Col John Harper

1734 - 1810  (76 years)

• Name	John Harper  [1]
  Title	Col
  Birth	31 May 1734	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Nov 1810	Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I43786	MontyHistNotes_II | John Montgomery and Isabella Shaw
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	John Harper,   b. 10 Aug 1705, Derry, Cavan, Ireland d. 20 Apr 1785, Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Abigail Montgomery,   b. 1705, Aghadowey, Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. 20 Dec 1767, Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, USA (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Nov 1728	Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F10493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Miriam Thompson,   b. 12 Jul 1742, East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 25 Sep 1778, Mohawk, Montgomery, New York, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1763  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Rebecca Harper,   b. 8 Jan 1773, Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA d. 26 Jul 1826, Madison, Licking, Ohio, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F30266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 31 May 1734 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death - 20 Nov 1810 - Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S831] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Volume: 283; SAR Membership Number: 88223. Record for Walter Montgomery Shier Ancestor: Col John Harper https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2204&h=940012&indiv=try https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2204&h=940012&indiv=try [S75] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;). Record for Abigail Mungomery http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MAmarriages_ga&h=508531&indiv=try [S2655] Booth, Terry J, Ancestry of Louise Anna Booth, (Name: Location:http://kielle.ancestryregister.com/00005Kielley_web/KIELLEHomepage00005.htm; Date: 2009;;), Montgomery, William (1675-1733) Accessed KRM 4 Jul 2023 2:32pm http://kielle.ancestryregister.com/00005Kielley_web/MONTGOMERY00005.htm#i933. http://kielle.ancestryregister.com/00005Kielley_web/KIELLEHomepage00005.htm Note: This website has good interactive pointers to source references http://kielle.ancestryregister.com/00005Kielley_web/MONTGOMERY00005.htm#i933