James Harper

Male 1837 - 1917  (80 years)


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  • Name James Harper  [1, 2
    Born 3 Oct 1837  Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 9 Jun 1885  Darlington Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 29 Oct 1917  Lot 36, Concession 5, Burpee Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1  English Corners Project / Columbus (Ontario) Families
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2023 

    Father John Harper,   b. Bef 26 Dec 1792, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1848, Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Nancy Ann Martin,   b. Abt 1812, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1891, Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 3 Jan 1835  Whitby Township, York, Home District, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Based on his will, they apparently never married even though they had many children, all apparently born in Canada
    John Harper-Nancy Ann Martin - Marriage 3 Jan 1835
    John Harper-Nancy Ann Martin - Marriage 3 Jan 1835
    Family ID F47  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth A. Farrell,   b. Abt 1862, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1911  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1885  Darlington Township, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • both were widowed; he Episcopalian, she Presbyterian; by Rev. Charles Taylor
    Children 
     1. Lucie Etta Harper,   b. 18 Jan 1888, Gore Bay, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1918, Burpee Township, Manitoulin County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)  [natural]
     2. Edna Violet Harper,   b. 7 Feb 1890, Gore Bay, Algoma, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Lillian Allwilda Harper,   b. 12 Mar 1892, Gore Bay, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Ida Aletha Harper,   b. 17 Apr 1897, Gore Bay, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1928, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2023 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1934. MS 935, 496 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Ontario;), Roll: MS935_233.
      Birth date: abt 1835
      Birth place: Reash Tp,On
      Death date: 29 Oct 1917
      Death place: Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontario_deaths&h=2629437&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt
      Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934
      Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934
      Roll: MS935_233.


    2. [S13] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Stati;), County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .
      Birth date: abt 1840
      Birth place: On
      Marriage date: 9 Jun 1885
      Marriage place: Durham
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontariomarr1858-1899_ga&h=3073244&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt
      Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924
      Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924
      County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .