James Smuin Harvey was born November 1, 1858, in Middlesex, England. He is the son of Hannah Smuin and Daniel Harvey, who were married on May 21, 1854, in Paddington, Middlesex, England.
Daniel was born May 29, 1830, in Stanford-Le-Hope, Essex, England and died September 15, 1899 in Lehi, Utah,. Hannah was born September 28, 1834 in Radley, Berkshire, England, and died August 22, 1915 in Layton, Davis, Utah.
James is the second child of Daniel and Hannah. His older sister, Ann Harvey, was born June 25, 1856, also in Middlesex. She married Lyman S. Conley.
James was followed by his only brother, Daniel Harvey, Jr., who was born on November 21, 1860, in London, England. He married Olive Welker, November 2, 1896.
The Harveys immigrated to Utah at this time and their last three girls were born in Kaysville, where they homesteaded. Susannah Harvey, was born June 29, 1865. She married Joseph Henry Morgan on November 6, 1884.
The couple’s fifth child was Mary Elizabeth Harvey, born on January 8, 1868. She was followed by Martha Harvey, born March 30, 1870. They also had a daughter, Mercy, who died within the year she was born.
James married Mary Bosworth February 2, 1898.
