Display Patriot - P-175308 - Benjamin HARMON

Benjamin HARMON

SAR Patriot #: P-175308

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State of Service: MA Qualifying Service: 2nd Lieutenant

DAR #: A050772

Birth: 28 Jul 1744 Scarborough / York ME Dist / MA
Death: 18 Jul 1806 Machias / Washington ME Dist / MA

Qualifying Service Description:

Served as a 2nd Lieutenant aboard the armed ship Neshquoit from Boston to Machias Harbor
Private, Captain Stephen Smith, commanded by Colonel Benjamin Foster for two days

Additional References:

Secretary of the Commonwealth, MA Soldiers, and Sailors of the Rev War, MA. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co, 1901, Volume 7, pg 300
DAR cites - Drisko, George W, Narrative of the Town of Machias, the Old and the New, the Early and the Late, Maine. Machias: Press of the Republican, 1904, pg 69-70

Spouse: Sarah Hill
Children: Japhet; Nathaniel; Benjamin; Phebe; Stephen;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1967-01-19	VA	Unassigned	Richard J Burk (94750)	Nathaniel
1976-03-16	AZ	Unassigned	William G Clark Sr (105193)	Nathaniel
1993-07-13	FL	210373	Guy Forrest Burk (141051)	Nathaniel
2016-01-28	NH	67795	Peter Clark Batchelder (197522)	Japhet
2016-01-28	NH	67796	Clark Douglas Batchelder (197523)	Japhet
2016-01-28	NH	67797	Jeffrey Price Batchelder (197524)	Japhet
2016-01-28	NH	67798	Luke Taylor Batchelder (197525)	Japhet

Burial:

East Machias Village Cemetery_(C-0374876)

Location:

East Machias / Washington / ME / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

1518011

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

101624334

Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

There is an upright white marble stone for the Patriot and his wife. The stone was broken but has been repaired and it is contemporary with their deaths. No visible sign of a SAR marker
Image provided with permission from Jeverna Mulligan, Find-a-Grave member # 47568872

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Mark Andrew Davis

Benjamin Harmon was born on 28 July 1744 in Scarborough, York County, the Maine District of Massachusetts. He was the son of Captain Nathaniel and Hannah (Goodale) Harmon.

During the Revolutionary War, Benjamin served between 4 December 1778 and 4 January 1779 as a Private in the Company of Captain Stephen Smith, commanded by Colonel Benjamin Foster. He served at Machias for a total of two days.

In an affidavit by Daniel Foster, a former resident of Machias, Maine, concerning Captain Ephraim Chase, who was commander of the armed ship Nesquoit [or Neshquoit] during the Revolutionary War. The Continental Congress had commissioned Chase. The ship had ten mounted guns when it was ordered to cruise from Boston to Machias to guard the eastern shore. Daniel thought the ship also brought supplies from Boston to the troops stationed at Machias. He also states that his neighbor in Machias, Benjamin Harmon, was onboard and served as a 2nd Lieutenant.

He was married on 20 November 1777 in Machias, Maine, District, to Sarah Hill.

Nathaniel was born on 12 August 1784 and married Lydia McAllister.
Samuel was born on 18 January 1787 and married Mercy Fisher.
William was born on 11 September 1779 and married Polly McAllister.
Japheth was born on 4 August 1781 and married Betsy Getchell.
Hannah was born on 2 March 1789 and married William Albee.
Henry was born on 8 February 1791 and married Sally Berry.
Stephen was born on 7 February 1793 and married [?] Butterfield.
Rebecca was born on 21 May 1795 and married James Bean.
Lydia was born on 7 April 1797 and married Daniel Whitemore.
Betsey was born on 27 July 1801 and married Peter Sawyer.
Phebe was born on 29 July 1803 and married John Seavey.
Benjamin was born on 28 July 1805 and married Lavina Hanscom.

Benjamin made his Last Will and Testament at Machias, Washington County, on 8 June 1806. In the Will, he named his heirs as his wife, Sarah, and children Nathaniel, Samuel, William, Japheth, Hannah, Rebecca, Lydia, Sally, Betsy, Phebe, Henry, Stephen, and Benjamin.

The Patriot died on 18 July 1806 in Machias, Washington County of the Maine District of Massachusetts, and was buried at East Machias Village cemetery.

Sources:

Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers, and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1901, Vol 7, page 300.
Drisko, George W., Narrative of the Town of Machias, the Old and the New, the Early and the Late, Maine. Machias: Press of the Republican, 1904, pages 69-70
Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900

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