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Emily Amelia Harper 1824–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1824

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 11 Oct 1894

Death Location: Chesterton, Porter, Indiana, USA

Father: Enos Atwater

Mother: Elizabeth Bentley

Spouse(s): Archibald Harper

Children(s): Albert Harper, Laura Brush, Homer Harper, Margaret Harper, Samuel Harper

Emily Amelia Harper was born in 1824 in Canada, the child of Enos Atwater And Elizabeth Bentley. In 1860, Emily Amelia Harper resided in Portage, Wheeler, Porter, Indiana, USA. Emily Amelia Harper married Archibald Reed Harper, and had children including Albert Harper, Homer Harper, Laura A Brush, Margaret Harper, Samuel Harper. Emily Amelia Harper passed away in 1894 in Chesterton, Porter, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Emily Amelia Harper was born in 1824 in Canada, the child of Enos Atwater And Elizabeth Bentley.
  • In 1860, Emily Amelia Harper resided in Portage, Wheeler, Porter, Indiana, USA.
  • Emily Amelia Harper married Archibald Reed Harper, and had children including Albert Harper, Homer Harper, Laura A Brush, Margaret Harper, Samuel Harper.
  • Emily Amelia Harper passed away in 1894 in Chesterton, Porter, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emily Harper's Ancestors

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Emily Harper
1824–1894
Birth Place: Canada
Parents
Enos Atwater
1783–1848
Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Bentley
1790–1870
Kingston, Ont
Grandparents
Asaph Atwater
1745–1790
Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Lucy Atwater
1753–1820
Connecticut, USA
William Bentley
1775–1855
Canada
Elizabeth Simpson
1775–
Canada
Great-Grandparents
Enos Atwater
1717–1784
Hannah Atwater
1722–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atwater
1683–1765
Elizabeth Mix
1681–1758

Emily Harper's Descendants

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Emily (Amelia) Harper (29 Sep 1824–11 Oct 1894) m. Archibald (Reed) Harper (7 Jan 1815–2 Jan 1895)
  1. 1. Albert Harper 1846–1907
  2. 2. Laura (A) Brush 1852–1889
  3. 3. Homer Harper 1854–
  4. 4. Margaret Harper 1856–
  5. 5. Samuel Harper 1858–

Emily Harper's Timeline

3 Records

1824
29 Sep 1824
Birth of Emily Amelia Harper in Canada
Canada
1860
1860
Age 36
Emily Amelia Harper resided here in Portage, Wheeler, Porter, Indiana, USA
Portage, Wheeler, Porter, Indiana, USA
1894
11 Oct 1894
Age 70
Death of Emily Amelia Harper in Chesterton, Porter, Indiana, USA
Chesterton, Porter, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1824
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Family History Books, Atwater History and Genealogy: 1456-1956, Vol 4; Author: Atwater, Francis, 1858-1935

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Portage, Wheeler, Porter, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Chesterton, Porter, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesterton, Porter, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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