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Harry Allen Sargent/Sargeant was born June 9, 1840; and, died November 16, 1920. [NOTE: Cemetery data recorded by the Iowa WPA (Works Progress Administration) workers during late 1930's list the date of death for "Harry A. Sargeant" as Nov. 16, 1920. However, Iowa Cemetery Records list his date of death as Nov. 16, 1921).
The family surname is spelled interchangeably in various historical records as Sargeant and/or Sargent.
Harry was the son of *Alfred Sargent/Sargeant and Irene/Irenia Brill. [*SEE: Biography of Alfred Sargent, attached below].
Harry Allen Sargent served in "Hoffman's Battalion" during the Civil War.
Harry Sargent and his wife were the parents of one known daughter, who was listed on various Iowa census records as Viva / Viola O. Sargent.
Mr. Harry Allen Sargent is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, in Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa. (SOURCE # 1: WPA Grave Registration Survey: Harry A. Sargeant, Black Hawk County, Iowa. SOURCE # 2: Iowa Cemetery Records).
NOTE: These Sargents/Sargeants are the direct descendants of Digory Sargent. SEE: Book entitled "Descendants of Digory Sargeant of St. Germans, Cornwall, England and Worcester, Massachusetts," by Lynnet Auker Keihl).
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[Data compiled by Cathy Porter-Maynard].
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ANCESTRAL INFORMATION:
BIOGRAPHY: Alfred A. Sargeant. (HISTORY OF MEDINA CO., OHIO).
HISTORY OF MEDINA COUNTY AND OHIO.
By William Henry Perrin, J. H. Battle, Weston Arthur Goodspeed. Publisher: Baskin & Battey, 1881. (922 pages).
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Harrisville Township.
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ALFRED SARGEANT, retired farmer; Post Office, Lodi. Among the old residents of this township, who was born on British soil, is the above-named gentleman, whose birth occurred May 5, 1805, in the district of Montreal, in Shefford Co., Lower Canada. His parents were Roswell and Phoebe (Allen) Sargeant, both of them born in Brattleboro, Vermont. To them were born nine children, Alfred, the third in order, and was reared to agricultural pursuits, afterward learning the carpenter's trade, which he worked at the greater portion of his life. March 3, 1830, he was married to Irene Brill, who was born April 23, 1807, at St. Armand, Lower Canada; daughter of W. [William] and Eunice (Chapman) Brill, who were born in Dutchess Co., New York, at Fishkill, in the year 1777, and Connecticut, respectively. Mr. Sargeant, like many others, in order to better his condition, emigrated West, and cast his lot with the rugged frontiersmen who had preceded him, he reaching this State upward of fifty years ago, and, since 1838, he has been a resident of this township. His first purchase was 50 acres, for which he paid $8 per acre; afterward added to it until he now has 110 acres, situated in the north part of the township. Has now retired from active business, his farm being carried on by his son. Mr. Sargeant has been a man of good information, having been considerable of a reader and close observer. Eight children have been born to him, five of the number living, who are Elnathan S. Sargeant; Freedom E. Sargeant, now Mrs. John N. Ward; Harry A. Sargeant, in Iowa; Alfred A. Sargeant; and Irene A. [Irenia Albina] Sargeant, Mrs. William Sayles. Politically, he is on the side of Republicanism and its principles.
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[Transcribed by Cathy Porter-Maynard].
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Harry Allen Sargent/Sargeant was born June 9, 1840; and, died November 16, 1920. [NOTE: Cemetery data recorded by the Iowa WPA (Works Progress Administration) workers during late 1930's list the date of death for "Harry A. Sargeant" as Nov. 16, 1920. However, Iowa Cemetery Records list his date of death as Nov. 16, 1921).
The family surname is spelled interchangeably in various historical records as Sargeant and/or Sargent.
Harry was the son of *Alfred Sargent/Sargeant and Irene/Irenia Brill. [*SEE: Biography of Alfred Sargent, attached below].
Harry Allen Sargent served in "Hoffman's Battalion" during the Civil War.
Harry Sargent and his wife were the parents of one known daughter, who was listed on various Iowa census records as Viva / Viola O. Sargent.
Mr. Harry Allen Sargent is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, in Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa. (SOURCE # 1: WPA Grave Registration Survey: Harry A. Sargeant, Black Hawk County, Iowa. SOURCE # 2: Iowa Cemetery Records).
NOTE: These Sargents/Sargeants are the direct descendants of Digory Sargent. SEE: Book entitled "Descendants of Digory Sargeant of St. Germans, Cornwall, England and Worcester, Massachusetts," by Lynnet Auker Keihl).
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[Data compiled by Cathy Porter-Maynard].
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ANCESTRAL INFORMATION:
BIOGRAPHY: Alfred A. Sargeant. (HISTORY OF MEDINA CO., OHIO).
HISTORY OF MEDINA COUNTY AND OHIO.
By William Henry Perrin, J. H. Battle, Weston Arthur Goodspeed. Publisher: Baskin & Battey, 1881. (922 pages).
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Harrisville Township.
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ALFRED SARGEANT, retired farmer; Post Office, Lodi. Among the old residents of this township, who was born on British soil, is the above-named gentleman, whose birth occurred May 5, 1805, in the district of Montreal, in Shefford Co., Lower Canada. His parents were Roswell and Phoebe (Allen) Sargeant, both of them born in Brattleboro, Vermont. To them were born nine children, Alfred, the third in order, and was reared to agricultural pursuits, afterward learning the carpenter's trade, which he worked at the greater portion of his life. March 3, 1830, he was married to Irene Brill, who was born April 23, 1807, at St. Armand, Lower Canada; daughter of W. [William] and Eunice (Chapman) Brill, who were born in Dutchess Co., New York, at Fishkill, in the year 1777, and Connecticut, respectively. Mr. Sargeant, like many others, in order to better his condition, emigrated West, and cast his lot with the rugged frontiersmen who had preceded him, he reaching this State upward of fifty years ago, and, since 1838, he has been a resident of this township. His first purchase was 50 acres, for which he paid $8 per acre; afterward added to it until he now has 110 acres, situated in the north part of the township. Has now retired from active business, his farm being carried on by his son. Mr. Sargeant has been a man of good information, having been considerable of a reader and close observer. Eight children have been born to him, five of the number living, who are Elnathan S. Sargeant; Freedom E. Sargeant, now Mrs. John N. Ward; Harry A. Sargeant, in Iowa; Alfred A. Sargeant; and Irene A. [Irenia Albina] Sargeant, Mrs. William Sayles. Politically, he is on the side of Republicanism and its principles.
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[Transcribed by Cathy Porter-Maynard].
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Harry Allen Sargent/Sargeant was born June 9, 1840; and, died November 16, 1920. [NOTE: Cemetery data recorded by the Iowa WPA (Works Progress Administration) workers during late 1930's list the date of death for "Harry A. Sargeant" as Nov. 16, 1920. However, Iowa Cemetery Records list his date of death as Nov. 16, 1921).
The family surname is spelled interchangeably in various historical records as Sargeant and/or Sargent.
Harry was the son of *Alfred Sargent/Sargeant and Irene/Irenia Brill. [*SEE: Biography of Alfred Sargent, attached below].
Harry Allen Sargent served in "Hoffman's Battalion" during the Civil War.
Harry Sargent and his wife were the parents of one known daughter, who was listed on various Iowa census records as Viva / Viola O. Sargent.
Mr. Harry Allen Sargent is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, in Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa. (SOURCE # 1: WPA Grave Registration Survey: Harry A. Sargeant, Black Hawk County, Iowa. SOURCE # 2: Iowa Cemetery Records).
NOTE: These Sargents/Sargeants are the direct descendants of Digory Sargent. SEE: Book entitled "Descendants of Digory Sargeant of St. Germans, Cornwall, England and Worcester, Massachusetts," by Lynnet Auker Keihl).
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[Data compiled by Cathy Porter-Maynard].
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ANCESTRAL INFORMATION:
BIOGRAPHY: Alfred A. Sargeant. (HISTORY OF MEDINA CO., OHIO).
HISTORY OF MEDINA COUNTY AND OHIO.
By William Henry Perrin, J. H. Battle, Weston Arthur Goodspeed. Publisher: Baskin & Battey, 1881. (922 pages).
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Harrisville Township.
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ALFRED SARGEANT, retired farmer; Post Office, Lodi. Among the old residents of this township, who was born on British soil, is the above-named gentleman, whose birth occurred May 5, 1805, in the district of Montreal, in Shefford Co., Lower Canada. His parents were Roswell and Phoebe (Allen) Sargeant, both of them born in Brattleboro, Vermont. To them were born nine children, Alfred, the third in order, and was reared to agricultural pursuits, afterward learning the carpenter's trade, which he worked at the greater portion of his life. March 3, 1830, he was married to Irene Brill, who was born April 23, 1807, at St. Armand, Lower Canada; daughter of W. [William] and Eunice (Chapman) Brill, who were born in Dutchess Co., New York, at Fishkill, in the year 1777, and Connecticut, respectively. Mr. Sargeant, like many others, in order to better his condition, emigrated West, and cast his lot with the rugged frontiersmen who had preceded him, he reaching this State upward of fifty years ago, and, since 1838, he has been a resident of this township. His first purchase was 50 acres, for which he paid $8 per acre; afterward added to it until he now has 110 acres, situated in the north part of the township. Has now retired from active business, his farm being carried on by his son. Mr. Sargeant has been a man of good information, having been considerable of a reader and close observer. Eight children have been born to him, five of the number living, who are Elnathan S. Sargeant; Freedom E. Sargeant, now Mrs. John N. Ward; Harry A. Sargeant, in Iowa; Alfred A. Sargeant; and Irene A. [Irenia Albina] Sargeant, Mrs. William Sayles. Politically, he is on the side of Republicanism and its principles.
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[Transcribed by Cathy Porter-Maynard].
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Harry Allen Sargent/Sargeant was born June 9, 1840; and, died November 16, 1920. [NOTE: Cemetery data recorded by the Iowa WPA (Works Progress Administration) workers during late 1930's list the date of death for "Harry A. Sargeant" as Nov. 16, 1920. However, Iowa Cemetery Records list his date of death as Nov. 16, 1921).
The family surname is spelled interchangeably in various historical records as Sargeant and/or Sargent.
Harry was the son of *Alfred Sargent/Sargeant and Irene/Irenia Brill. [*SEE: Biography of Alfred Sargent, attached below].
Harry Allen Sargent served in "Hoffman's Battalion" during the Civil War.
Harry Sargent and his wife were the parents of one known daughter, who was listed on various Iowa census records as Viva / Viola O. Sargent.
Mr. Harry Allen Sargent is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, in Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa. (SOURCE # 1: WPA Grave Registration Survey: Harry A. Sargeant, Black Hawk County, Iowa. SOURCE # 2: Iowa Cemetery Records).
NOTE: These Sargents/Sargeants are the direct descendants of Digory Sargent. SEE: Book entitled "Descendants of Digory Sargeant of St. Germans, Cornwall, England and Worcester, Massachusetts," by Lynnet Auker Keihl).
END
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[Data compiled by Cathy Porter-Maynard].
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ANCESTRAL INFORMATION:
BIOGRAPHY: Alfred A. Sargeant. (HISTORY OF MEDINA CO., OHIO).
HISTORY OF MEDINA COUNTY AND OHIO.
By William Henry Perrin, J. H. Battle, Weston Arthur Goodspeed. Publisher: Baskin & Battey, 1881. (922 pages).
.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Harrisville Township.
.
ALFRED SARGEANT, retired farmer; Post Office, Lodi. Among the old residents of this township, who was born on British soil, is the above-named gentleman, whose birth occurred May 5, 1805, in the district of Montreal, in Shefford Co., Lower Canada. His parents were Roswell and Phoebe (Allen) Sargeant, both of them born in Brattleboro, Vermont. To them were born nine children, Alfred, the third in order, and was reared to agricultural pursuits, afterward learning the carpenter's trade, which he worked at the greater portion of his life. March 3, 1830, he was married to Irene Brill, who was born April 23, 1807, at St. Armand, Lower Canada; daughter of W. [William] and Eunice (Chapman) Brill, who were born in Dutchess Co., New York, at Fishkill, in the year 1777, and Connecticut, respectively. Mr. Sargeant, like many others, in order to better his condition, emigrated West, and cast his lot with the rugged frontiersmen who had preceded him, he reaching this State upward of fifty years ago, and, since 1838, he has been a resident of this township. His first purchase was 50 acres, for which he paid $8 per acre; afterward added to it until he now has 110 acres, situated in the north part of the township. Has now retired from active business, his farm being carried on by his son. Mr. Sargeant has been a man of good information, having been considerable of a reader and close observer. Eight children have been born to him, five of the number living, who are Elnathan S. Sargeant; Freedom E. Sargeant, now Mrs. John N. Ward; Harry A. Sargeant, in Iowa; Alfred A. Sargeant; and Irene A. [Irenia Albina] Sargeant, Mrs. William Sayles. Politically, he is on the side of Republicanism and its principles.
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[Transcribed by Cathy Porter-Maynard].
End.
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