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Joseph Harper

Male 1766 - 1847  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Harper was born 1766, St. Austell, Cornwall, England; died 1847, Middle Village, Queens, New York.

    Notes:

    Father of the original four Harper Brothers of the New York publishing firm.

    Joseph married Elizabeth Kollyer 9 Apr 1792. Elizabeth died Nov 1845, New York, NY. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. James Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Apr 1795, Newtown, NY; died 27 Mar 1869, New York, NY.
    2. 3. John Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jan 1797, Long Island City, NY; died 22 Apr 1875.
    3. 4. Joseph Wesley Harper, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Dec 1801, Newtown, NY; died 14 Feb 1870, Brooklyn, NY.
    4. 5. Fletcher Kollyer Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Jan 1806, Long Island City, NY; died 27 May 1877, New York, NY.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James HarperJames Harper Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born 13 Apr 1795, Newtown, NY; died 27 Mar 1869, New York, NY.

  2. 3.  John HarperJohn Harper Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born 22 Jan 1797, Long Island City, NY; died 22 Apr 1875.

  3. 4.  Joseph Wesley Harper, Sr.Joseph Wesley Harper, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born 25 Dec 1801, Newtown, NY; died 14 Feb 1870, Brooklyn, NY.

    Joseph married Hannah Peck 1828. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Joseph Wesley Harper, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1830; died 1896.

  4. 5.  Fletcher Kollyer HarperFletcher Kollyer Harper Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born 31 Jan 1806, Long Island City, NY; died 27 May 1877, New York, NY.

    Notes:

    Grandfather of Margaret Harper Sibley

    Fletcher married Jane Freelove Lyon 1825. Jane was born 1808, New York, NY; died 18 Apr 1895, New York. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Joseph Wesley Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jan 1827, New York, NY; died 8 Dec 1866, New York, NY.
    2. 8. Fletcher Harper, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Oct 1828; died 22 May 1890.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Joseph Wesley Harper, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (4.Joseph2, 1.Joseph1) was born 1830; died 1896.

  2. 7.  Joseph Wesley Harper Descendancy chart to this point (5.Fletcher2, 1.Joseph1) was born 12 Jan 1827, New York, NY; died 8 Dec 1866, New York, NY.

    Joseph married Ellen Urling Smith 21 Aug 1847, London, England. Ellen was born 22 Aug 1825, England ; died 19 Jul 1876, Irvington, New York. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Fletcher Urling Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1848 Aug 15; died 1881.
    2. 10. Joseph Henry Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jun 1850, New York, NY; died 1938.
    3. 11. Freddie Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1852; died 1853.
    4. 12. Louis Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1854; died 1855.
    5. 13. Adelaide Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1859; died 1861.
    6. 14. Ellen Jane Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jun 1859, New York, NY; died 14 Jan 1925, New York, NY.
    7. 15. William Durbin Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1862 Aug 31; died 1939 Dec 2.

  3. 8.  Fletcher Harper, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Fletcher2, 1.Joseph1) was born 7 Oct 1828; died 22 May 1890.

    Notes:

    Father of Margaret Durbin Harper SIbley

    Fletcher married Margaret Cook Durbin. Margaret was born 1830; died 16 Feb 1886. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Margaret Durbin Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Feb 1852; died 28 May 1939.


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Fletcher Urling Harper Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 5.Fletcher2, 1.Joseph1) was born 1848 Aug 15; died 1881.

    Notes:

    husband of Tacie B. Harper

    Fletcher married Tacie Belle McDonald. Tacie was born 1854 Oct 24; died 1942 Nov 6. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Tacie Belle Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1875 Apr 22.
    2. 18. Fletcher Urling Harper, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1877 Nov 14; died 1879 Jun 16.

  2. 10.  Joseph Henry Harper Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 5.Fletcher2, 1.Joseph1) was born 23 Jun 1850, New York, NY; died 1938.

    Joseph married Mary Say Hoe 1873. Mary (daughter of Richard March Hoe and Mary Hoe) was born 9 Jan 1854; died 9 Jun 1925. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Mary Hoe Harper  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 May 1875; died 8 Nov 1904.

  3. 11.  Freddie Harper Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 5.Fletcher2, 1.Joseph1) was born 1852; died 1853.

  4. 12.  Louis Harper Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 5.Fletcher2, 1.Joseph1) was born 1854; died 1855.

  5. 13.  Adelaide Harper Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 5.Fletcher2, 1.Joseph1) was born 1859; died 1861.

  6. 14.  Ellen Jane HarperEllen Jane Harper Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 5.Fletcher2, 1.Joseph1) was born 3 Jun 1859, New York, NY; died 14 Jan 1925, New York, NY.

  7. 15.  William Durbin Harper Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 5.Fletcher2, 1.Joseph1) was born 1862 Aug 31; died 1939 Dec 2.

    Notes:

    2nd husband of Tacie Harper

    William married T.B. McDonald. [Group Sheet]


  8. 16.  Margaret Durbin HarperMargaret Durbin Harper Descendancy chart to this point (8.Fletcher3, 5.Fletcher2, 1.Joseph1) was born 14 Feb 1852; died 28 May 1939.

    Notes:

    Margaret Durbin Harper Sibley was married to Hiram Watson Sibley, making her Emily Sibley Watson's sister-in-law. She was the only child of Fletcher Harper, Jr., and Margaret Cook Durbin Harper. Her grandfather, father, uncles, and cousins comprised the Harper Brothers publishers. The mother of six children, of whom only three would live to adulthood, Margaret was frequently ill during the early years of the marriage, but went on to become a leader in the field of health care and hospitals in Rochester. She was president of Genesee Hospital for 25 years, and first president of the Nurses Training School board. Mrs. Sibley built the first children's ward and the first nurses home.

    Margaret married Hiram Watson Sibley 1873. Hiram (son of Hiram Sibley and Elizabeth Maria Tinker) was born 2 Mar 1845; died 28 Jun 1932; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Margaret Harper Sibley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1873; died 30 Nov 1874.
    2. 21. Hiram J. Sibley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jul 1875; died 12 Apr 1886.
    3. 22. Ruth Sibley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1878; died 1977.
    4. 23. John Durbin Sibley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1883; died 1888.
    5. 24. Fletcher Harper Sibley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1885; died 1959.
    6. 25. Margaret Urling Sibley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1893; died 1951.