Edward HARPER & Nancy __?_

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Edward HARPER
Nancy __?__

Husband: Edward HARPER
Birth: 1807, IRL
Occupation: farmer

Marriage:

Wife: Nancy __?__
Birth: 1807/8, MA
Occupation: homemaker

Children — born in Westport, Essex Co., NY:

1. Robert HARPER, b. 1829/30
2. Catherine HARPER, b. 1831/2
3. William HARPER, b. 1834/5
4. Elizabeth HARPER, b. 1836/7
5. Edward D. HARPER, b. 1838/9
6. Ruth A. HARPER, b. 1841/2

Keywords for search engines: Ireland, Eire; USA, United States, Massachusetts, New York

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 22; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 NY Essex Co. Westport Roll 114 p. 301 Ln. 23 Edward Harper 100 010 - 000 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Robert (b. 1829/30)

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = Edward (b. 1807)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Nancy (b. 1807/8)

3. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19-20 of 22 — mis-indexed as "West Point"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 NY Essex Co. West Port Roll 282 p. 134 Ln. 26 Edward Harper 111 001 - 110 001 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Edward (b. 1838/9)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = William (b. 1834/5)

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = Robert (b. 1829/30)

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Edward (b. 1807)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Elizabeth (b. 1836/7)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Catherine (b. 1831/2)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Nancy (b. 1807/8)

1 person employed in agriculture

4. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #32 of 58): Westport, Essex Co., NY, Roll M432_503, p. 52A, 784/805, enumerated 31 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Edward Harper 42 M Farmer 2000 Ireland

Nancy 42 F Mass

Robert 20 M NY

William 15 M

Elizabeth 13 F

Edward 11 M

Ruth 8 F

5. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6-7 of 51): Westport P.O., Westport, Essex Co., NY, Roll M653_753, pp. 575-576, PN 40-41, 277/268, enumerated 10 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Edward Harper 53 M Farmer 2000 500 Ireland

Nancy " 52 F Massachusetts

Elizabeth " 23 F Dress Maker New York

Edward D " 21 F Farmer do

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Ruth A Harper 18 F New York

Andrew Rasey 10 M do

Walter " 7 M do

Andrew and Walter RAZEY are the sons of their daughter, Catherine.

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