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Esther Ruth Harper 1798–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1798

Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1871

Death Location: Aliquippa, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel Harper

Mother: Jane Purdy

Spouse(s): Hugh Leiper

Children(s): Archibald MD, John Leeper, William Leeper, Robert Leeper, Mary Littell, Harriet Andrews, Amanda Blythe, Joseph Reverend, Hugh Leeper, Samuel Leeper, James Leiper, Jane Patterson

In 1798, Esther Ruth Harper entered the world in Beaver City, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Samuel Harper And Jane Purdy. In 1817, Esther Ruth Harper resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1850, Esther Ruth Harper resided in Greene, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA. Esther Ruth Harper married Hugh Leiper, and had children including Amanda Leeper Blythe, Archibald K Leiper Md, Harriet Leiper Andrews, Hugh Y Leeper, James K M Leiper, Jane Leiper Patterson, John Anderson Leeper, Joseph Harper Leiper Reverend, Mary Ann Leeper Littell, Robert M Leeper, Samuel Hadley Leeper, William D Leeper. Esther Ruth Harper passed away in 1871 in Aliquippa, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1798, Esther Ruth Harper entered the world in Beaver City, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Samuel Harper And Jane Purdy.
  • In 1817, Esther Ruth Harper resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1850, Esther Ruth Harper resided in Greene, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Esther Ruth Harper married Hugh Leiper, and had children including Amanda Leeper Blythe, Archibald K Leiper Md, Harriet Leiper Andrews, Hugh Y Leeper, James K M Leiper, Jane Leiper Patterson, John Anderson Leeper, Joseph Harper Leiper Reverend, Mary Ann Leeper Littell, Robert M Leeper, Samuel Hadley Leeper, William D Leeper.
  • Esther Ruth Harper passed away in 1871 in Aliquippa, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Harper
1756–1814
Birth Location: Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania
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Jane Purdy
1761–1814
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hugh Leiper
1791–1867
Birth Location: Frankfort Springs, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Archibald MD
1831–1896
Birth Location: Beaver City (Hookstown), Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
AM
John Leeper
1827–1888
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
JL
William Leeper
1825–1917
Birth Location: Frankfort Springs, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
WL
Robert Leeper
1828–1903
Birth Location: Frankfort Springs, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
RL
Mary Littell
1829–1893
Birth Location: Hookstown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
ML
Harriet Andrews
1832–1889
Birth Location: Hookstown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
HA
Amanda Blythe
1834–1920
Birth Location: Hookstown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
AB
Joseph Reverend
1837–1925
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
JR
Hugh Leeper
1838–1928
Birth Location: Hookstown (Beaver City), Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
HL
Samuel Leeper
1821–1908
Birth Location: Frankfort Springs, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Leiper
1821–1888
Birth Location: Frankfort Springs, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
JL
Jane Patterson
1820–1890
Birth Location: Hookstown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
JP

Esther Harper's Ancestors

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Esther Harper
1798–1871
Birth Place: Beaver City, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Samuel Harper
1756–1814
Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania
Jane Purdy
1761–1814
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esther Harper's Descendants

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Esther (Ruth) Harper (14 Jan 1798–19 May 1871) m. Hugh Leiper (27 Feb 1791–1867)
  1. 1. Archibald (K Leiper) MD 1831–1896 m. Martha Roseborough 1840–1917 m. Mary (A) Leeper 1830–
    1. 1. William (Rosborough) Leiper 1868–1946 m. Margaret (Louise) Pinkerton 1869–1956 m. Marjorie Pinkerton 1870–
      1. 1. Lawrence (Mahard) Leiper 1903–2000 m. Julia (Mary) Vandorn 1902–1998
        1. 1. Vivian ('Joyce') Leiper 1926–2001 m. Norman (Dalton) Gardner 1922–1987
        2. 2. Winifred ('Jane' Leiper) Louden 1929–2006
        3. 3. James (Harold) Leiper 1935–2016 m. Evelyn (Louise) Madsen 1935–2007
        4. 4. Larry (J.) Leiper 1938–2019 m. Ann (L.) Banduhn 1946–2018
      2. 2. Harold (Pinkerton) Leiper 1893–1984 m. Rosetta (Ruth) Carr 1896–1991
        1. 1. Clinton (Alexander) Leiper 1915–2000 m. Patricia (Varnile) MacIntire 1917–
        2. 2. Marjorie (Rachel 'Sissy') Leiper 1917–2005
        3. 3. Mary (Louise) Leiper 1919–1986
        4. 4. Betty (Ruth) Leiper 1925–1991
        5. 5. Rose (Marie) Leiper 1929–1975
        6. 6. William (Carr "Bill") Leiper 1924–2019 m. Dora (Jean) Lyle 1923–2009
      3. 3. Frank (Robert) Leiper 1897–1919
      4. 4. Martha (Clara Leiper) Lentz 1907–1990
    2. 2. Robert (Harper) Leiper 1876–1946 m. Eva (Mae) McAdoo 1886–1955 m. Sophronia ('Frona') Kimmel 1884–
      1. 1. Roma Leiper 1913–
    3. 3. Mary (Esther 'Essie') Leiper 1862–1883
    4. 4. Eloise (Leiper) East 1864–1905
  2. 2. John (Anderson) Leeper 1827–1888 m. Margaret Grinder 1833–1908
    1. 1. Henry (W) Leaper 1854–1924
    2. 2. William (E) Leeper 1852–1912
    3. 3. John (W.) Leeper 1859–1936
    4. 4. Charlotte ("Lottie") Leeper 1861–1916
    5. 5. Andrew Leiper 1869–1944
    6. 6. George (Oge) Leeper 1863–1944
    7. 7. Alice (Eleanor) Leeper 1871–1950
    8. 8. Nancy (Jane) Leaper 1855–1930
    9. 9. Rosa (V) Leeper 1874–1941
    10. 10. Priscilla (Ann "Annie") Leeper 1868–1932
    11. 11. Sasha Leiper 1867–
    12. 12. Bethinda (Sadie) Leeper 1868–1917
  3. 3. William (D) Leeper 1825–1917 m. Priscilla (Jones) Macon 1847–1941
    1. 1. Willie (Millie Harper) Leiper 1867–1901
    2. 2. Hugh (Macon) Leiper 1870–1879
    3. 3. Mary (Fitzhugh) Leiper 1873–1901
    4. 4. Samuel (Harper) Leiper 1875–1954 m. Annie Nail 1871–1943
      1. 1. William (Harper Leiper US Army) SGT 1916–2000 m. Frances (Ann) Wright 1926–2012 m. Bennie (Ruth Ross Lindley) Arnold 1923–2007 m. Nell Poole 1921–2010
        1. 1. James (Wright) Leiper 1946–2013
      2. 2. Annie (Laura) Leiper 1913–1974
      3. 3. Hugh (Nail) Leiper 1899–1971 m. Dorothea 1899– m. Linda Paisley 1903–1987
        1. 1. Margery (Shelby) Leiper 1924–2003
      4. 4. Lenna (Harper) Leiper 1900–1964
    5. 5. Nathaniel (Ringold) Leiper 1877–1878
    6. 6. Macon (Anderson Leiper) Dr. 1879–1936 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Taylor 1879–
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Macon Leiper) Sanford 1909–1995
    7. 7. Son Leiper 1881–1881
    8. 8. Esther (Agnes) Leiper 1887–1985
  4. 4. Robert (M) Leeper 1828–1903 m. Mary Collins 1829– m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Dallas 1829–1916
    1. 1. Hugh (Collins) Leeper 1860–1931
    2. 2. William (Reynolds "Willie") Leeper 1862–1950
    3. 3. Mary (Esther) Leeper 1865–1932
    4. 4. John (Bigger) Leeper 1868–1936
    5. 5. Robert (J) Leeper 1870–1955
  5. 5. Mary (Ann Leeper) Littell 1829–1893
  6. 6. Harriet (Leiper) Andrews 1832–1889
  7. 7. Amanda (Leeper) Blythe 1834–1920
  8. 8. Joseph (Harper Leiper) Reverend 1837–1925 m. Maria (Jane) Galloway 1835–1902 m. Esther (Hattie) Walker 1842–1930
    1. 1. Hester (Mary "Minnie") Leiper 1862–1934
    2. 2. Edith (Isabelle) Leiper 1871–1947
    3. 3. Harriet (Edna) Leiper 1875–1962
    4. 4. Joanna (Lavinia) Leiper 1866–1886
    5. 5. Hugh (Thomas) Leiper 1869–1885
    6. 6. William (Archibald) Leiper 1859–1889
  9. 9. Hugh (Y) Leeper 1838–1928 m. Mary (W) Rosborough 1845–1915
    1. 1. William (Addison) Leiper 1868–
    2. 2. Hugh (Manhard) Leiper 1871–
    3. 3. Earl (Blyth) Leiper 1874–1881
    4. 4. Donald (H) Leeper 1879–1949
    5. 5. Mary (Esther) Leiper 1887–1965
  10. 10. Samuel (Hadley) Leeper 1821–1908 m. Margaret Patterson 1821–1880 m. Margaret Patterson 1821–1882
    1. 1. William (Asa Leiper) Dr. 1857–1926
    2. 2. Hugh (Harper) Leiper 1849–1913
    3. 3. Lizzie Leiper 1852–
    4. 4. Jane Leiper 1854–
    5. 5. Emma Leiper 1859–
    6. 6. James Leiper 1848–
    7. 7. Belinda Leiper 1859–
    8. 8. Amanda Leiper 1859–
    9. 9. Ada (B.) Leiper 1874–
    10. 10. William (A) Lieper 1858–
    11. 11. Esther (J) Leaper 1853–1937
  11. 11. James (K M) Leiper 1821–1888 m. Elizabeth McCune 1821– m. Elizabeth (Anne) Hannah 1828–1914
    1. 1. John (H) Leiper 1855–1932
    2. 2. Robert (A) Leiper 1859–1933
    3. 3. Maria (H) Leiper 1865–1892
    4. 4. Harper Leiper 1867–1950
    5. 5. Clark (B) Leiper 1872–1899
    6. 6. Harry Leiper 1870–1888
    7. 7. Mabel Leiper 1875–1967
  12. 12. Jane (Leiper) Patterson 1820–1890

Esther Harper's Timeline

6 Records

1798
14 Jan 1798
Birth of Esther Ruth Harper in Beaver City, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Beaver City, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
1817
27 Jun 1817
Age 19
Esther Ruth Harper resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1850
1850
Age 52
Esther Ruth Harper resided here in Greene, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Greene, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 62
Esther Ruth Harper resided here in Greene, Hookstown, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Greene, Hookstown, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 72
Esther Ruth Harper resided here in Greene, Hookstown, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Greene, Hookstown, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1871
19 May 1871
Age 73
Death of Esther Ruth Harper in Hookstown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hookstown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1798
    Event Place: Beaver City, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1817
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Greene, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Greene, Hookstown, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Greene, Hookstown, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Greene, Beaver, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1303; Page: 7B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1871
    Event Place: Hookstown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aliquippa, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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