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 1792 - 1840 (47 years)
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| Name |
Harvey, Joel [1] |
| Born |
6 Sep 1792 |
Massachusetts, USA  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
26 Jun 1840 |
Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois, USA [1, 2] |
| Buried |
Elgin, Cook County, Illinois, USA [2] |
| Person ID |
I29746 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Father |
Harvey, Joel, b. 13 Sep 1769, Montague, Massachusetts , d. 23 Jan 1837, Herikimer, Herikimer Co., NY (Age 67 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Polly, b. 26 Aug 1772, New York, USA , d. 28 Mar 1855, Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA (Age 82 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F10993 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Bennett, Polly, b. 1798, New York, USA , d. 10 Jun 1872, Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, USA (Age 74 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Harvey, George P., b. 22 Dec 1816, Ontario Co., New York, USA , d. 26 Dec 1900, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA (Age 84 years) [natural] |
| | 2. Harvey, Sarah, b. Mar 1831, New York, USA , d. 24 Jan 1908, Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 76 years) [natural] |
| | 3. Harvey, Henry G, b. 6 Oct 1828, Camillus, Onondaga County, New York, USA , d. 9 Mar 1874, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA (Age 45 years) [natural] |
| | 4. Harvey, Edward E, b. 28 Nov 1817, New York, USA , d. 19 Mar 1848, Mexico (Age 30 years) [natural] |
| | 5. Harvey, Emily [natural] |
| | 6. Harvey, Joel D. [natural] |
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| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Family ID |
F11027 |
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| Notes |
- "The Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois"; The S.J. Clarke Publishing Compnay, Chicago, 1898, page 32.
Joel Harvey, Jr., was a native of Massachusetts, but spent the greater part of his early life upon a farm twelve miles east of Utica. New York. He married Polly Bennett. a native of Connecticut,
and they became the parents of six children, who grew to man and womanhood. Four are still living. namely: George P.: Emily. WIfe of Paul R. Wright. of Santa Barbara. California, Sarah.
wtfe of Major W. M. Taylor. of Chicago, Illinois; and Joel D., of Geneva, Illinois. The father was a blacksmith by trade. In 1835 he came by team to Illinois 'accompanied by all tlhe members of his family with the exception of our subject, who made the trip by water, as their goods were shipped in that way. They were followed by their farthful dog. who was very watchful of their
possessions, not permitting a stranger to touch anything. The dog considered all Indians his enemies. The family arrived In Kane county in October, 1835. at which time there were only two
log houses on the present site of Elgin, one on either side of the river. The father took up a claim of three hundred acres in the northern part of the town of St. Charles and improved and
cultivated the place until his death, which occurred In 1840, at the age of forty-six. He took quite a prominent and influential part in public affairs. served as treasurer of Kane county fOf one
term, was justice of the peace several years, and held various township offices. He was a soldier of the war of 1812. and was always a loyal and patriotic citizen. His estimable wife long suffered him, dying June 10, 1872, at the age of seventy-four.
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- [S797] Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois, (Name: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company; Location: Chicago, Illinois; Date: 1898;).
- [S760] FindAGrave.com, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Polly Harvey
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