Harmon, Jesse P.
Biography
11 Aug. 1795–24 Dec. 1877. Policeman, alderman, farmer. Born in Rupert, Bennington Co., Vermont. Son of Martin Harmon and Triphina Pool. Moved to Lewis, Essex Co., Vermont, ca. 1801. Served in War of 1812. Moved to Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont, June 1813. Moved to Sangerfield, Oneida Co., New York, May 1815; to Georgetown, Madison Co., New York, ca. 1816; to Walcott, Seneca Co., New York, ca. late 1817–early 1818; and to Springfield Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, ca. late 1818–early 1819. Married Anna Barnes, 29 Apr. 1819, in Springfield. Moved to Conneaut Township, Erie Co., Dec. 1819; to Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, Apr. 1837; and to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, Aug. 1837. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Elijah Cheney, 28 Apr. 1838. Moved to Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, Dec. 1838. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, Oct. 1840. Ordained a priest, 20 Dec. 1841, in Nauvoo. Ordained an elder, 6 Apr. 1842, in Nauvoo. Left to serve mission to Wisconsin Territory with his brother Alphus, fall 1842. Member of Nauvoo Legion. Served as police sergeant, 1843–1846, in Nauvoo. Arrested for riot and destruction of Nauvoo Expositor press; discharged 17 June 1844. Appointed president of Eleventh Quorum of the Seventy, 8 Oct. 1844, in Nauvoo. Moved near Winter Quarters, U.S. unorganized territory (later in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska), Nov. 1846. Migrated to Salt Lake Valley, 1849. Served as Salt Lake City alderman, 1849–1861. Served colonizing mission to southern Utah Territory, 1861–1866. Moved to Holden, Millard Co., Utah Territory, 1866. Died in Holden.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Account with the Church of Christ, circa 11–29 August 1834
- Alias Capias, 30 August 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Perry et al. ]
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Capias, 6 June 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Perry et al. ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A, State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus, State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus, and State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- License Record Book
- Minute Book 1
- Minutes and Discourse, 2 May 1835, as Reported by William E. McLellin–A
- Minutes, 8 February 1845
- Minutes, 8 February 1845, Draft
- Minutes, Discourse, and Blessings, 14–15 February 1835
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–March 1845
- Nauvoo Marriage Record, February 1842–January 1846
- Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Jesse Harmon, 14 June 1844
- Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Jesse Harmon, 8 January 1844
- Petition from Davis McOlney and Others, 8 August 1844
- Petition from Hosea Stout and Others, 11 January 1845
- Petition from Nauvoo Legion, 9 September 1843
- Petition from Reuben Atwood and Others, 5 April 1842
- Recognizance, 25 June 1844–D [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A ]
- Trial Report, 19–21 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B ]
- Warrant, 11 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A ]
- Warrant, 11 June 1844, John Taylor and Willard Richards Copy [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A ]
- Warrant, 11 June 1844, William Clayton Copy [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus and State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus ]