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Alexander Thornton Harper 1747–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1747

Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1829

Death Location: Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Father: John Harper

Mother: Sarah Wells

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In 1747, Alexander Thornton Harper entered the world in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, born to John Archer Va Harper And Sarah Swanson Wells. Alexander Thornton Harper passed away in 1829 in Simpson, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1747, Alexander Thornton Harper entered the world in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, born to John Archer Va Harper And Sarah Swanson Wells.
  • Alexander Thornton Harper passed away in 1829 in Simpson, Mississippi, United States.

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Alexander Harper's Ancestors

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Alexander Harper
1747–1829
Birth Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Archer (VA) Harper
1728–1804
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Swanson) Wells
1745–1780
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Harper's Timeline

3 Records

1747
1 Jan 1747
Birth of Alexander Thornton Harper in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
1829
1829
Age 82
Death of Alexander Thornton Harper in Simpson, Mississippi, United States
Simpson, Mississippi, United States
1830
1 Jan 1830
Age 83
Death of Alexander Thornton Harper in Simpson, Mississippi, United States
Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1747
    Event Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1830
    Event Place: Simpson, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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