Individual Details
Reuben Harriman
(5 Nov 1725 - 12 Apr 1808)
Was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, having enlisted "in the company to go on an expedition now on foot to the State of Rhode Island" per "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH Vol #2" pages 358-359 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes copy righted 1903 at the FHC and Google. All of the children are from this source. Reumen Harriman and wife, Mehitabel Putnam removed to Hampstead soon after their marriage, to the farm purchased by his grandfather, Nathaniel Harriman (? his grandfather was Matthew Harriman). On that farm in a burial lot at the southerly corner, walled around, containing fifteen or twenty rods, Reumen, wife Mehitabel and their colored servant, Philo, are buried .
1808 death date and location is from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH Vol #1" page 313 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes cope righted 1899 at the FHC. He was age 82 (born 1726).
1763 he was named a Selectmen for the town of Hampstead, NH (from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" page 399 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes cope righted 1899 at the FHC).
1749 the town of Hampstead, NH, was formed from parts of Haverhill and Timberlane.
1747 marriage date and location is from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" page 358 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes cope righted 1899 at the FHC. Soon after the marriage they moved to a farm in Hampstead purchased by his grandfather, Nathaniel Harriman. All of the children are from this source.
1725 birth date, location and parents are from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" page 358 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes copy righted 1899 at the FHC.
Events
| Birth | 5 Nov 1725 | Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  |  | |
| Marriage | 4 Jun 1747 | Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America - Mehitable Putnam | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1748 | Hampstead, New Hampshire, British America | | ||
| Selectman | 1763 | Hampstead, New Hampshire, British America | | ||
| Military | Abt 1776 | soldier in the Revolutionary war | | ||
| Military | Revolutionary soldier | | |||
| Death | 12 Apr 1808 | | | ||
| Death | 12 Oct 1808 | Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States | | | |
| Burial | Aft 12 Oct 1808 | Hampstead-Harriman Graveyard, Harriman Farm, Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States | | | |
| LDS Family Tree ID | KP6M-MTF | ||||
| WikiTree | Harriman-526 |
Families
| Spouse | Mehitable Putnam ( - 1788) |
| Child | Mehitable Harriman (1748 - 1753) |
| Child | Rufus Harriman (1749 - 1753) |
| Child | Laban Harriman (1751 - 1830) |
| Child | Sarah Harriman (1753 - ) |
| Child | Zeruiah (Zeniah) Harriman (1754 - 1842) |
| Child | Hannah Harriman (1757 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Harriman (1759 - ) |
| Child | Archelus Putnam Harriman (1760 - 1762) |
| Child | Mehitable Harriman (1762 - 1844) |
| Child | Mary Harriman (1764 - ) |
| Child | Rufus Putnam Harriman (1766 - ) |
| Father | Joseph Harriman (1701 - 1781) |
| Mother | Lydia Eaton (1694 - 1783) |
| Sibling | Abigail Harriman (1724 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Harriman Jr. (1726 - ) |
| Sibling | Lydia Harriman (1729 - 1819) |
| Sibling | Laben Harriman (1731 - 1734) |
| Sibling | Kezia Harriman (1734 - 1737) |
| Sibling | Mary Harriman (1737 - 1770) |
Notes
Birth
In "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH Vol #2" pages 358-359 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes copy righted 1903 found at the FHC and Google: Reuben Harriman was born 5 Nov. 1725 in Haverhill, MA, son of Joseph and Lydia (Eaton) Harriman of Haverhill.Marriage
See "Putnam's Direct Line" by Read H. Putnam dated 1964, page 8: married Mehitable Putnam 4 June 1747. Found at Heritage Quest Online.Residence
See "A memorial of the town of Hampstead, New Hampshire" Vol II by Harriette Eliza Noyes dated 1903, page 359: Reuben Harriaman removed to Hampstead soon after his marriage, to the farm purchased by his grandfather, Nathaniel Harriman, one of the first land-owners in this part of Haverhill.Selectman
1763 he was named a Selectmen for the town of Hampstead, NH (from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" page 399 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes cope righted 1899 at the FHC).Military
Was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, having enlisted "in the company to go on an expedition now on foot to the State of Rhode Island" per "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" Vol #2, pages 358-359, by Harriette E. Noyes, dated 1903, found at the FHC online archive and Google.Military
Was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, having enlisted "in the company to go on an expedition now on foot to the State of Rhode Island" per "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH" Vol #2, pages 358-359, by Harriette E. Noyes, dated 1903, found at the FHC online archive and Google.Death
See "Vital Records of Hampstead, NH" compiled from the town's original record books, by Priscilla Hammond, dated 1938, found at the LAFHC film 15560, Item #2, page 180.Death
1808 death date and location is from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH Vol #1" page 313 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes copy righted 1899 at the FHC. He was age 82 (born 1726).Burial
1808 death date and burial location is from "A Memorial of the town of Hampstead, NH Vol #1" page 313 compiled by Harriette E. Noyes cope righted 1899 at the FHC. He was age 82 (born 1726).Endnotes
1. Harriette E. Noyes, A Memorial History of Hampstead, NH Vol 2 (copyright 1903), 358.
2. Harriman Family Association, "," database, Harriman Family Association (http://harriman-family.org/: viewed 20 June 2012), Reuben Harriman was born on 5 Nov 1725.
3. Harriette E. Noyes, A Memorial History of Hampstead, NH Vol 2 (copyright 1903), 358.
4. Harriman Family Association, "," database, Harriman Family Association (http://harriman-family.org/: viewede 20 June 2012), Reuben Harriman married Mehitable Putnam on 24 June 1747.
5. Read H. Putnam, Putnam's direc line (Provo, Utah: J. G. Stevenson, 1964), page 8; digital images, Heritage Quest Online ( : accessed .
6. Eben Putnam, A History of the Putnam Family in England and America: Recording the ancestry and descendants of John Putnam of Danvers, Mass., Jan Poutman of Albany, N.Y., Thomas Putnam of Hartford, Conn. (Salem, Mass. U.S.A.: The Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1891), page 130; digital images, Hertage Quest Online, ( : accessed .
7. Priscilla Hammond, Compiler, Vital Records of Hampstead, New Hampshire: compiled from the town's origianl record books, 1749-1834 (1938), page 180; FHL microfilm 15560, Item #2.
8. Harriette E. Noyes, A Memorial of the Town of Hampstead, NH Vol 1 (copyright 1899), 313.
9. Harriette E. Noyes, A Memorial History of Hampstead, NH Vol 2 (copyright 1903), page 359.