Biographical Information
Jermain was born in Westchester County, New York. He joined the Westchester Militia and fought in the American Revolution. Following the war, he moved to Sag Harbor and married Margaret Pierson of Bridgehampton, New York. Together, they had nine children. One of their daughters, Margaret Pierson Jermain, was the mother of Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, who married Russell Sage, a financier and politician from New York. Major John Jermain died in 1819 in Sag Harbor.
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