Notes for: Harriet Elizabeth Bodine
I don't have any good sources for the middle name Elizabeth. I just found that online somewhere. It may or may not be correct, but I think it may have come from her son Martin's Civil War service records.
Joan Hapeman Somers (joansomers at juno.com) was looking for Harriet's parents. She is the historian for the Hapeman family. Someone has said online that Harriet's parents were John Bodine and Ann Dickerson, but that does not look possible.
Someone else looking at a possible photo of Harriet, said she might have had a dark complexion. However, that photo is not identified as being Harriet.
Ronny Bodine said that Harriet must clearly be related to the Orange County, New York Bodines, but her exact parentage is unknown.
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From: "Vivian Boulos" (vivaroo at pacbell.net)
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002
Subject: Harriet Bodine
Hello, Dave: Do you have any information on Harriet Bodine ( various spellings) supposedly the daughter of John W. Bodine and Ann Dickerson. Harriet was perhaps born in Walden and married there as well to Philip Hale Hapeman on July 16, 1842. I would appreciate any confirmations of these names an dates that you might have. I have MANY descendants for Harriet if we can establish her to your family.
All good wishes, Vivian D. Boulos, Newport Beach, CA.
From: RobWinFee at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Subject: Re: bodines
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Emily Weber Hapeman, Martin VB's wife, wrote a life story for my aunt. My father and his sibs all knew her well, as she came to live with them at an old age. She related as a newlywed, lived with her new mother in law, Harriet Bodine Hapeman, who taught her domestic skills. Thus she knew her husband's sibs, and called them John, Elam, Jenny and Annie. She also told of the typhoid that took MVB's father and sister (no name for the sister), and why her husband joined the army to provide for the family. So, we've got first person info from Emily Hapeman.
BTW, we have Martin VB's Civil War discharge papers, and he was born in Walden, Orange Co., NY.
From: RobWinFee
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015
Subject: Re: bodines
We don't know much about Phillip, when he was born or where he is buried. I kind of think maybe he died in Michigan, as the family was in Grand Rapids when his son, Martin VB, enlisted in the Civil War. His death forced his son into the army for funds to help support his family. So, died sometime before 1860.
I have a pastel (?) portrait I think on wood, that may be Harriet Bodine. I came from my great aunt, her grand daughter. Looks to be painted about 1840 from the dress she's wearing, and may be a wedding portrait. Martin VB very dark, and his coloring passed on to several succeeding generations. We've always thought it was the French coloring from Harriet Bodine.
Are there other Bodines with dark coloring?
From: RobWinFee
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015
Subject: bodines
I just discovered your site. Harriet Bodine and Phillip Hapeman were my great grand father's parents. My gg was Martin Van Buran Hapeman. Harriet and Phillip were married in 1842 in Walden, Orange Co. NY. Their son, Martin VB was born there. I saw the pic of the Bodine Farmhouse, and wondered if Harriet was born/grew up there. According to your site, she was born in 1804.
Phillip Hapeman and one daughter died of typhoid, leaving Martin VB the head of the family. He joined the 13th Michigan infantry at age 20 in 1860, to help support the family. Don't know how they got to Michigan from NY, but must have been western expansion. He fought in Gettysburg, 2nd Bull Run, wounded twice. He had, besides the sister who died, siblings John, Elam, Jenny (Jaques) and Annie (Bentley). He married in 1871, and his mother helped teach his new wife the joys of keeping house. Harriet Bodine Hapeman is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago.
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