James Harper
ID # 4043, (1817-1890)
| Father | Philip Harper |
| Mother | Elizabeth (--?--) (1786-1865) |
| Birth | James Harper was born in 1817 at Co. Cavan, Ireland. |
| Marriage | He married Abigail Blanchard on 24 March 1846 at Arthur Twp., Wellington District. Extracted from The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada / Canada West, Wellington District, Volume 9: Part 1, 1840-1852, Compiled by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai, Global Heritage Press, Milton, Ontario, 2000, page 47 & 48, which marriage was in turn extracted from the Wellington District marriage register which is held by the Wellington County Museum. Marriages by Rev'd John Simpson New Connexion Methodist Minister Ja's Harper to Abigail Blanchard, both of Arthur. 23 Mar. 1846, by banns. Rev. Simpson. Wit. Ja's Edge and R't Morrison. |
| Death | He died on 10 January 1890 at Arthur Township, Wellington County. |
| Burial | He was buried at Mount Forest Cemetery, Egremont Twp., Grey Co.. |
| Note | Information for the names and approximate birth years of the first four children of James and Abigail are taken from the 1851 census. A note here about Mount Forest Cemetery. James' older brother Robert and most of his family were buried in the Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery at Riverston in Arthur Township. James and brother William and several of their family members are buried in Mount Forest Cemetery. The town of Mount Forest is at the north end of Arthur Township in Wellington County. The town's cemetery is just across the township line in Egremont Township in Grey County. Death reg. 017889-90 Arthur Tp., Wellington Co. James Harper died 10th January 1890. Age 73 years, 9 months. Farmer. Born Co. Antrim, Ireland. Presbyterian. Informant Richard Doyle, Reeve, Arthur Tp., Mt. Forest P.O. James' place birth is shown as County Antrim in his death registration. This is almost certainly a mistake. His siblings are all recorded as being born in County Cavan and the 1906 Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington has him being born in County Cavan. |
Children of James Harper and Abigail Blanchard |
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| Last Edited | 19 Jul 2021 |