Edmund H. Damon

1809 - 1891  (81 years)

• Name	Edmund H. Damon  [1]
  Born	16 Jun 1809	Bridgeport, Madison, New York   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Mar 1891	Calamus, Clinton, Iowa   [5, 6]
  Buried	Rose Hill Cemetery, Calamus, Clinton County, Iowa   [7]
  Person ID	I33394	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DK
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Jason Damon,   b. 30 Jul 1763, Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 May 1835, Bridgeport, Madison, New York  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Lucy Owen,   b. 1 Feb 1775, New Lebanon, Columbia, New York ,   d. 16 Sep 1851, Vernon, Waukesha, Wisconsin  (Age 76 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1793	Grafton, Rensselaer, New York   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F19701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Hicks,   b. 25 Aug 1811, Albany County, New York ,   d. 25 Jul 1886, Calamus, Clinton, Iowa  (Age 74 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1835  [5, 8]
  Children	+ 1. Norton Jason Damon,   b. May 1846, New York ,   d. 1912  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F19700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "E. H. DAMON, retired farmer; P. O. Calamus. Son of Jason and Lucy (Owen) Damon; was born June 16, 1809, in Madison Co., N.Y. From 1845 to 1861, he was engaged in running a hotel in Sullivan of that county. In the spring of 1861, emigrated to Iowa, stopping at Davenport till the fall, when he came into Olive Township, Clinton Co., having purchased a farm of 240 acres. In 1875, moved into Calamus and subsequently sold the farm. Married Miss Sarah Hicks Nov. 15, 1835; she was born Aug. 10, 1810, in Albany Co., N.Y.; have ten children—Ammon, Albert, Elizabeth, Riley and Emily, Myron, Sarah, Norton, Alpheus and Anna. Three sons—Ammon, Myron and Riley, served in the 8th Iowa Infantry Volunteers. Albert is a member of the New York Conference of' M. E. Church. Norton and Alpheus engaged in the mercantile business in Calamus. Republican." [History of Clinton County, Iowa, citation details below] Edmund Damon (1809-1891) = Sarah Hicks (1810-1886) Albert Nelson Damon (1838-1893) = Hattie Salisbury (1839-1910) Albert Howe Damon (1878-1948) = Grace Henrietta Telfer (1879-1956) Albert Howe Damon (1912-1986) = Roberta M. Fay (1913-2003) Kent Telfer Damon (1942- ) = Nancy June Carlsson-Paige (1944- ) Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon (1970- )

  
  

• Sources

  [S5287] The Mayflower 500: Five Hundred Notable Descendants of the Founding Families on the Mayflower by Gary Boyd Roberts. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2020. [S5278] Find a Grave page for Edmund N Damon., date and county only. [S5279] The History of Clinton County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879., date and county only. [S5281] Find a Grave page for Pvt Jason Damon. [S5566] The Damon Family of Wayland, Massachusetts by Richard A. Damon, Jr. Penobscot Press, 1997. [S5278] Find a Grave page for Edmund N Damon., date only. [S5278] Find a Grave page for Edmund N Damon. [S5279] The History of Clinton County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879.