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Francis C. Harper 1816–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1816

Birth Location: Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 29 Nov 1879

Death Location: Washington, Macomb, Michigan

Father: Hugh Harper

Mother: Sarah Howell

Spouse(s): Esther Boviard

Children(s): Elizabeth Harper, Elliott Harper, John Harper, William Harper, Margaret Harper, Esther Harper, Hugh Harper, Mary Harper, Matilda Harper, Rebecca Harper, Frank Harper, George Harper, Mary Harper, Elliot Harper, Sarah Harper

Francis C. Harper was born in 1816 in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, the child of Hugh Joseph Harper And Sarah Ann Howell. Francis C. Harper married Esther Mary Boviard, and had children including Elizabeth Harper, Elliot Harper, Elliott A Harper, Esther May Harper, Frank C Harper, George B Harper, Hugh J Harper, John Harper, Margaret Maggie Harper, Mary Jane Harper, Matilda Tillie Harper, Rebecca Harper, Sarah A Harper, William Harper. Francis C. Harper passed away in 1879 in Washington, Macomb, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Francis C. Harper was born in 1816 in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, the child of Hugh Joseph Harper And Sarah Ann Howell.
  • Francis C. Harper married Esther Mary Boviard, and had children including Elizabeth Harper, Elliot Harper, Elliott A Harper, Esther May Harper, Frank C Harper, George B Harper, Hugh J Harper, John Harper, Margaret Maggie Harper, Mary Jane Harper, Matilda Tillie Harper, Rebecca Harper, Sarah A Harper, William Harper.
  • Francis C. Harper passed away in 1879 in Washington, Macomb, Michigan.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Francis Harper's Ancestors

Self
Francis Harper
1816–1879
Birth Place: Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Parents
Hugh Joseph Harper
1795–
Castlederg, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Sarah (Ann) Howell
1799–1917
Derg, Tyrone, , Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Harper's Descendants

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Francis (C.) Harper (27 Dec 1816–29 Nov 1879) m. Esther (Mary) Boviard (25 Dec 1821–15 Nov 1912)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Harper 1855–1916 m. Charles (Franklin) Gibbs 1848–1938
    1. 1. Charles (Henry) Gibb 1886–1957 m. Agnes (Eleanor) Campbell 1875–1960
      1. 1. Olive (Irene Gibbs) White 1915–2002 m. Roy (Walter) Milligan 1912–1984 m. Harry (Evert (Jesse)) White 1908–1959
        1. 1. Charles (James) Milligan 1934–2024 m. Edna (Doris) Scott 1931–2014
        2. 2. Leonard (Leslie) Milligan 1938–2023
        3. 3. Shirley Milligan 1946–1997
        4. 4. Constance (I "Connie") White 1940–2010
        5. 5. Alice (Eleanor) White 1943–2006
        6. 6. Janet (Louise) White 1949–2018
      2. 2. Gibb 1909–1969
      3. 3. Marshall (Ormal) Gibbs 1911–1979
      4. 4. Hazel (Elenor) Gibbs 1917–2001
      5. 5. Charles (Green) Gibbs 1910–1969
      6. 6. Marthe Gibbs 1912–
    2. 2. Clyde (Orimill) Gibbs 1877–1878
    3. 3. Margaret ("Etta") Gibbs 1884–1962
    4. 4. Mary ("Tillie") Gibbs 1881–1980 m. Frank Letcher –1975 m. David ("William") Evans 1873–1952
      1. 1. Stuart (Earl) Evans 1900–1981
      2. 2. Charles (Edgar) Evans 1904–1995
      3. 3. Robert (Lee) Evans 1911–1987
      4. 4. Raymond (Jay) Evans 1917–1996
      5. 5. Freida (Lucretia) Evans 1903–1992
      6. 6. Vera (Natalie) Evans 1909–1994
      7. 7. Lurial (Louisa) Evans 1915–2003
      8. 8. Ruby (May) Evans 1917–1995
      9. 9. David Evans 1901–1904
      10. 10. Felecia Evans 1903–1903
      11. 11. John (Edgar) Evans 1902–1904
    5. 5. Sarah ("Olive") Gibbs 1893–1986
    6. 6. Marshall (Owen) Gibbs 1890–1954 m. Alice (Maud) Gibbs 1890–
      1. 1. Russell (Allen) Gibbs 1915–
      2. 2. Virginia Mackey 1923–2007
      3. 3. Andrew (Clyde) Gibbs 1917–
    7. 7. Lizzie (Azuba) Gibbs 1875–1959
    8. 8. Alice ("Allie" Esther) Gibbs 1879–1967
  2. 2. Elliott (A) Harper 1855–1921
  3. 3. John Harper 1853–1919
  4. 4. William Harper 1845–1931
  5. 5. Margaret ("Maggie") Harper 1850–1938
  6. 6. Esther (May) Harper 1862–1935
  7. 7. Hugh (J) Harper 1842–1901
  8. 8. Mary (Jane) Harper 1848–1865
  9. 9. Matilda (Tillie) Harper 1866–1934
  10. 10. Rebecca Harper 1859–1880
  11. 11. Frank (C) Harper 1857–1929
  12. 12. George (B) Harper 1862–1923
  13. 13. Mary (Jane) Harper 1837–1843
  14. 14. Elliot Harper 1837–1843
  15. 15. Sarah (A) Harper 1842–1917

Francis Harper's Timeline

3 Records

1816
27 Dec 1816
Birth of Francis C. Harper in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
1839
1839
Age 23
Francis C. Harper was married in , , , Ireland
, , , Ireland
1879
29 Nov 1879
Age 63
Death of Francis C. Harper in Washington, Macomb, Michigan
Washington, Macomb, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1816
    Event Place: Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: , , , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1879
    Event Place: Washington, Macomb, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

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