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Stephen Vanderburgh Harkness

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Birthplace: Fayette, Seneca County, New York, United States
Death: March 06, 1888 (69)
at Sea, Florida, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Dr. David Harkness, M.D. and Martha Harkness
Husband of Laura Harkness and Anna Marie Harkness
Father of Isabella Harkness; David Harkness; Lamon Vanderburgh Harkness; Charles William Harkness; Florence Severance and 1 other
Brother of Martha Harkness
Half brother of Daniel Morrison Harkness, (USA)

Occupation: Distiller 1860
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About Stephen Vanderburgh Harkness

Stephen Vanderburgh Harkness (November 18, 1818 – March 6, 1888) was an American businessman from Cleveland, Ohio, who invested as a silent partner with oil titan John D. Rockefeller, Sr. in the founding of Standard Oil. He was a director of Standard Oil until his death.

Reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_V._Harkness

DOCTOR DAVID HARKNESS, M.D. was born about 1795 in Salem, Washington Co., New York, and died 1825 in Milan, Huron Co., Ohio. He married (1) MARTHA COOK about 1815. She was born Bet. 1794 - 1804, and died 1820. He married (2) ELIZABETH ANN CALDWELL about 1820. She was born 1794, and died September 05, 1861 in Bellevue, Huron Co., Ohio.

Children of DAVID HARKNESS and MARTHA COOK are:

  • MARTHA HARKNESS, b. 1816, West Fayette, Seneca Co., New York; m. ISAAC RUSSELL, October 08, 1839, West Fayette, Seneca Co., New York; b. Waterloo, New York.
  • STEPHEN VANDERBURG HARKNESS, b. 1819, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York; d. 1888, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio.

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Stephen Vanderburgh Harkness's Timeline

1818
November 18, 1818
Fayette, Seneca County, New York, United States
1845
1845
OH
1848
July 1848
Ohio
1850
June 16, 1850
Larimer, Colorado, United States
1860
December 17, 1860
Monroeville, OH
1863
1863
Ohio
1874
January 22, 1874
Cleveland, Cayahoga Co., OH
1888
March 6, 1888
Age 69
at Sea, Florida, United States