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Josiah Harper 1762–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 9 September 1837

Death Location: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA

Father: Josiah Sr

Mother: Rachel Owings

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Hannah Harper

Josiah Harper was born in 1762 in Frederick, Maryland, USA, the child of Josiah Harper Sr And Rachel Owings. Josiah Harper had children including Hannah Harper. Josiah Harper passed away in 1837 in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Harper was born in 1762 in Frederick, Maryland, USA, the child of Josiah Harper Sr And Rachel Owings.
  • Josiah Harper had children including Hannah Harper.
  • Josiah Harper passed away in 1837 in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Sr
1731–1768
Birth Location: Oxbridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rachel Owings
1739–1819
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hannah Harper
1796–1860
Birth Location: TN
HH

Josiah Harper's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Harper
1762–1837
Birth Place: Frederick, Maryland, USA
Parents
Josiah Harper Sr
1731–1768
Oxbridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Rachel Owings
1739–1819
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Butcher) Harper
1674–1746
Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Jackson) Moore
1681–1730
Northumberland Co., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Col. (Robert) Owings
1698–1785
Prince George's County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Harper
1634–1716
Anne Butcher
1646–1723
Richard Owings
1662–1726
Rachel Beale
1662–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Harper's Descendants

1.
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Josiah Harper (1762–9 September 1837)
  1. 1. Hannah Harper 1796–1860 m. Ephraim Reagan 1792–1856
    1. 1. Thomas Reagan 1824–1902 m. Rebecca (S) Cole 1832–1870
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Reagan 1870–1952
      2. 2. Elizabeth Reagan 1861–
      3. 3. Charles Reagan 1862–
      4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Reagan 1867–
      5. 5. Lavinia Reagan 1857–
      6. 6. James (M) Reagan 1857–1931
      7. 7. John (Ephraim) Reagan 1856–
      8. 8. Mary (Ann "Mollie") Reagan 1854–1895 m. Alexander (C "Alex") Leslie 1851–1918 m. William (Claude "Bill") Wilson 1854–1876
        1. 1. Theodore (Hamilton) Leslie 1885–1954
        2. 2. Ferdinand Leslie 1884–1899
        3. 3. Roy (Farley Leslie) Sr 1891–1968
        4. 4. William (Claude) Wilson 1876–1961 m. Carrie (Ethel) Leggett 1882–1953
        5. 5. Emma (Eldora) Wilson 1872–1955 m. Daniel (Bradley "Dan") Tate 1866–1938

Josiah Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1762
1762
Birth of Josiah Harper in Frederick, Maryland, USA
Frederick, Maryland, USA
1837
9 September 1837
Age 75
Death of Josiah Harper in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Frederick, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1837
    Event Place: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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