

Harrison Herman Severe was born 17 September 1820 at Knox County, Ohio, United States, the son of James Severe (1775 - 1849) and Mary Harris (1779 - 1852). He arrived in Utah 4 October 1850. He had two plural wives and seventeen children. The Severe family home was in Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah. Harrison Severe served as a Captain in the Nauvoo Legion, a Pony Express rider, and a bodyguard of President Brigham Young. He died 7 December 1901 at Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, and is buried at Grantsville City Cemetery, Plot: Block L, Section 1, Lot 13, Space 3W, Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, United States.
Harrison crossed the plains with the William Snow/ Joseph Young Company in 1850. He Was with his wife Dorcas Mc Bride and all the children listed except Hyrum who was born after their arrival in Grantsville.
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September 17, 1820
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Milford Township, Knox County, Ohio
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1840 |
April 29, 1840
Age 19
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August 31, 1840
Age 19
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Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
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1844 |
December 6, 1844
Age 24
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Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
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1846 |
February 6, 1846
Age 25
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1849 |
August 6, 1849
Age 28
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Moravia, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
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1852 |
February 6, 1852
Age 31
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Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, United States
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1852
Age 31
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1854 |
1854
Age 33
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