Allen County, Indiana Genealogy

Harmar's Defeat posted March 22, 2021 by Friends of the Rivers on YouTube

1. See General Josiah Harmar.
2. Famous pioneer Daniel Boone's younger brother Edward Boone had a son Joseph Boone. Joseph Boone marched into battle October 22, 1790 at the Maumee Indian Village, present day Fort Wayne. He was shot and left for dead. Read his story at Harmar's Defeat in Saving Private Boone Joseph Boone at "Harmar's Defeat" by Jeffery L. Johnsonon on BooneSociety.org now on the Wayback Machine.

3. On Sunday, April 7, Miriam Morgan presented “A Performing Arts Theatre and a Civic Vision” as the April lecture of the...

   Posted by The History Center on Monday, April 8, 2024

   Monday, April 8, 2024 post by The History Center on Facebook:

   On Sunday, April 7, Miriam Morgan presented “A Performing Arts Theatre and a Civic Vision” as the April lecture of the 2023-2024 George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series. Join us on May 5, 2024 for “Harmar’s Defeat: The 1790 Battle of Kekionga (That Many Historians Get Wrong),” given by William Heath.

Harmar's Ford

Street View photo facing Edgewater Avenue from Dearborn Street from Google map

Page 98 of The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs Publication date 1917 on Archive.org.

Eleven photos for 1917 Native Americans showing the dedication of the Harmar's Ford marker are in the Allen County Public Library Digital Collections at the Allen County Public Library. Further location identification is needed for some of them. See our Indians Native American and B. J. Griswold creator of the photo on our People pages.

Group of Native Americans at historical marker dedication, 1917

Group of Native Americans at historical marker dedication, 1917

April 7, 2024 discussion on True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook.

1. The Battle of Harmar's Ford marker at The Historical Marker Datatbase HMdb.org about General Josiah Harmar at the intersection of Edgewater Avenue and Dearborn Street shown on an early Map of Kekionga.
2. A Narrative of Harmar’s Defeat: October 22nd, 1790 at Fort Wayne Indiana History.
3. "To the Memory of Major John Wyllys And His Brave Soldiers Who Were Killed Near this Spot In The Battle of Harmar's Ford Oct. 22, 1790 With the Indians Under Chief Little Turtle" erected by Mary Penrose Chapter DAR in the Centennial year 1916. First HMDB link contains links to additional markers and information.
4. April 21, 2013 discussion on the original Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne, Indiana page on Facebook
5. Harmar Campaign from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
6. Finding aid for Josiah Harmar Papers, 1681-1937 at the Clements Library Reference University of Michigan Digital Library
7. Several photos of the memorial plaque were posted October 31, 2022 on True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook.

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