Born in Mayville, Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Read
and Eliza (Ferguson) Read
Sister of
Edwin Theodore Read, Franklin Read, Hellen Mary (Read) Morse, Henry Read, Thomas Read, John Butler (Read) Reed, William Theodore Read, Charles Meriam Read, Arby Dewitt Read and James Emmet Read
Wife of
Nelson Stedman
— married
6 Nov 1859 in Mayville, Chautauqua, New York
Descendants 
Mother of
Earl Stedman, John L Stedman, Mary (Stedman) Stofferan, Helen (Stedman) Stofferan, James E Stedman, Nora Elizabeth (Stedman) Sanders and Henry Charles Stedman
Died
at age 55
in Piper City, Ford, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Dec 2014
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Biography
Harriet was born in 1837. She was the daughter of Thomas Read and Eliza Ferguson.
She was on the census with her parents in Poland, Chautauqua county, New York in 1850 and 1855.[1][2]
Harriet married Nelson Stedman on 06 Nov 1859 in Mayville, Chautauqua, New York. They were on the census in Poland, NY in 1860.[3]
Nelson and Harriet moved to Grand Rapids, La Salle county, Illinois by 1870.[4] Harriet's mother and brothers also moved there.
They moved to Pella township in Ford county, Illinois by 1880.[5]
Harriet and Nelson had at least seven children.
She passed away in 1893 of jaundice due to gallstones.[6] She was buried in Brenton cemetery near Piper City, Illinois. [7]
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Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCTP-M1T : accessed 23 February 2015), Harriet Reed in household of Thomas Reed, Poland, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing family 87, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "New York, State Census, 1855," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6SG-VFY : accessed 23 February 2015), Harrett Reed in household of Thomas Reed, Poland, Chautauqua, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 479,635.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCWZ-9SN : accessed 23 February 2015), Harriett Steadman in household of Nelson Steadman, Poland, Chautauqua, New York, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 92, household ID 693, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,732.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M641-N8C : accessed 23 February 2015), Harriet Steadman in household of Nelson Steadman, Illinois, United States; citing p. 26, family 188, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,742.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXJF-RX6 : accessed 23 February 2015), Harriet Stedman in household of Nelson Stedman, Pella, Ford, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district 116, sheet 400C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0206; FHL microfilm 1,254,206.
- ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HPSL-7N6Z : 5 February 2020), Horriet or Hornit Steadman, .
- ↑ www.findagrave.com, Click here for Memorial page for Harriet Read Stedman, Accessed 21 Dec 2014, Memorial # 44509601
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
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~6.25%
Charlotte (Read) Kensil
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A615295 [compare], Ancestry member charkensil
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~6.25%
Diane Read :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A082851 [compare], Ancestry member Schnurr3
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~3.12%
Connie (Mills) Hockenberry :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A786462 [compare], Ancestry member tinybells
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~1.56%
Angela Hockenberry :
23andMe, GEDmatch XY4094228 [compare], yourDNAportal ANGc3322b76
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A097317 [compare], Ancestry member Infernophoenix
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T286109 [compare], FTDNA kit #462993
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Autosomal DNA Test, yourDNAportal ANGc3322b76
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch VV041506C1 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch XY4094228 [compare], yourDNAportal ANGc3322b76
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~1.56%
Belinda Hockenberry :
23andMe, GEDmatch M840263 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch XF2109234 [compare]
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Living DNA
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~1.56%
Nathaniel Hockenberry :
23andMe, GEDmatch EP6784156 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch EP6784156 [compare], FTDNA kit #285949
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch EP6784156 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch EP6784156 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jim Marr :
23andMe, GEDmatch M717450 [compare]
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~0.78%
Gavin Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YN1832215 [compare], FTDNA kit #B624413
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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