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John Harper
1780 - 1838 (58 years)-
Name John Harper Born 6 Apr 1780 Otley, West Yorkshire, England 
Gender Male Died 26 Jul 1838 Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England [1] Person ID I4189 Speirs-Taylor Last Modified 23 Mar 2021
Father James Harper, c. 20 Oct 1749, Otley, West Yorkshire, England Mother Elizabeth Smith, c. 30 May 1749, Chebsey, Staffordshire, England Married 14 Dec 1778 Family ID F1307 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rachel Waterhouse, b. 27 Jul 1779, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England , d. 13 Jul 1860, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England (Age 80 years) Married 30 Dec 1799 Calverley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Children 1. James Harper, b. 25 May 1800, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England 2. J Harper, b. 18 May 1802, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England , d. 18 May 1802, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England (Age 0 years)3. Nancy Harper, c. 5 Jun 1805, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England + 4. Mary Ann Harper, b. 16 Dec 1806, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England , d. 30 Nov 1881, Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory (Age 74 years)+ 5. William Waterhouse Harper, c. 10 Jul 1808, Bradford, Yorkshire, England , d. 1884, Yorkshire East Riding, England (Age ~ 75 years)6. Jane Harper, c. 17 Mar 1811, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England 7. Eliza Harper, c. 29 Nov 1812, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England 8. John Harper, c. 29 May 1814, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England 9. Sally (Sarah) Harper, c. 13 Oct 1816, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England 10. Joseph Waterhouse Harper, c. 3 May 1818, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England Last Modified 15 Aug 2017 Family ID F1306 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Married - 30 Dec 1799 - Calverley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 
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Documents 
1799 Marriage of John Harper and Rachael Waterhouse
30 December 1799, Calverley St Wilfrid, West Yorkshire
John Harper of this parish, Clothier, and Rachael Waterhouse of this parish, Spinster, were married 20 December 1799 in St Wilfrid Church.
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West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
1800 Baptism of James Harper
15 June 1800, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
James Harper, son of John Harper (son of James) and Rachel, his wife, was born 25 May and baptized 15 Jun 1800.
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West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812.
1802 Burial of John Harper
18 May 1802, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
J. newborn son of John Harper, Little Moor [Road]. No age is listed so he did not even live ne day.
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West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
1802 "Churching" of the Wife of John Harper
26 May 1802, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
Rachel, John Harper's wife, lost a son on May 18 1802. On May 26 1802 she went St Lawrence Church for a cleansing ceremony called "Churching of Women." It is a ceremony given after childbirth that includes thanksgiving for her survival. It "is performed even when a child is stillborn, or has died unbaptized." (Wikipedia)
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West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1912.
1805 Baptism of Nancy Harper
5 June 1805, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
Nancy Harper, daughter of John Harper (son of James) and Rachel Waterhouse, was born on 3 May and baptized on 5 Jun 1805 in the St Lawrence Church.
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West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.
1807 Baptism of Mary Anne Harper
11 January 1807, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
Mary Anne Harper, daughter John Harper (son of James) and Rachel Waterhouse, was born 16 Dec 1806 and baptized 11 Jan 1807 in the St Lawrence Church.
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West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
1808 Baptism of William Waterhouse Harper
10 July 1808, Pudsey St Lawrence, West Yorkshire
William Waterhouse Harper, son of John Harper of Pudsey, Clothier, was baptized in the St Lawrence Church.
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West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
1881 Obituary of Mary Ann Harper Noble
10 December 1881, The Ogden Standard, Ogden, Utah
Mary Ann Harper Noble, daughter of John and Rachel Harper, died in Smithfield on 30 Nov 1881. She was the wife of William G Noble. She was born in Pudsey, Yorkshire in Dec 1809 and married William on 7 Dec 1830. She immigrated to Utah in 1860 with her husband. They had 11 children.
Newspapers.com
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Sources - [S120] England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
FHL microfilm 467,727
Name John Harper
Gender Male
Burial Date 26 Jul 1838
Burial Place Askrigg, York, England
- [S120] England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.