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Walter James Harper 1889–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 September 1889

Birth Location: Rat Portage, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 13 November 1966

Death Location: Kenora, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Folster

Mother: Jane Harper

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Walter James Harper began in 1889 in Rat Portage, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. Walter James Harper passed away in 1966 in Kenora, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter James Harper began in 1889 in Rat Portage, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.
  • Walter James Harper passed away in 1966 in Kenora, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Harper's Ancestors

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Walter Harper
1889–1966
Birth Place: Rat Portage, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
Parents
John Folster
1845–1883
St Andrews, Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land, Canada
Jane Harper
1850–1936
Lockport, Selkirk Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Grandparents
John Folster
1813–1875
Pamona Parish, Firth, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Flora McDonald
1824–1844
Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land, British America
Baikie ('Bakie') Sinclair
1802–1887
Orphir, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Elizabeth (Bethsey) Swain
1805–1857
Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Folster
1776–1871
Elizabeth Byas
1776–1850
George Sinclair
1760–
margaret gowdie
1784–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1738–1819

Walter Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1889
23 September 1889
Birth of Walter James Harper in Rat Portage, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
Rat Portage, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
1966
13 November 1966
Age 77
Death of Walter James Harper in Kenora, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
Kenora, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1889
    Event Place: Rat Portage, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 November 1966
    Event Place: Kenora, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kenora, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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