Biography of
Harmon Surname of Pawlet, VT

Pawlet (VT) One Hundred Years 
Hiel Hollister 
1867
J. Munsell, Albany

HARMON, EZEKIEL, from Suffield, Conn., 1774; settled on the present homestead of David Andrus.  He married Lydia Harmon, Jan. 10, 1775, they being the first couple married in town.  He was a man of integrity, and commanded the confidence of his townsmen. He was a magistrate a great number of years, and was deacon of the Congregational church over forty years.  He had a numerous family, but scarce one of his descendants remain in town.  He had three sons who were professional men: Nathaniel; Ira, who suffered from chronic poor health, and died in middle life, at Benson, and Ezekiel, who was a physician and died young. Deacon Harmon d. in 1831, aged 80.

HARMON, NATHANIEL, m. Alice, da. of Dea. Joseph Hascall, and settled as attorney at the village.  He practiced law over forty years, being most of the time the only practitioner in town.  He was held in the highest esteem by his professional brethren, and deemed one of the ablest jurists in the state.  Though a man of decided political views, his tastes did not lead him into the arena of public and political life, and he seldom attended the polls.  He was a member of the Council of censors in 1834, and of the Constitutional Convention in 1836.  His mind was a rich store house of knowledge, especially of historic lore, which (when off duty) he took great pleasure in communicating to others.  He died in 1845, aged 65; his widow in 1853, aged 73.  They raised three children: Proserpine m. Willard Meacham, and died in 1832, aged 29; Clara m. John T. Barden, and died in 1830; and George W. m. Mary Ann Penfield, and removed to Bennington, where he is an attorney and cashier of the Stark bank. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention from this town, in 1843.

HARMAN, Capt. NATHANIEL, from New Lebanon, Conn., 1768, married a daughter of Col. William Fitch, and settled on the present homestead of William Monroe. He was one of the first members of the Baptist church in West Pawlet.  He removed west in 1798, since which we know nothing of him.

HARMON, Dr. OLIVER L., from Suffield, Conn., commenced the practice of medicine in this town in 1798, and continued in it till his death in 1852, aged 82; his widow died in 1853, aged 78.  He settled at the village.  He was an extremely modest and amiable man, and was held in high repute as a family physician. Only one daughter, Berintha Hulett, of a large family, remains in town.

HARMON, JOEL, m. Abial, da. of Col. William Fitch, and settled on lands now owned by Alden B. Crapo. The town records show him to have been a leading man.  He was deacon of the Congregational church several years.

HARMON, Maj. JOEL, Jr., m. Clara, da. of Deacon Joseph Hascall, who died in 1795, aged 22.  He was a teacher of music, and published a manual of music which was a pecuniary loss.  He was one of the earliest merchants and an officer in the war of 1812. He removed to Richland, N.Y., in 1804, where he followed the profession of music teacher many years.