James Harman (1805 - abt. 1883)

Born 4 Sep 1805 in King, York, Upper Canada

Husband of Rachael (Sykes) Harman — married about 1830 in Upper Canada

Descendants

Died about 1883 at about age 77 in King, York, Ontario, Canada

Problems/Questions Profile managers: CJ Leitch [send private message] and Marie Svedahl [send private message]

Biography

December 2023 Update

• I have just found James’ brother - William Harman’s - 1877 WILL. It had a couple of surprises in it. Two of William’s daughters we had hooked to the wrong parents. I have corrected them here on WikiTree but Ancestry is another thing.
  • Ann Harman b1819 md Peter Fleury (had Adam as her father)
  • Lavina Harman b1828 md John Stooks (had James as her father)

Timeline: JAMES HARMAN

- 1805, Sept - age 0 – James born, son of Henrik and Esther in King Twp.

- 1818 – 13 - Death of father Henry in King.

- 1830c – 25 – James married Rachael Sykes/Forsyth

- 1830c -25 - Birth of dau. Lavina

- 1831, June -26 - Birth of son, Peter

- 1832c – 27 - Death of mother Esther in King.

- 1832, May -27 - Birth of son, Emanuel

- 1835 -30 - Birth of daughter Ann

- 1836,April -31 - Birth of son, Timothy

- 1837 -32 - Birth of son, Richard

+ 1837: Rebellion in Upper & Lower Canada

- 1839, Nov -34 - Birth of son, Thomas

- 1841 -36 - Birth of son, Hiram

- 1844, May -39 - Birth of daughter Mary Ann

- 1847 -42 - Birth of daughter Nancy

+ 1847: Typhoid and cholera epidemic ravaged city of Toronto and nearby countryside.

- 1852 -47 - Birth of son, Alexander

- 1851(2) – 47 – census – Resident in King Twp., York County, Canada West.

+ 1853: Railroad was completed from Toronto to Machell's Corners (now Aurora).

- 1857, June -52 - Birth of daughter Maria

- 1861 – 56 – census –

+ 1863: Aurora [formerly Machell’s Corners] incorporated as a village

- 1871 – 66– census – - King Twp.

- 1881 – 76 – census – with wife and 10 year old grandson – King Twp.

- 1885c – 80 - Death of James Harman.

James appears in the Fisher & Taylor's Northern Railway Directory on page 75. He is listed as Harman James, farmer.

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Sources

Land Abstract King Twp, York Con 1, Lot 70

1836 Land Deeds

• #12,630 Dated 6th February, 1836
  • James Harman of the Twp of King, yeoman, and Rachel, his wife, sold to Joseph Hughey, of the same place, yeoman
    • 2 acres of Lot #70, Con 1, for 25 pounds

1838 Land Deeds

• #15,733 Dated 1st December, 1838
  • James Harman of the Twp of King, yeoman, and Rachel, his wife, sold to Henry Harman

From book, “A Harman History: Henry & Esther Harman and Their Descendants,” compiled by Marie Svedahl, 1992, printed by Printing & Duplicating Services, U of R, Regina, Sask. P611 for more info on this family.

Source of birth dates for the children of Henry and Esther Herrman/Harman was a book we call “Anna Roger’s Birthday Book.” The fly leaf and other blank pages of a text book published in 1850 were used by Anna Rogers [1825-1908] a granddaughter of Henry and Esther, to record various bits of family information. Of prime interest was a list of Henry and Esther’s children with their birth dates. Unfortunately no birth places were listed.

1851 Canadian census - King Twp. York, Canada West

James Harmon, age 47, born Canada, Farmer, Wesleyan Methodist

Rachel Harmon, 35, Canada, Wesleyan Methodist

Peter Harmon, 21, Labourer, Canada, Wesleyan Methodist

Ann Harmon, 17, Canada, Wesleyan Methodist

Timothy Harmon, 15, Canada, Wesleyan Methodist

Thomas Harmon, 12, Canada, Wesleyan Methodist

Hiram Harmon, 10, Canada, Wesleyan Methodist

Mary Ann Harmon, 7, Canada, Wesleyan Methodist

Nancy Harmon, 4, Canada, Wesleyan Methodist

Alex Harmon, age 1, Canada, Wesleyan Methodist

Library and Archives Canada

- reel #11760, NAC page 7 #42

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1861 Census of Canada - King, York, Canada West

James Harman," occupation labourer, age 57, born in Upper Canada, Quaker

Rachel Harman, age 57, born in Upper Canada, Quaker

Thomas Harman, labourer, age 22, born in Upper Canada, Quaker

Hiram Harman,abourer 17, born in Upper Canada, Quaker

Mary Ann Harman, age 15, born in Upper Canada, Quaker

Nancy Harman, age 13, born in Upper Canada, Quaker

Alexander Harman, age 10, born in Upper Canada, Quaker

Maria Harman, age 6, born in Upper Canada, Quaker

Timothy Harman, labourer, age 23, born in Upper Canada, Quaker

Permelia Harman, age 21, born in Upper Canada, Quaker

Caroline Harman, age 2, born in Upper Canada, Quaker

Library and Archives Canada

Film Number: C-1088 - Page Number: 17

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1871 Census of Canada - King, York North, Ontario

James Harman, age 67, born in Ontario, Church of England, ethnic origin German, occupation Labourer

Rachael Harman, age 61, born in Ontario, Episcopal Methodist Church, ethnic origin French

Hiram Harman, age 29, born in Ontario, Episcopal Methodist, ethnic origin German, occupation labourer

Alexander Harman, age 20, born in Ontario, Episcopal Methodist, ethnic origin German, occupation labourer

Maria Harman, age 16, born in Ontario, Episcopal Methodist, ethnic origin German

George Harman, age 2 months [son of Maria]

Library and Archives Canada

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1858 Marriage "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-BQLN : 9 March 2018), James Harman in entry for Timothy Harman and Amelia Evans, 04 Jan 1858; citing York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,068.

1876 Marriage "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNN-7XH : 11 March 2018), James Harman in entry for Alexander Harman and Jane Cameron, 29 Mar 1876; citing registration , King, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,648.

1874 Directory Fisher & Taylor's Northern Railway directory, containing an alphabetical directory of the inhabitants of the towns and villages on the above railway, a gazetteer of its connections, and a business directory of the city of Toronto; together with a classified business directory of Toronto, and places along the Northern Railway: James Harman Page 75. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-37131055349880D&R=DC-37131055349880D&searchPageType=vrl King Township, York County, Ontario, Canada.

Early Days in Richmond Hill (not sure this is THIS James Harman)

Lot 70-1-King

In 1804 John Minthorn had obtained the Crown grant. Since this lot bordered a sideroad, division of the property did not have to occur in the usual north/south or east/west halves. In 1824 Isaac Webb owned 40 acres on the Yonge Street side. Joseph Fleury acquired 30 acres on the west side at Bathurst, leaving the middle 140 acres to James Harman. The land was further subdivided when Harman sold his easterly 15 acres to John Bowley and 10 acres to Joseph Hughey. This multiple east/west division of the lot was only possible because the various owners had access off the sideroad.

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