The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
Genealogy Notations
Future Applicants Must Prove Correct Service
FAMPCS - Service has been attributed to the patriot's son, Benjamin Harmon, Jr. SAR Patriot #: P-175388
The PRS has the correct service sources taken from the DAR GRS. These sources will be placed in the file of ACN #113068.
Birth: 17 May 1711 Suffield / Hartford / CT Death: 03 Dec 1795 Suffield / Hartford / CT
Qualifying Service Description:
Sergeant in Connecticut Militia
Additional References:
The Connecticut Historical Society, Connecticut archives Rev War SeriesI: The record of the Connecticut men in the military and Naval service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783, ed. by Henry P. Johnston, A. M, 1889, pg 385;
The Harmon Genealogy by Artemas C. Harmon, 1920, pg 261
Author: Daniel Ray McMurray
Benjamin Harmon was born in Suffield, Connecticut on May 17, 1711. His father, Nathaniel Harmon, was one of the first three proprietors of Suffield along with his two brothers. Benjamin’s grandfather was an original proprietor’s of Springfield, Massachusetts. Benjamin’s mother was Mary Skinner, whose father was also an original proprietor of Suffield.
Benjamin married Hannah Jaques in Suffield, Connecticut and they had seven children, four sons and three daughters. All four sons served in the American Revolution.
Benjamin served in the French and Indian War with Connecticut troops and obtained the rank of sergeant. He continued in the militia unit from Suffield and was almost 64 years old when the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The Suffield Militia was mustered in and started to march toward Concord and Lexington on April 20, 1775. The company was commanded by a cousin of Benjamin and the company marched some 80 miles before they received word that the battle was over. Benjamin may have also served with the company at Bunker Hill, but that is not certain.
Benjamin died December 3, 1795 and is buried in the West Suffield, Connecticut next to his son, and patriot, Benjamin Harmon II.
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