Sylvester
Harmon
Born in Bennington, Bennington, Republic of Vermont
Ancestors 
Son of Joshua Harmon
and Sarah (Fisk) Harmon
Brother of
Lucy (Harmon) Betts, Betsy (Harmon) Stillwell, Samuel Hunt Harmon, Elijah Harmon [half], Nervia Harmon [half], Alva Harmon [half], Levi Harmon [half], Catherine Harmon [half] and Mary (Harmon) Melvin [half]
Husband of
Mary (Betts) Harmon
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Morse (Curtis) Harmon
— married
Oct 1816 in Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY
Descendants 
Father of
Ann (Harmon) Mead, William Betts Harmon, Rockwell Harmon, Samuel Harmon, Elizabeth Harmon, Caleb Coffin Harmon, Sarah Jane Harmon, Mary Harmon, Charles Hawley Harmon and Cyrus Edward Harmon
Died
at age 80
in Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2017
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Biography
Sylvester Harmon was born on November 25, 1771 in Bennington, Bennington, Republic of Vermont. His parents were Joshua Harmon and Sarah Fisk. He married Mary Betts Together they had 8 children:
- Ann Harmon
- William Harmon
- Rockwell Harmon
- Samuel Harmon
- Elizabeth Harmon
- Caleb Harmon
- Sarah Harmon
- Mary Harmon
Mary died in 1814. He married Sarah Curtis in October 1816 Together they had 2 children:
He died on November 11, 1852 in Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States and is buried in Jeremiah Smith the Charlton Old Cemetery, Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY.
Notes
Harmon Family Bible records the death of Sylvester Harmon d. 11.11.1851 @ 81 yrs and mentions Mary Betts, his wife, d. 8.23.1814@ 34 yrs, 5 months 22 days. (Contributed by Donald Keefer).
Sources
- Harmon Family Bible Contributed by Donald Keefer
- "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R8D-ZRK?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-NQC%3A1585148702%2C1585148713%2C1585148716 : 10 June 2015), New York > Saratoga > Charlton > image 7 of 8; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG8-JLD : accessed 22 April 2021), Sylvester Harman, Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing p. 205, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 79; FHL microfilm 193,734.
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRP-P9H : 8 December 2020), Sylvester Harman, Ballston, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing p. 24, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1V-8C3 : 24 December 2020), Sylvester Harmon in household of Cyrus Harmon, Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 April 2021), memorial page for Sylvester Harmon (25 Nov 1771–11 Nov 1852), Find a Grave Memorial no. 98522392, citing Jeremiah Smith Cemetery, Charlton, Saratoga County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799) .https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98522392/sylvester-harmon
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvester by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvester:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvester by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvester:
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~3.12%
Frank Mead
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TS7989566 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T148247 [compare], FTDNA kit #7694
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~1.56%
Suzanne (Harmon) O'Brien :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal SUZada64813, Ancestry member suzobr
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