Spouse: Amos STAFFORD.

This is a letter written by Harriet Harmon to her sister, Elvira. Mentions several relatives.
May 15, 1887
Dear Sister,
It has been some time since I received your most welcome letter. I have been waiting for one from
Uncle Benjamin. I wrote to him three weeks ago and have not got an answer yet. The first letter I
directed to Bethel, Branch Co. but as his dated at Batavia and mailed there, I sent mine to Batavia.
Yesterday, I sent one to Bethel. I feel very anxious to and want to know about Aunt Sallys and
Aunt Lucena’s children. I wrote to him asking if Calvin Carr was living and what his post office
address was. Oh, I do so want to hear from them if I knew where any of Aunt Polly Gott’s or Aunt
Olive Young’s children were, I would write. I do not know what town in Vermont Uncle
Burlingame’s folks lived.

Don’t you remember father’s finding a cousin of his once when he was at Sandusky city after fish.
It was when we lived at Mansfield by the name of John McNutt. The way he found him he was
there and someone called him McNutt. Father went to him and told him he had an Aunt Abigail
Harmon that married a man by the name of McNutt. He told father she was his mother and lived
with him. Father went home with him to see his Aunt. She was an old lady—almost 80. Then
Father and Mother went there a visiting it was in the summer of 1830. In the year of 1833, Aunt
Clark moved from Vermont to Ohio. She went to visit her.

Record of Grandparents and Great Grandparents.

Our Great-grandfather, Nehemiah Harmon, born in Suffield, Conn. April 7, 1728.
Abigail Norton born in Suffield March 9, 1728.
They were married Aug. 31, 1749.
Nehemiah died in Middletown, VT 1806.
Abigail Norton Harmon died in Rupert, VT July 24, 1782
Selah Harmon born I do not know when or where, died in Sangerfield, NY Oct 1820.
Rhoda Dewey Harmon born Suffield Conn Feb 22, 1749. Died in Middletown, VT 1802.
Horatio Harmon born at Rupert, Vt March 6, 1786
Lucy Clark born at Clarendon, VT May 28, 1790.
Mary Ann Harmon born at Poultney, VT Oct 4, 1811
Wm B. Harmon born at Poultney, VT Jan 28, 1814
Lucy Harmon born March 19, 1816 at Poultney, VT
Harriet S. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Aug 3, 1818
Horace C. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Jan 26, 1822
Elmira and Elvira Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Feb 6, 1825
Lafayette Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio July 27, 1821
Isaac C. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Oct 25, 1831

Deaths:
Horatio Harmon died at Pittsfield, Ohio March 4, 1848 aged 62 years
Lucy Harmon died at Pittsfield, Ohio Aug 15, 1846 aged 56 years, 2 months, and 18 days
Wm B Harmon died at Boone, Iowa, July 6, 1871 aged 57 years, 5 months and 8 days
Caroline Harmon died at Boone, Iowa Sept 7, 1874 aged 57 years, 5 months and 9 days
Elmira Francisco died at Newman’s Grove, Nebraska Aug 30, 1886 aged 61 years, 6 months and 24
days.

Marriages:
Horatio Harmon and Lucy Clark were married at Clarendon, VT J 28, 1811 by Rev. McCollough
Maryann Harmon and Roswel (Rossvel?) Dudley was married at Pittsfield, Ohio Feb. 10, 1836 by
Mr. Terry Esq.
Maryann Dudley and Wm. Powel was married at Laporte, Ohio Apr. 20, 1853 by Rev. Tenney.
Wm. B. Harmon and Caroline Sage were married at Pittsfield, Ohio March 11, 1838 by James M.
Clark, Esqr.
Lucy Harmon and George Jones were at Mansfield, Ohio Dec. 3, 1833 by John Wise, Esq.
Harriet S. Harmon and Chester Smith were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Sept 26, 1841 by Rev. Daniel
Tillotson.
Horace C. Harmon and Roxana Smart were married at Elyria, Ohio Sept 25, 1848 by Mr. Irving,
Esqr.
Elmira Harmon and Silas Francisco were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Oct. 15, 1849 by James M.
Clark, Esq.
Elvira Harmon and John Bryant were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Oct. 15, 1848 by James M. Clark,
Esqr.
Elvira Bryant and Isaac Barnes were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Jan 6, 1883 by Rev.
Layfayette Harmon and Catherine Barnes were married at Kenton, Ohio June 5, 1852 by Rev. Shaw.

Isaac Harmon (this part of the record was torn and not legible).

Monday 16th
I will try to finish my letter. Yesterday Gilberts folks came home and Mr. And Mrs. MacCumber
was here a week ago. Dolly’s folks was at home. We are having very dry hot weather here. It does
not appear as though there can anything grow. Bert is fitting his corn ground he wants to plant
tomorrow. It does not look now as though we should have any wheat or grass or anything to live
on as it is so hot and dry. I am afraid fruit will all blast. We could not half clean as we wanted to
for the want of soft water.

Chester is about as he has been. I feel better than when I wrote before. I have been taking Pierces
favorite prescription. Lucy health is very poor. She has to work so hard. I am afraid Berts health
will fail. He has to work so hard and must be up so much nights.

I have wrote a record for Fayette andd will write one and send to Horace. My sheet is full. I shall
have to stop. Harriet.
END OF LETTER
___________________________

Could she be Polly Gott?
if I knew where any of Aunt Polly Gott’s or Aunt Olive Young’s children
were, I would write. I do not know what town in Vermont Uncle Burlingame’s folks lived.
I am only guessing who these women are.
There is a Polly Gott in Wellington, Lorain, OH in 1880.
Census Place: Wellington, Lorain, Ohio
Source: FHL Film 1255042 National Archives Film T9-1042 Page 656B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Polly GOTT Self F W W 79 NY
Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: NY
Daniel GOTT Son M S W 37 OH
Fa: NY Mo: NY
Next door is probably a son:
Census Place: Wellington, Lorain, Ohio
Source: FHL Film 1255042 National Archives Film T9-1042 Page 656B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
John GOTT Self M M W 43 OH
Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: NY
Jane GOTT Wife F M W 40 OH
Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: ME
Byron GOTT Son M S W 15 OH
Occ: Works On Farm Fa: OH Mo: OH
Eva GOTT Dau F S W 9 OH
Occ: At School Fa: CT Mo: OH
Stephen GOTT Son M S W 8 OH
Occ: At School Fa: OH Mo: OH
And next page:
Census Place: Wellington, Lorain, Ohio
Source: FHL Film 1255042 National Archives Film T9-1042 Page 657A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
William L. GOTT Self M M W 52 NY
Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: NY
Rosetta GOTT Wife F M W 42 OH
Occ: Keeping House Fa: CT Mo: CT
George GOTT Son M S W 18 OH
Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: OH
Owen GOTT Son M S W 10 OH
Occ: At School Fa: NY Mo: OH
James HERRICK Nephew M S W 1 OH
Fa: KS Mo: OH
Another Gott
Census Place: Wellington, Lorain, Ohio
Source: FHL Film 1255042 National Archives Film T9-1042 Page 661A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Daniel GOTT Self M S W 38 OH
Fa: MA Mo: CT

And another:
Census Place: Wellington, Lorain, Ohio
Source: FHL Film 1255042 National Archives Film T9-1042 Page 648A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Frank GOTT Self M M W 30 NY
Occ: Works In Plaining Mill Fa: NY Mo: NY
Mary GOTT Wife F M W 31 MA
Occ: Keeping House Fa: MA Mo: MA
Freddie GOTT Son M S W 6 OH
Occ: At School Fa: NY Mo: MA
Libby GOTT Dau F S W 3 OH
Fa: NY Mo: MA
Betsy ARCHER MotherL F W W 62 NY
Fa: NY Mo: NY
There are three other Gott families in Pittsfield: James, 60; David, 46 ; and Charles. 24.

After finding out who Olive probably is, I noticed that Olive has a sister named Polly. I have no
information as to Polly’s spouse, but it could easily be Gott. This Polly would be a cousin to
Horatio and niece of Selah. If Horatio has a sister, Olive, I do not have her in my data base.
However, there is an Olive Burlingame who married a Stephen Young. This is a good possibility as in
the next sentence of the letter after mentioning Olive, Harriet soon mentions an Uncle Burlingame and
that would be Olive’s father. She would have been a cousin to Horatio and a niece of Selah.

Artemus Harmon pg. 172
Dates from Gary Burlingame 11195 W 19th Eugene, Oregon 97302-4050 (10/94)

This is a letter written by Harriet Harmon to her sister, Elvira. Mentions several relatives.
May 15, 1887
Dear Sister,
It has been some time since I received your most welcome letter. I have been waiting for one from
Uncle Benjamin. I wrote to him three weeks ago and have not got an answer yet. The first letter I
directed to Bethel, Branch Co. but as his dated at Batavia and mailed there, I sent mine to Batavia.
Yesterday, I sent one to Bethel. I feel very anxious to and want to know about Aunt Sallys and
Aunt Lucena’s children. I wrote to him asking if Calvin Carr was living and what his post office
address was. Oh, I do so want to hear from them if I knew where any of Aunt Polly Gott’s or Aunt
Olive Young’s children were, I would write. I do not know what town in Vermont Uncle
Burlingame’s folks lived.

Don’t you remember father’s finding a cousin of his once when he was at Sandusky city after fish.
It was when we lived at Mansfield by the name of John McNutt. The way he found him he was
there and someone called him McNutt. Father went to him and told him he had an Aunt Abigail
Harmon that married a man by the name of McNutt. He told father she was his mother and lived
with him. Father went home with him to see his Aunt. She was an old lady—almost 80. Then
Father and Mother went there a visiting it was in the summer of 1830. In the year of 1833, Aunt
Clark moved from Vermont to Ohio. She went to visit her.

Record of Grandparents and Great Grandparents.

Our Great-grandfather, Nehemiah Harmon, born in Suffield, Conn. April 7, 1728.
Abigail Norton born in Suffield March 9, 1728.
They were married Aug. 31, 1749.
Nehemiah died in Middletown, VT 1806.
Abigail Norton Harmon died in Rupert, VT July 24, 1782
Selah Harmon born I do not know when or where, died in Sangerfield, NY Oct 1820.
Rhoda Dewey Harmon born Suffield Conn Feb 22, 1749. Died in Middletown, VT 1802.
Horatio Harmon born at Rupert, Vt March 6, 1786
Lucy Clark born at Clarendon, VT May 28, 1790.
Mary Ann Harmon born at Poultney, VT Oct 4, 1811
Wm B. Harmon born at Poultney, VT Jan 28, 1814
Lucy Harmon born March 19, 1816 at Poultney, VT
Harriet S. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Aug 3, 1818
Horace C. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Jan 26, 1822
Elmira and Elvira Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Feb 6, 1825
Lafayette Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio July 27, 1821
Isaac C. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Oct 25, 1831

Deaths:
Horatio Harmon died at Pittsfield, Ohio March 4, 1848 aged 62 years
Lucy Harmon died at Pittsfield, Ohio Aug 15, 1846 aged 56 years, 2 months, and 18 days
Wm B Harmon died at Boone, Iowa, July 6, 1871 aged 57 years, 5 months and 8 days
Caroline Harmon died at Boone, Iowa Sept 7, 1874 aged 57 years, 5 months and 9 days
Elmira Francisco died at Newman’s Grove, Nebraska Aug 30, 1886 aged 61 years, 6 months and 24
days.

Marriages:
Horatio Harmon and Lucy Clark were married at Clarendon, VT J 28, 1811 by Rev. McCollough
Maryann Harmon and Roswel (Rossvel?) Dudley was married at Pittsfield, Ohio Feb. 10, 1836 by
Mr. Terry Esq.
Maryann Dudley and Wm. Powel was married at Laporte, Ohio Apr. 20, 1853 by Rev. Tenney.
Wm. B. Harmon and Caroline Sage were married at Pittsfield, Ohio March 11, 1838 by James M.
Clark, Esqr.
Lucy Harmon and George Jones were at Mansfield, Ohio Dec. 3, 1833 by John Wise, Esq.
Harriet S. Harmon and Chester Smith were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Sept 26, 1841 by Rev. Daniel
Tillotson.
Horace C. Harmon and Roxana Smart were married at Elyria, Ohio Sept 25, 1848 by Mr. Irving,
Esqr.
Elmira Harmon and Silas Francisco were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Oct. 15, 1849 by James M.
Clark, Esq.
Elvira Harmon and John Bryant were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Oct. 15, 1848 by James M. Clark,
Esqr.
Elvira Bryant and Isaac Barnes were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Jan 6, 1883 by Rev.
Layfayette Harmon and Catherine Barnes were married at Kenton, Ohio June 5, 1852 by Rev. Shaw.

Isaac Harmon (this part of the record was torn and not legible).

Monday 16th
I will try to finish my letter. Yesterday Gilberts folks came home and Mr. And Mrs. MacCumber
was here a week ago. Dolly’s folks was at home. We are having very dry hot weather here. It does
not appear as though there can anything grow. Bert is fitting his corn ground he wants to plant
tomorrow. It does not look now as though we should have any wheat or grass or anything to live
on as it is so hot and dry. I am afraid fruit will all blast. We could not half clean as we wanted to
for the want of soft water.

Chester is about as he has been. I feel better than when I wrote before. I have been taking Pierces
favorite prescription. Lucy health is very poor. She has to work so hard. I am afraid Berts health
will fail. He has to work so hard and must be up so much nights.

I have wrote a record for Fayette andd will write one and send to Horace. My sheet is full. I shall
have to stop. Harriet.
END OF LETTER
___________________________

Could she be Polly Gott?
if I knew where any of Aunt Polly Gott’s or Aunt Olive Young’s children
were, I would write. I do not know what town in Vermont Uncle Burlingame’s folks lived.
I am only guessing who these women are.
There is a Polly Gott in Wellington, Lorain, OH in 1880.
Census Place: Wellington, Lorain, Ohio
Source: FHL Film 1255042 National Archives Film T9-1042 Page 656B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Polly GOTT Self F W W 79 NY
Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: NY
Daniel GOTT Son M S W 37 OH
Fa: NY Mo: NY
Next door is probably a son:
Census Place: Wellington, Lorain, Ohio
Source: FHL Film 1255042 National Archives Film T9-1042 Page 656B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
John GOTT Self M M W 43 OH
Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: NY
Jane GOTT Wife F M W 40 OH
Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: ME
Byron GOTT Son M S W 15 OH
Occ: Works On Farm Fa: OH Mo: OH
Eva GOTT Dau F S W 9 OH
Occ: At School Fa: CT Mo: OH
Stephen GOTT Son M S W 8 OH
Occ: At School Fa: OH Mo: OH
And next page:
Census Place: Wellington, Lorain, Ohio
Source: FHL Film 1255042 National Archives Film T9-1042 Page 657A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
William L. GOTT Self M M W 52 NY
Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: NY
Rosetta GOTT Wife F M W 42 OH
Occ: Keeping House Fa: CT Mo: CT
George GOTT Son M S W 18 OH
Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: OH
Owen GOTT Son M S W 10 OH
Occ: At School Fa: NY Mo: OH
James HERRICK Nephew M S W 1 OH
Fa: KS Mo: OH
Another Gott
Census Place: Wellington, Lorain, Ohio
Source: FHL Film 1255042 National Archives Film T9-1042 Page 661A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Daniel GOTT Self M S W 38 OH
Fa: MA Mo: CT

And another:
Census Place: Wellington, Lorain, Ohio
Source: FHL Film 1255042 National Archives Film T9-1042 Page 648A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Frank GOTT Self M M W 30 NY
Occ: Works In Plaining Mill Fa: NY Mo: NY
Mary GOTT Wife F M W 31 MA
Occ: Keeping House Fa: MA Mo: MA
Freddie GOTT Son M S W 6 OH
Occ: At School Fa: NY Mo: MA
Libby GOTT Dau F S W 3 OH
Fa: NY Mo: MA
Betsy ARCHER MotherL F W W 62 NY
Fa: NY Mo: NY
There are three other Gott families in Pittsfield: James, 60; David, 46 ; and Charles. 24.

After finding out who Olive probably is, I noticed that Olive has a sister named Polly. I have no
information as to Polly’s spouse, but it could easily be Gott. This Polly would be a cousin to
Horatio and niece of Selah. If Horatio has a sister, Olive, I do not have her in my data base.
However, there is an Olive Burlingame who married a Stephen Young. This is a good possibility as in
the next sentence of the letter after mentioning Olive, Harriet soon mentions an Uncle Burlingame and
that would be Olive’s father. She would have been a cousin to Horatio and a niece of Selah.

Records of Cheryl Harmon Bills
cherylbills@@gmail.com Parents: John BURLINGAME IV and Esther HARMON.

Spouse: Othniel GORTON.

d
NOTE: THERE IS an Othneil Gorton who md. Mercy Burlingame, dau of Roger abt.
1692 in Warwick, RI. Mercy died abt 1716 at Warwick. Is it the same Othneil
who married his niece who would have been 20+ years his junior? Or did Othneil
#1 and his Mercy have a son Othneil #2 who married John's daughter? My
reasoning for merging the two Othneil's is the date of the Marriage to Mercy,
daughter of John--shortly after death of Mercy, dau of Roger. Parents: John BURLINGAME and Mary Knowles LIPPITT.

Spouse: Simon BURLINGAME. Mrs. Agnes BURLINGAME and Simon BURLINGAME were married in 1529 in Sharrington,Norfolk,England. Children were: Peter BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Daniel BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Rufus J BURLINGAME. Children were: William BURLINGAME, Hiram BURLINGAME, Henry H. BURLINGAME, Edwin BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Edwin BURLINGAME. Children were: Homer E. BURLINGAME, Frank C. BURLINGAME, Clara M. BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Benjamin BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Roger BURLINGAME Jr..

Spouse: Hiram BURLINGAME. Children were: Jasper BURLINGAME, Charlotte BURLINGAME, Ira BURLINGAME, Gilbert BURLINGAME, Helen BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Peter BURLINGAME.

This is a letter written by Harriet Harmon to her sister, Elvira. Mentions several relatives.
May 15, 1887
Dear Sister,
It has been some time since I received your most welcome letter. I have been waiting for one from
Uncle Benjamin. I wrote to him three weeks ago and have not got an answer yet. The first letter I
directed to Bethel, Branch Co. but as his dated at Batavia and mailed there, I sent mine to Batavia.
Yesterday, I sent one to Bethel. I feel very anxious to and want to know about Aunt Sallys and
Aunt Lucena’s children. I wrote to him asking if Calvin Carr was living and what his post office
address was. Oh, I do so want to hear from them if I knew where any of Aunt Polly Gott’s or Aunt
Olive Young’s children were, I would write. I do not know what town in Vermont Uncle
Burlingame’s folks lived.

Don’t you remember father’s finding a cousin of his once when he was at Sandusky city after fish.
It was when we lived at Mansfield by the name of John McNutt. The way he found him he was
there and someone called him McNutt. Father went to him and told him he had an Aunt Abigail
Harmon that married a man by the name of McNutt. He told father she was his mother and lived
with him. Father went home with him to see his Aunt. She was an old lady-almost 80. Then
Father and Mother went there a visiting it was in the summer of 1830. In the year of 1833, Aunt
Clark moved from Vermont to Ohio. She went to visit her.

Record of Grandparents and Great Grandparents.

Our Great-grandfather, Nehemiah Harmon, born in Suffield, Conn. April 7, 1728.
Abigail Norton born in Suffield March 9, 1728.
They were married Aug. 31, 1749.
Nehemiah died in Middletown, VT 1806.
Abigail Norton Harmon died in Rupert, VT July 24, 1782
Selah Harmon born I do not know when or where, died in Sangerfield, NY Oct 1820.
Rhoda Dewey Harmon born Suffield Conn Feb 22, 1749. Died in Middletown, VT 1802.
Horatio Harmon born at Rupert, Vt March 6, 1786
Lucy Clark born at Clarendon, VT May 28, 1790.
Mary Ann Harmon born at Poultney, VT Oct 4, 1811
Wm B. Harmon born at Poultney, VT Jan 28, 1814
Lucy Harmon born March 19, 1816 at Poultney, VT
Harriet S. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Aug 3, 1818
Horace C. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Jan 26, 1822
Elmira and Elvira Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Feb 6, 1825
Lafayette Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio July 27, 1821
Isaac C. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Oct 25, 1831

Deaths:
Horatio Harmon died at Pittsfield, Ohio March 4, 1848 aged 62 years
Lucy Harmon died at Pittsfield, Ohio Aug 15, 1846 aged 56 years, 2 months, and 18 days
Wm B Harmon died at Boone, Iowa, July 6, 1871 aged 57 years, 5 months and 8 days
Caroline Harmon died at Boone, Iowa Sept 7, 1874 aged 57 years, 5 months and 9 days
Elmira Francisco died at Newman’s Grove, Nebraska Aug 30, 1886 aged 61 years, 6 months and 24
days.

Marriages:
Horatio Harmon and Lucy Clark were married at Clarendon, VT J 28, 1811 by Rev. McCollough
Maryann Harmon and Roswel (Rossvel?) Dudley was married at Pittsfield, Ohio Feb. 10, 1836 by
Mr. Terry Esq.
Maryann Dudley and Wm. Powel was married at Laporte, Ohio Apr. 20, 1853 by Rev. Tenney.
Wm. B. Harmon and Caroline Sage were married at Pittsfield, Ohio March 11, 1838 by James M.
Clark, Esqr.
Lucy Harmon and George Jones were at Mansfield, Ohio Dec. 3, 1833 by John Wise, Esq.
Harriet S. Harmon and Chester Smith were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Sept 26, 1841 by Rev. Daniel
Tillotson.
Horace C. Harmon and Roxana Smart were married at Elyria, Ohio Sept 25, 1848 by Mr. Irving,
Esqr.
Elmira Harmon and Silas Francisco were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Oct. 15, 1849 by James M.
Clark, Esq.
Elvira Harmon and John Bryant were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Oct. 15, 1848 by James M. Clark,
Esqr.
Elvira Bryant and Isaac Barnes were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Jan 6, 1883 by Rev.
Layfayette Harmon and Catherine Barnes were married at Kenton, Ohio June 5, 1852 by Rev. Shaw.

Isaac Harmon (this part of the record was torn and not legible).

Monday 16th
I will try to finish my letter. Yesterday Gilberts folks came home and Mr. And Mrs. MacCumber
was here a week ago. Dolly’s folks was at home. We are having very dry hot weather here. It does
not appear as though there can anything grow. Bert is fitting his corn ground he wants to plant
tomorrow. It does not look now as though we should have any wheat or grass or anything to live
on as it is so hot and dry. I am afraid fruit will all blast. We could not half clean as we wanted to
for the want of soft water.

Chester is about as he has been. I feel better than when I wrote before. I have been taking Pierces
favorite prescription. Lucy health is very poor. She has to work so hard. I am afraid Berts health
will fail. He has to work so hard and must be up so much nights.

I have wrote a record for Fayette andd will write one and send to Horace. My sheet is full. I shall
have to stop. Harriet.
END OF LETTER
_____________

Could she be Olive Young mentioned in the letter?

Artemus Harmon pg. 172
Dates from Gary Burlingame 11195 W 19th Eugene, Oregon 97302-4050 (10/94)
Marriage date from Gary also.

This is a letter written by Harriet Harmon to her sister, Elvira. Mentions several relatives.
May 15, 1887
Dear Sister,
It has been some time since I received your most welcome letter. I have been waiting for one from
Uncle Benjamin. I wrote to him three weeks ago and have not got an answer yet. The first letter I
directed to Bethel, Branch Co. but as his dated at Batavia and mailed there, I sent mine to Batavia.
Yesterday, I sent one to Bethel. I feel very anxious to and want to know about Aunt Sallys and
Aunt Lucena’s children. I wrote to him asking if Calvin Carr was living and what his post office
address was. Oh, I do so want to hear from them if I knew where any of Aunt Polly Gott’s or Aunt
Olive Young’s children were, I would write. I do not know what town in Vermont Uncle
Burlingame’s folks lived.

Don’t you remember father’s finding a cousin of his once when he was at Sandusky city after fish.
It was when we lived at Mansfield by the name of John McNutt. The way he found him he was
there and someone called him McNutt. Father went to him and told him he had an Aunt Abigail
Harmon that married a man by the name of McNutt. He told father she was his mother and lived
with him. Father went home with him to see his Aunt. She was an old lady-almost 80. Then
Father and Mother went there a visiting it was in the summer of 1830. In the year of 1833, Aunt
Clark moved from Vermont to Ohio. She went to visit her.

Record of Grandparents and Great Grandparents.

Our Great-grandfather, Nehemiah Harmon, born in Suffield, Conn. April 7, 1728.
Abigail Norton born in Suffield March 9, 1728.
They were married Aug. 31, 1749.
Nehemiah died in Middletown, VT 1806.
Abigail Norton Harmon died in Rupert, VT July 24, 1782
Selah Harmon born I do not know when or where, died in Sangerfield, NY Oct 1820.
Rhoda Dewey Harmon born Suffield Conn Feb 22, 1749. Died in Middletown, VT 1802.
Horatio Harmon born at Rupert, Vt March 6, 1786
Lucy Clark born at Clarendon, VT May 28, 1790.
Mary Ann Harmon born at Poultney, VT Oct 4, 1811
Wm B. Harmon born at Poultney, VT Jan 28, 1814
Lucy Harmon born March 19, 1816 at Poultney, VT
Harriet S. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Aug 3, 1818
Horace C. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Jan 26, 1822
Elmira and Elvira Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Feb 6, 1825
Lafayette Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio July 27, 1821
Isaac C. Harmon born at Mansfield, Ohio Oct 25, 1831

Deaths:
Horatio Harmon died at Pittsfield, Ohio March 4, 1848 aged 62 years
Lucy Harmon died at Pittsfield, Ohio Aug 15, 1846 aged 56 years, 2 months, and 18 days
Wm B Harmon died at Boone, Iowa, July 6, 1871 aged 57 years, 5 months and 8 days
Caroline Harmon died at Boone, Iowa Sept 7, 1874 aged 57 years, 5 months and 9 days
Elmira Francisco died at Newman’s Grove, Nebraska Aug 30, 1886 aged 61 years, 6 months and 24
days.

Marriages:
Horatio Harmon and Lucy Clark were married at Clarendon, VT J 28, 1811 by Rev. McCollough
Maryann Harmon and Roswel (Rossvel?) Dudley was married at Pittsfield, Ohio Feb. 10, 1836 by
Mr. Terry Esq.
Maryann Dudley and Wm. Powel was married at Laporte, Ohio Apr. 20, 1853 by Rev. Tenney.
Wm. B. Harmon and Caroline Sage were married at Pittsfield, Ohio March 11, 1838 by James M.
Clark, Esqr.
Lucy Harmon and George Jones were at Mansfield, Ohio Dec. 3, 1833 by John Wise, Esq.
Harriet S. Harmon and Chester Smith were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Sept 26, 1841 by Rev. Daniel
Tillotson.
Horace C. Harmon and Roxana Smart were married at Elyria, Ohio Sept 25, 1848 by Mr. Irving,
Esqr.
Elmira Harmon and Silas Francisco were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Oct. 15, 1849 by James M.
Clark, Esq.
Elvira Harmon and John Bryant were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Oct. 15, 1848 by James M. Clark,
Esqr.
Elvira Bryant and Isaac Barnes were married at Pittsfield, Ohio Jan 6, 1883 by Rev.
Layfayette Harmon and Catherine Barnes were married at Kenton, Ohio June 5, 1852 by Rev. Shaw.

Isaac Harmon (this part of the record was torn and not legible).

Monday 16th
I will try to finish my letter. Yesterday Gilberts folks came home and Mr. And Mrs. MacCumber
was here a week ago. Dolly’s folks was at home. We are having very dry hot weather here. It does
not appear as though there can anything grow. Bert is fitting his corn ground he wants to plant
tomorrow. It does not look now as though we should have any wheat or grass or anything to live
on as it is so hot and dry. I am afraid fruit will all blast. We could not half clean as we wanted to
for the want of soft water.

Chester is about as he has been. I feel better than when I wrote before. I have been taking Pierces
favorite prescription. Lucy health is very poor. She has to work so hard. I am afraid Berts health
will fail. He has to work so hard and must be up so much nights.

I have wrote a record for Fayette andd will write one and send to Horace. My sheet is full. I shall
have to stop. Harriet.
END OF LETTER
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Could she be Olive Young mentioned in the letter?

CENSUS: This is a possibility:
1850 Greene, Chenango, New York
N. Young 64m farmer $1500 b. RI
Olive Young 62f b. RI
Hoseaid (unclear) 22m farmer b. NY
Esther 15f b. NY (note: our Olive's mother was Esther)
Deborah 17f b. NY

Records of Cheryl Harmon Bills
cherylbills@@gmail.com Parents: John BURLINGAME IV and Esther HARMON.

Spouse: Stephen YOUNG.

Spouse: Stephen YOUNG.

Spouse: Thomas OLNEY.

Spouse: THOMAS RALPH.

Spouse: William BURTON.

Spouse: Dorothy LAYER. Dorothy LAYER and Peter BURLINGAME were married in 1560 in Brenton,Norfolk,England. Children were: Thomas BURLINGHAM.

Spouse: MRS. ZERVIAH BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Jacolyn HUNTINGDON. Jacolyn HUNTINGDON and Roger BURLINGAME were married about 1646 in , , England. Children were: Roger BURLINGAME Jr..

Spouse: Mary LIPPITT. Mary LIPPITT and Roger BURLINGAME were married on 3 October 1663 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. Children were: Mercy BURLINGAME, Peter BURLINGAME, Patience BURLINGAME, John BURLINGAME, Thomas BURLINGAME, Mary BURLINGAME, Jane BURLINGAME, Alice BURLINGAME, Roger BURLINGAME, Elizabeth BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth BURLINGAME.

Spouse: ELEANOR SWEET.

Spouse: Sarah BAKER.

Artemus Harmon pg. 172
Dates from Gary Burlingame 11195 W 19th Eugene, Oregon 97302-4050 (10/94)

CENSUS: 1850 Putnam, Muskingum, Ohio [Questionable with dates that this is the same man]
Rufus Burlingame 43m Trader; b. OH
Emma 18f b. OH
Estella 3f b. OH
Chas 2m b. OH
Eliza Jackson 18f [black] b. OH

Records of Cheryl Harmon Bills
cherylbills@@gmail.com Parents: John BURLINGAME IV and Esther HARMON.

Spouse: Mrs. Eunice BURLINGAME. Children were: William BURLINGAME, Hiram BURLINGAME, Henry H. BURLINGAME, Edwin BURLINGAME.

Spouse: John BRIGGS.

Spouse: MR. C. WHIPPLE.

Spouse: Ben BROWN.

Spouse: JOHN BATES.

Spouse: Mrs. Agnes BURLINGAME. Mrs. Agnes BURLINGAME and Simon BURLINGAME were married in 1529 in Sharrington,Norfolk,England. Children were: Peter BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Martha LIPPITT.

Spouse: Martha LIPPITT.

Thomas Corwin Burlingame was born 22 Dec 1846 in Sheffield where he was reared
and educated. He followed milling in the township in an early day and in 1873
moved to Lorain here entering the employ of the Cleveland, Lorain, and Wheeling
Railroad Company. On 28 Nov 1871 he married Miss Eva M. Bemis, a native of
Lorain and they have one child, Gertie. He is a Republican. He is a mamber of
Tent No. 1 K.O.T.M. of the Royal Arcanum and of the Order of Tonti of which he
is a treasurer. They are members of the Disciple Church.

History of Lorain County, Ohio pg 1012-1013 "Thomas C. Burlingame, forman of
the Car Shops at Lorain is the oldest employee in same having worked there the
past twenty years. His father, William Burlingame was born in MA and in about
1836 came to Lorain County, OH where he followed farming, also conducting a saw
mill for a few years. He was united in marriage in Sheffield township, Lorain
county, with Melissa Baker, a native of PA and they reared eight children.
(names children and spouses.) The mother of this family died in Sheffield in
1865 and in 1872 the father moved to Ashtabula Co, OH where he died in 1892.
Politically he was first at Whig, and afterward a Republican. He took an
active part in the early history of the county.

Thomas Corwin Burlingame was born 22 Dec 1846 in Sheffield where he was reared
and educated. He followed milling in the township in an early day and in 1873
moved to Lorain here entering the employ of the Cleveland, Lorain, and Wheeling
Railroad Company. On 28 Nov 1871 he married Miss Eva M. Bemis, a native of
Lorain and they have one child, Gertie. He is a Republican. He is a mamber of
Tent No. 1 K.O.T.M. of the Royal Arcanum and of the Order of Tonti of which he
is a treasurer. They are members of the Disciple Church.

Records of Cheryl Harmon Bills
cherylbills@@gmail.com Parents: William BURLINGAME and Melissa BAKER.

OCCUPATION: Farmer and Saw mill operator

History of Lorain County Ohio page 1012-1013

I came across your posting on World Connect and wanted to thank you for listing the children and the first wife of Mr. William Burlingame. I appreciated the citation from the Lorain County history. I have been researching his second wife, Lorinda Moore Brainard.

This is what I know about her:
Lorinda Moore was born about 1830 in OH and died August 1902. She married Conant Eden Brainard on October 22, 1849 in Ashtabula, son of David Brainard and Hannah Dodge. He did on April 15, 1862 as a Civil War casualty in Martinsburg, WV. They had the following children:
Erastus Moore Brainard (he married for his second wife Martha Burlingame)
Orris e. Brainard
Chester Brainard
Newell Conant Brainard

Lorinda married William Burlingame on September 12, 1870 in Ashtabula
County.

They had one daughter: Armina Burlingame, born about 1872.

Erastus Brainard married Isadore Brooks on August 22, 1869 in Lake County
OH. she died on June 27, 1881; they had the following children:

Ivah Brainard
Hiram C. Brainard
Libbie E. Brainard

He married Martha M. Burlingame on December 28, 1882 in Lake County OH
They had the following children:
Eva M. Brainard
Hattie E. Brainard
Sadie M. Brainard

Sarah Burlingame, daughter of William and Melissa married a William Smith
Eunice Burlingame married Daniel Ball
Maria Burlingame married Harry Packham
Lucy Burlingame married Briggs M. Shaw abt 1873

I found Lucy and Briggs in the 1880 OH Census and the 1900 Census; she was a widow in the 1920 census and Briggs died May 19, 1915 in Ashtabula County.

Maria and Harry Packham were in the 1880 IL Census Cook county Lake View.

William and Lorinda are in the 1880 OH Census Ashtabula County

Thomas C. Burlingame and Eva Bemis are in the 1880 Census and the 1900
Census

I hope this helps with your research! My connection to this family is
through Lorinda and Conant's son Chester. His daughter, Lorinda, married
my
greatgrandfather's brother.

Karen Harris

Records of Cheryl Harmon Bills
cherylbills@@gmail.com Parents: Rufus J BURLINGAME and Mrs. Eunice BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Melissa BAKER. Melissa BAKER and William BURLINGAME were married in Sheffield, Lorain, Ohio. Children were: Sarah BURLINGAME, Henry BURLINGAME, Thomas Corwin BURLINGAME, Eunice BURLINGAME, Maria BURLINGAME, Lucy BURLINGAME, William BURLINGAME Jr., Martha BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Lorinda MOORE. Lorinda MOORE and William BURLINGAME were married on 12 September 1870 in , Ashtabula, Ohio. Children were: Armina BURLINGAME.

Spouse: Aletha TAYLOR. Children were: Living BURLINGHAM.

Burlingame Records Pg. 11. It is believed Roger Jr. accompanied his aunt and
uncle, Elizabeth and Thomas Griffin to the CT colony from England in mid 1650s.
It is possible that Thomas Burlingame Sr. (Roger Sr.'s father) may have also
accompanied the Griffians. Parents: Thomas BURLINGHAM and Elizabeth HOWARD.

Spouse: Thomas GRIFFIAN.

Spouse: John de HAVERINGTON Baron. Juliana BURLINGHAM and John de HAVERINGTON Baron were married about 1303 in <, Aldingham, Lancashire, England>.^192,193,657 CHAN23 Jun 2002 Children were: John de HARINGTON, Robert de HAVERINGTON Knight, Michael HARINGTON, Thomas HARINGTON, Maude HARRINGTON, Elizabeth HAVERINGTON.

Spouse: Elizabeth HOWARD. Elizabeth HOWARD and Thomas BURLINGHAM were married about 1605 in Of, Sharrington, Norfolk, England.¹⁰⁷³ Children were: Elizabeth BURLINGHAM, Christopher BURLINGHAM, Roger BURLINGAME, Elizabeth BURLINGHAM.

Spouse: Sarah CAMP. Sarah CAMP and Aaron BURLISON I were married in 1710 in Bromland,Somersetshire,England. Children were: Aaron BURLISON II.

Spouse: Rachel HENDRICKS. Rachel HENDRICKS and Aaron BURLISON II were married about 1748 in ,,North Carolina. Children were: Aaron BURLISON III.

Spouse: Volley Mary HOGAN. Volley Mary HOGAN and Aaron BURLISON III were married about 1779 in , Washington, Tennessee.⁴ Children were: Aaron BURLISON IV.