Harvard family

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The Harvard family is an English lineage historically notable for producing John Harvard, the clergyman whose bequest helped found Harvard College in Massachusetts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English family
family
associatedWithInstitution Harvard College NERFINISHED
Harvard University NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin England
ethnicOrigin English people
hasCoatOfArmsStatus uncertain or not widely documented
hasFamilyName Harvard NERFINISHED
hasMemberOccupation clergyman
hasMemberReligion Protestantism
Puritanism
hasMigrationLink England to New England via John Harvard
hasNameEtymology derived from Old English personal names such as Hereweard or Hereward
hasNameVariant Harford NERFINISHED
Harrod NERFINISHED
Harverd
Harward NERFINISHED
Harwood NERFINISHED
Hereward NERFINISHED
hasNotableContribution support of higher education through John Harvard’s bequest
hasSocialClassAssociation clergy
educated middle class
hasSurnameType patronymic surname
historicalSignificance connected to early colonial New England through John Harvard
knownFor association with Harvard College
producing John Harvard
languageOfFamilyName English
notableMember John Harvard NERFINISHED
regionOfOrigin England NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfNotability 17th century

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Harvard House associatedWith Harvard family