Richard Harmon Jr. (1859 - 1909)

Born 1859 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 1909 at about age 50 in White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States

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Biography

Richard was in 1859 in Pennsylvania. He was the son of Richard Harmon and Jane Bissett.

His family moved to the village of White Plains in Westchester County when he was a boy. He married Margaret McGovern there and they later relocated to Brooklyn, New York, where Richard worked as a blacksmith.

He passed away in 1909.

Obituary

A large number of family friends of the late Richard Harmon, Jr., who died on Saturday at his parents’ home in Battle avenue and Harmon street, attended a solemn requiem mass at his funeral this morning in St. John’s Church.

The deceased was Mr. Harmon’s oldest son. He came here as a boy from Pennsylvania, grew up into young manhood, was married, learned the blacksmithing business, and later removed to Brooklyn. The oldest of a large family of brothers, he was well-liked by his immediate friends. He was a man of warm friendships, and that his health failed in his prime has been a matter of regret to many. His family of both generation have the respectful sympathy [obscured] in their sory {sorrow}. His remains were interred in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Sources

• Obituary for RICHARD HARMON, JR., in White Plains Daily Argus, 28 Sep 1909, pg 1. Available at NYSHistoricNewspapers.com [1] accessed 14 Nov 2020

• Article “Richard Harmon Died Today” in White Plains Daily Argus, 25 Sep 1909, pg 1. Available at NYSHistoricNewspapers.com [2] accessed 14 Nov 2020

"Aged 50 years..." ”He married one of our village residents, Miss Margaret McGovern, and she with a large family of children survive him.”

• Obituary for Richard Harmon in White Plains Daily Argus, 20 Mar 1911, pg 1. Available at NYSHistoricNewspapers.com [3] accessed 14 Nov 2020.

"The eldest son Richard, but recently died."