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James Harper 1767 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1767

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 1852

Death Location: South Hillsdale, Helt twp., Vermillion Co., Indiana, USA

Father: John Harper

Mother: Jean Logan

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Frances Harper

James Harper was born in 1767 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Harper and Jean Jane Logan. James Harper had children including Frances Harper. James Harper passed away in 1852 in South Hillsdale, Helt twp., Vermillion Co., Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • James Harper was born in 1767 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Harper and Jean Jane Logan.
  • James Harper had children including Frances Harper.
  • James Harper passed away in 1852 in South Hillsdale, Helt twp., Vermillion Co., Indiana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Harper's Ancestors

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James Harper
1767 – 1852
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
John Harper
1734 – 1819
England
Jean (Jane) Logan
1740 – 1813
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Margaret Turpin
1687 – 1798
William (Clinch) Logan
1705 – 1791
Lurgan, Armagh, Ireland
Elizabeth (Croswick) Hatcher
1710 – 1791
GOOCHLAND COLONY OF VIRGINIA , BRITISH, COLONIAL, America
Great-Grandparents
Dorothy Hardaway
1665 – 1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Harper's Descendants

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James Harper (5 May 1767 – 15 Jun 1852)
  1. 1. Frances Harper (1805 – 1876) m. John (B) Geer (1796 – )
    1. 1. James (Harper) Geer (16 Feb 1833 – 14 Mar 1921) m. Hester (Ann) Collins (1827 – 9 Apr 1896)
      1. 1. Uriah Geer (abt 1856 – )
      2. 2. Fannie Geer (abt 1860 – )
      3. 3. Chauncy (N) Geer (17 Jul 1862 – 16 Nov 1938) m. Irene (Elizabeth) Johnson (15 Feb 1871 – Aft 1920)
        1. 1. Myrtle (Mary) Geer (abt 1893 – 6 Sep 1947) m. Thomas (Cherry) Sutton (2 Feb 1889 – 11 Nov 1948)
        2. 2. James Geer (Jun 1892 – )
        3. 3. Chancy Geer (Jan 1895 – )
        4. 4. Leroy Geer (Mar 1897 – )
        5. 5. Arthur (D) Geer (Sep 1899 – )
      4. 4. Benjamin Geer (abt 1865 – )
      5. 5. Abigail Geer
      6. 6. James Geer (1867 – )

James Harper's Timeline

4 Records

1767
5 May 1767
Birth of James Harper in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1790
Feb 1790
Age 23
James Harper was married in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1795
1795
Age 28
James Harper was married in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1852
15 Jun 1852
Age 85
Death of James Harper in South Hillsdale, Helt twp., Vermillion Co., Indiana, USA
South Hillsdale, Helt twp., Vermillion Co., Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1767
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Feb 1790
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1852
    Event Place: South Hillsdale, Helt twp., Vermillion Co., Indiana, USA

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