6 Jun 1865 in Wilson, Niagara, New York.

Lemuel married Catherine WAITE about 1801 in Eddystone, Ontario, Canada. Catherine was born 1784 in Washington Co, NY.

They had the following children:

160 M i Sisson BRADLEY was born 26 Feb 1803. He died 26 Feb 1868 in Wilson, Niagara Co, NY and was buried in Filmore Cemetery.

Sisson married Elizabeth Melvina NOBLES . Elizabeth was born 1805. She died 1885.

161 M ii Nelson Niram BRADLEY was born 18 May 1817 in Canada. He died 28 Jan 1885 in Pueblo Co, Colorado.

Nelson married (1) Anna THURSTON on 15 Mar 1838 in Burr Oak, St Joseph Co, MI. Anna was born 20 Mar 1818 in Barker, Broome Co, NY.

Nelson also married (2) Margaret STAILEY.

162 iii Maitland L. BRADLEY was born 1818.

163 F iv BRADLEY was born 1820.

164 M v Oliver H. BRADLEY was born 1822.

165 F vi BRADLEY was born 1824.

166 M vii Nathan B. BRADLEY was born 1826.

167 M viii Daniel BRADLEY was born 1829.

28. Oliver N. BRADLEY (Harriet (Elizabeth) HARNDEN , Jonathan ) was born about 1784 in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

Oliver married Dorcas ABBEY.

Another source lists Dorcas' last name as Potts.

Oliver and Dorcas had the following children:

168 M i David BRADLEY.

169 F ii Lucinda BRADLEY was born 11 Jan 1806.

170 M iii Levi BRADLEY was born 1815. He died 15 Jan 1897.

Levi married Marry Ann SHANNON.

171 iv Orme BRADLEY.

172 M v Isaac BRADLEY.

173 M vi Nathan N. BRADLEY was born 1819.

174 M vii Hiram BRADLEY was born 1820. He died 8 Dec 1863 and was buried in Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.

175 F viii Alice BRADLEY.

29. Susanna BRADLEY (Harriet (Elizabeth) HARNDEN , Jonathan ) was born about 1786 in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

Susanna married William CARTER.

They had the following children:

176 F i Pheobe S. CARTER was born 1820.

30. Hannah (Henna) BRADLEY (Harriet (Elizabeth) HARNDEN , Jonathan ) was born 1790 in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

Hannah married Moses HINMAN.

They had the following children:

177 M i Reuben C. HINMAN was born 1804.

178 M ii Aaron HINMAN was born 1806.

179 F iii Anna HINMAN was born 1807.

180 F iv Eliza HINMAN was born 1809.

181 F v Melitta HINMAN was born 1812.

182 F vi Emeline HINMAN was born 1814.

183 F vii Amanda HINMAN was born 1816.

184 M viii Aaron B. HINMAN was born 1819.

31. Mary (Polly) BRADLEY (Harriet (Elizabeth) HARNDEN , Jonathan ) was born 4 Jun 1791 in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. She died 9 Apr 1862.

Mary married Jonathan RUSS, son of Wilson RUSS and Electa MARSH. Jonathan was born 1797.

They had the following children:

185 M i Jonathan L. RUSS was born 1817.

Jonathan married Maria. Maria was born 1819.

186 F ii Electa Betsy RUSS was born 17 Dec 1819 in Halimand, Northumberland Ontario, Canada.

187 M iii Nathan Wilson RUSS was born 1826 in Ontario, Canada. He died 4 Apr 1901 in Canada.

Nathan married Harriett PERRY. Harriett was born 1829.

32. Hamilton (Jonathan) BRADLEY (Harriet (Elizabeth) HARNDEN , Jonathan ) was born 1795 in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

Hamilton married Betty ABBA.

They had the following children:

188 F i Polly BRADLEY was born 1826.

189 M ii Oliver BRADLEY was born 1827.

190 F iii Jane BRADLEY was born 1829.

191 F iv Larinda BRADLEY was born 1833.

192 F v Julia A. BRADLEY was born 1835.

193 F vi Martha BRADLEY was born 1840.

194 F vii Emily BRADLEY was born 1848.

34. Hiram H. BRADLEY (Harriet (Elizabeth) HARNDEN , Jonathan ) was born 1804 in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

Hiram married Nancy STOREY, daughter of Solomon STOREY and Lydia.

They had the following children:

195 M i Albert BRADLEY was born 1832. He died 1891.

Albert married Margaret Jane LONG, daughter of John Alexandar LONG and Sarah Ann WILSON. Margaret was born 20 May 1836 in Walpole Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario. She died 1920 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.

196 M ii Alvin BRADLEY was born 1829.

197 M iii Solomon BRADLEY was born 1835.

198 F iv Lydia BRADLEY was born 1839.

199 F v Rosetta F. BRADLEY was born 1843.

200 M vi Charles BRADLEY was born 1846.

201 F vii Emeline N. BRADLEY was born 1847.

202 M viii George A. BRADLEY was born 1850.

203 M ix John Solomon BRADLEY was born 3 Jun 1835 in Haldimand Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. He died 20 Aug 1924 in Elk, Sanilac County, Michigan.

John married Emiline PHILLIPS.

35. Sylvanus BRADLEY (Harriet (Elizabeth) HARNDEN , Jonathan ) was born 22 Apr 1807 in Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. He died 23 Jun 1872 and was buried in Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.

Sylvanus married Sally TUCKER. Sally was born 5 Oct 1811. She died Feb 1893.

They had the following children:

204 F i Lourie BRADLEY was born 1832.

205 F ii Phillinda BRADLEY was born 1834.

Phillinda married (1) Benjamin BORLAND .

Phillinda also married (2) George ALLEN, son of Ira ALLEN and Permilia, on 27 Aug 1873. George was born 1831.

206 M iii Lemuel S. BRADLEY was born 1835.

Lemuel married Jane ARKLESS . Jane was born 1843.

207 M iv Francis Henry BRADLEY was born 12 Oct 1836. He died 15 Sep 1889 and was buried in Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.

Francis married Ellen BROOMFIELD on 18 Mar 1858. Ellen was born 22 Jun 1838. She died 22 Sep 1889 and was buried in Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.

I wonder if she was the sister of Jessica Laing Broomfield?

208 M v George BRADLEY was born 1838.

209 F vi Ruth BRADLEY was born 1841.

Ruth married Morris ALLEN, son of Ira ALLEN and Permilia. Morris was born 6 Jul 1835. He died 14 Dec 1912.

210 F vii Esther BRADLEY was born 1843.

211 F viii Sarah BRADLEY was born 1844.

212 F ix Cornelia Emily BRADLEY was born 1846.

213 F x Adelaide BRADLEY was born 1847.

Adelaide married Levi Thaddeus HYDE on 1 Oct 1863 in Eddystone, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co.. Levi was born 25 Nov 1836 in Prince Edward, Ontario. He died 23 Sep 1899 in Yale, MI.

214 F xi Lucinda D. BRADLEY was born 1848.

Lucinda married (1) Nathan WEISE on 6 Apr 1862.

Lucinda also married (2) Ira Manchester EDDY on 2 Feb 1875.

215 F xii Bula BRADLEY was born Feb 1856. She died 19 Jul 1856 and was buried in Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario.

37. William Harvey HARNDEN (William , Jonathan ) was born 1795 in Maine.

William Harvey sailed out to sea and was never heard from again. This was suppose to have happened in 1835. However he is found in Fall River, Bristol, MA, USA in the 1850 census. William also appears to be the father of the Bristol, Mass. Harnden Lines.

William married (1) Sarah "Sally" Williams WALKER, daughter of William WALKER and Sarah "Sally" WILLIAMS, on 30 Oct 1823 in Dighton, Bristol, MA. Sarah was born 9 Mar 1803 in Dighton, Bristol, MA, USA.

They had the following children:

216 M i William Walker HARNDEN was born Mar 1824 in Connecticut.

William married Mary Ann RICHARDSON about 1845. Mary was born about 1825.

217 M ii Franklin Harvey HARNDEN was born 10 Dec 1826 in Fall River, Bristol, MA, USA. He died before 1860.

Franklin married Julia C. SENTER on 31 Dec 1848 in Malden Massachusetts. Julia was born about 1828.

218 M iii A.C.B. HARNDEN was born 1828 in Massachusetts.

Found widowed in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts in 1880

A.C.B. married Angie B.. Angie was born 1826 in Maine.

William also married (2) Harriet. Harriet was born 1800 in Massachusetts.

They had the following children:

219 F iv Caroline P. HARNDEN was born 1836 in Massachusetts.

38. Washington F. HARNDEN (William , Jonathan ) was born 1810 in Maine.

Washington married Mary. Mary was born 1822 in Maine.

They had the following children:

220 M i George Washington HARNDEN was born 1841 in Maine.

221 M ii Charles E. HARNDEN was born 1843 in Maine.

222 F iii Josie HARNDEN was born 1848 in Maine.

44. Laura Cecilia HARNDEN (Joshua , Jonathan ) was born 22 May 1805 in Granville, Washington, New York. She died 27 Mar 1892 in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York and was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Port Byron, Cayuga Co., NY.

Notes for Laura from Ken Harnden:

Laura was born a Harnden, and married her first cousin. This was
always mentioned in conversations about Laura and Samuel by their
descendants.

She was called Laurie or Lorie.

Geraldine Oakley's book:

"Family history is that Laura packed up her
worldly goods in a wooden chest and left home in Granville, went south to the Albany area, and took a packet boat on the Erie Canal west to Port Byron. The chest that she used is now held by Geraldine Oakley. Eventually, she married Samuel, and stayed in Port Byron for the remainder of her life. According to census she must have arrived in Port Byron about 1837. She had 3 sons that did not live before her son Jonathan was born. Franklin was born 5 June 1838 and died 6 Oct 1839. An infant was born 9 Mar 1840 and died in Sept of that year. A third infant was born 27 Aug 1841 and died on 18 Sep 1841. These births are reflected in the 1865 census report.

Laura married Samuel HARNDEN Jr., son of CPT Samuel HARNDEN and Johanna DRAPER, on 9 May 1837 in Granville, Washington, New York. Samuel was born 20 Apr 1790 in Granville, Washington, New York. He died 30 Nov 1873 in Port Byron, Mentz, Cayuga, New York and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Port Byron, Cayuga, New York.

The following about Samuel is from Ken Harnden:

In 1816 he was constable in the Town of Mentz, Cayuga Co., NY

In March 1837 was constable of the Town of Mentz, Cayuga Co., NY and served as president in 1839, 1842 and 1843.
From History of Cayuga County, New York by Elliot G Storke.

From Geraldine Oakley's book:
"Charlotte Peacock Mahagan remembers that she was taught that Samuel's father was also named Samuel. He was the son of Samuel Harnden of Johnsburg in present day Warren Co., NY, but which
was in Washington Co., NY until 1810 when Warren Co., NY was formed.

He operated the Lock Store on the original Erie Canal in Port Byron at one time, and had a livery business there. The store was operated only while the canal ran through the village of Port Byron, not after the canal bed was moved north of the village. The NY census of 1855 says he had lived in Port Byron for 43 years, so he would have arrived there about 1812. He was usually described as a harness maker and shoe maker, probably taught the trade by his father who was a shoemaker and harness maker, and a trade which Samuel Jr taught to his sons.

Two account books from his businesses remain. One is from the store
and the other reflects his business as a shoemaker. These are held in
1999 by Geraldine Oakley."

Samuel and Laura had the following children:

223 M i Jonathan C. HARNDEN is printed as #102.

45. Joshua Streeter HARNDEN (Joshua , Jonathan ) was born 16 Mar 1807 in Granville, Washinton, New York. He died 27 Feb 1893 in Barrington, Lake, Illinois and was buried 27 Feb 1893 in White Cemetery, Near Barrington, Illinois.

Joshua moved to Barington, Lake County Illinois in 1842 by covered wagon.

Ref. Notes: New England Historical and Genelogical Register.
Vital Records and Histories of Reading, Mass and Wilmington, Mass.

Joshua married Esther Marion WHITE, daughter of Thomas WHITE and Laura RISING, on 10 Oct 1832 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois, USA. Esther was born 10 Oct 1814 in Barrington, Lake, Illinois. She died 27 Jun 1902 in Barrington, Lake, Illinois and was buried in White Cemetary, Near Barrington, Illinois.

They had the following children:

224 F i Lois LyMyra HARNDEN was born 28 Feb 1833 in Vermont. She died 13 Aug 1883 in Mankota, Kansas.

Lois married John Winslow DODGE on 27 Jul 1853 in Illinois. John died 1884.

225 F ii Lefa M. HARNDEN was born 5 Mar 1836 in Granville, New York. She died 9 Feb 1908 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois and was buried in White Cemetery, Barrington, Lake, Illinois.

Lefa married William PLATT on 2 Jul 1857.

226 M iii Dr. George Rising HARNDEN was born 14 Apr 1839 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois. He died 20 May 1920 in Sherburn, Minnesota and was buried 25 May 1920 in Fairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

George was a medical doctor by profession.

George married (1) Frances Ann MEACHEM, daughter of Lemuel Standish MEACHEM and Ruth Ann NORTHAM, on 27 Mar 1862. Frances was born 1841 in Illinois. She died 11 Oct 1882 in Sherburn, Minnesota and was buried in Sherburn, Minnesota.

George also married (2) Alice Colista REYNOLDS, daughter of DeWitt Clinton REYNOLDS and Mary Lorancie WALTON, on 22 Sep 1885 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Alice was born 22 Feb 1864 in New York. She died 7 Feb 1952 in Sierra Lodge, Baldwin Park, California and was buried in Fairlawn Cemetary, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

227 M iv Rodman M HARNDEN was born 8 Nov 1841 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois. He died 22 Jun 1844 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois and was buried in White Cemetery, near Barrington, Illinois.

228 M v Wells Thomas HARNDEN was born 12 Nov 1843 in Fonddulac, Wisconsin. He died 11 Feb 1905.

Wells T. is found in Manyaska, Martin, Minnesota in 1880

Note: The Minnesota Death Records list a John Wells Harnden that died in Martin Co., Minnesota on 07/29/1916 there must be a relationship here somewhere.

Wells married Elsie Loreine MUNGER on 14 Jul 1870 in Fairmont, Martin, Minnnesota. Elsie was born 23 Nov 1847 in Springdale, , Wisconsin. She died 2 Apr 1911.

229 M vi Charles Henry HARNDEN was born 27 Apr 1846 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois, USA. He died 16 Feb 1938 in Sherburn, Martin, Minnnesota, USA.

Charles is found in Manyaska, Martin, Minnesota in 1880

Charles married Alice Eliza TIBBETTS, daughter of Martin Luther TIBBETTS and Eliza M. WARREN, on 20 Jul 1876 in Iowa. Alice was born 7 May 1857 in Minnesota. She died 1932 in Sherburn, Martin, Minnnesota, USA and was buried in Sherburn Cem., Sherburn, Martin, Minnnesota, USA.

230 M vii Harvey Augustus HARNDEN [scrapbook] was born Sep 1848 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois, USA. He died 1 Nov 1927 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois and was buried in White Cemetery, Barrington, Cook, Illinois.

H. A. Harnden is found in Barrington, Cook, Illinois in 1880

Harvey married Ada Orthanette DEVOL, daughter of William G. DEVOL and Catherine JACKSON, on 23 Dec 1876 in Cook, Illinois. Ada was born 3 Jul 1857 in , Cook, Illinois. She died 18 Dec 1945.

231 M viii HARNDEN was born 2 Feb 1851 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois. He died 15 Mar 1851 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois.

232 M ix Leonard H. HARNDEN was born 19 Mar 1852 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois. He died 8 Apr 1866 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois and was buried in White Cemetery, Barrington, Cook, Illinois.

233 M x Edson Fay HARNDEN was born 20 Jul 1854 in Illinois. He died Mar 1930 in Illinois.

Edson married Donna S. WAGNER on 1 Jun 1887. Donna was born 1855. She died 1913 in Illinois.

234 F xi Luella A. HARNDEN was born 1857 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois. She died 12 Mar 1885 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois.

Luella married A. W. PARRY.

48. Harriet HARNDEN (Joshua , Jonathan ) was born 24 Jul 1815. She died 16 Feb 1894.

Harriet married Erastus MONROE. Erastus was born 1814 in New York. He died Mar 1900.

They had the following children:

235 M i Arthur E. MONROE died 22 Nov 1897 in Yokohama, Japan.

236 M ii Wilbert Henry MONROE was born 8 Jul 1856 in Granville, New York

"I'm encouraged that our data overlap in many areas"

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while!

Dan Harnden

Re: Samuel Harnden link

jeancarmean — 2008-05-06 15:07:49Z

Good morning Andrew,

I did invite you to our private Harnden site on MyFamily to which we have many, many members from all over North America who particpate in discussion and additions/corrections. The notations you have sited, No.'s 1,2, and 3, have been discussed and researched. Please review the 75 pages of said in our News section.

<< William’s daughter, Mary, marrying her uncle Ziba. Besides being highly improbable, there is definite evidence of a mistake here: your site indicates this Mary was born 17 Oct 1817, but this is the birthdate of Ziba’s daughter-in-law, Margaret Pettibone, as derived from her tombstone, not the birthdate of Ziba’s wife. >>

Ziba (1778) did indeed marry his brother William's daughter, Mary. Ziba married 1) there having had been 13 children; Polly (Mary), Ruby, Amy, Betsey, Ziba D., Orbin, David, William, James, Electa (Elizabeth), Emily, Clinton H., Hannah. Married 2) 2 Dec 1835 Warren Co, NEW YORK, Mary (Polly) Harnden b. 17 Oct 1817 Holland, Erie, NEW YORK d. 13 Apr 1863 Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut. No children of the 2nd marriage.

Brian Gordon Harnden of Fraserville, ON and his father, the late Gordon Charles Harnden of Grafton, ON, who served as Alnwick-Haldimand Twp. Councillor for many years, where kind enough take headstone pictures in Castleton, Eddystone, Fairview, Salem and Fairview cemeteries in the Haldimand, Canada areas. These pictures are on our private site in the photo section.

Several years ago I asked you for your proof that William (1780), twin of Sarah and have yet to reeive a reply. Wiliam was my 3rd ggrandfather, for he in fact, did exist. His son, William b. 1814 NY m. Margaret H. Pettibone. William is buried in Eddystone, Margaret is buried in Fairview. Their son, Andrew J. Harnden (1838) m. Sarah Catherine Long, both b. Canada, immigrated 1876 to Michigan's Thumb and are buried in Elk Twp. cemetery along with their children. I personally took headstone pictures. They are on our private site.

The Barbour Collection is not all inclusive and there are many errors in it.

(Beverly) Jean nee Harnden Carmean

Re: Samuel Harnden link

Andrew_Quackenbush — 2008-05-06 05:04:28Z

Hi Dan,

Rather than being "all jacked up" as you say, I think my research is pretty good! I have looked at the information you've compiled in your Harnden Encyclopedia that pertains to the early Harndens in Canada (children of Samuel), and I think there are places where my data makes much more sense. Unless I'm missing something, there seems to be several problems with the way your site arranges some of the early Canadian Harndens. I’ve started with these three:

1. Your site has William Harnden, son of Samuel, as born 19 Sep 1780 in Pomfret, CT. In my view, this birth record doesn’t exist, and neither did this William. I did research years ago at the state library in Hartford, CT, and I found that only William’s daughter Sarah was born on this day – no evidence of her twin named William. A transcribed version of the Barbour Collection on RootsWeb agrees with me: (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ctwindha/records/barbour/b...) listing only Ziba, Zadock, and Sarah as children of Samuel. Further, your site has this William’s daughter, Mary, marrying her uncle Ziba. Besides being highly improbable, there is definite evidence of a mistake here: your site indicates this Mary was born 17 Oct 1817, but this is the birthdate of Ziba’s daughter-in-law, Margaret Pettibone, as derived from her tombstone, not the birthdate of Ziba’s wife.
2. Ziba Harnden, son of Samuel, was clearly in Canada from 1808 onward according to yearly census records, yet your site has his children being born in the United States well into the 1820s.
3. The Orbin Harnden whom your site lists as the son of Samuel is actually a grandson. His wife Ellen was born in 1825, making her 40 years younger than her husband and only 7 years old at the birth of her first child. Clearly this is impossible. The Orbin who was the son of Samuel married Hester according to the Sidney Twp census, and she was of an appropriate age.

I freely share all I find and post it for use by anyone, and as my website indicates, I am open to corrections and additions to my research by others. There’s no question that my research is a work in progress, but I stand by it. It’s well researched and well reasoned out, and I make changes when others disagree and can satisfactorily support their claims. The pursuit of credible research in general relies on a forum for sharing what is discovered, whether that forum is academic journals, conferences, or postings on the web; the practice of putting information “out there” in a public place for the research community to comment on is a fundamental tenet of research business. For someone to imply that I should not have posted my work due to inaccuracies fails, in my view, to consider what the research process involves. Research must be made available for it to be critiqued, and it is the common practice to do so.

I'm encouraged that our data overlap in many areas, and I’m open to any discussion about differences there may be. I regret that I’m not always as prompt in my replies as I’d like to be. That's also a work in progress!

Andrew