Edmund H. Damon (1809 - 1891)

Born 16 Jun 1809 in Bridgeport, Madison, New York

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Died 22 Mar 1891 at age 81 in Calamus, Clinton, Iowa

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Biography

Edmund was the fifth of seven children born to Lucy Owen and Jason Damon.^[1] He married Sarah Hicks on 15 Nov 1835, and they had ten children.^[2]

History of Clinton County Iowa 1879: E. H. DAMON, retired farmer; P. 0. Calamus. Son of Jason and Lucy (Owen) Damon; was born June 16, 1809, in Madison Co., N.Y. From 1845 to 1861, he was engaged in running a hotel in Sullivan of that county. In the spring of 1861, emigrated to Iowa, stopping at Davenport till the fall, when he came into Olive Township, Clinton Co., having purchased a farm of 240 acres. In 1875, moved into Calamus and subsequently sold the farm. Married Miss Sarah Hicks Nov. 15, 1835; she was born Aug. 10, 1810, in Albany Co., N. V.; have ten children—Ammon, Albert, Elizabeth, Riley and Emily, Myron, Sarah, Norton, Alpheus and Anna. Three sons— Ammon, Myron and Riley, served in the 8th Iowa Infantry Volunteers. Albert is a member of the New York Conference of' M. E. Church. Norton and Alpheus engaged in the mercantile business in Calamus.

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1. ↑ Source: #S1, pages 50-51
2. ↑ Source: #S1, page 99

• Source: S1 Damon, Richard A. 1997. The Damon family of Wayland, Massachusetts. [Camden, Me.]: Penobscot Press. [available online]

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