Maj. James Harper and Eliza McBurney

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Husband Maj. James Harper ^{1 2}

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           Born: 20 Nov 1790 - York Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1854 4
         Buried: 

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         Father: Samuel Harper (      -1814) 5
         Mother: Jane Purdy (      -cal 1814) 6

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       Marriage: 24 Sep 1844 3 4

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Hay (1791-1838) 3 7 - 29 May 1817 3

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Wife Eliza McBurney ⁴

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            AKA: Elizabeth McBurney 3
           Born: 10 Jun 1805 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jan 1879 4
         Buried: 

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         Father: John McBurney (1764-      ) 8
         Mother: Sarah Hunter (1774-      ) 9

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   Other Spouse: Andrew Miller, Esq. (      -Aft 1893) 4

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth B. Harper ^{10 11}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1910
         Buried:  - Independence Twp, Beaver Co, PA

         Spouse: Alexander N. McCartney (      -Bef 1910) 10 11
           Marr: 16 Feb 1869 10

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2 F Sarah Dickson Harper ¹⁰

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1914
         Buried: 

         Spouse: M. L. Armstrong (      -      ) 10

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General Notes: Husband - Maj. James Harper

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In 1800, when he was only eight years old, his father moved from York County, Pennsylvania, to Beaver County, and settled in Hanover township. His father was a miller and built the Harper Mills in Hanover township.
He himself was also a miller.

He was a miller and a farmer. He was a major in the old commission, and a justice of the peace for many years. He was an elder of the United Presbyterian Church of Frankfort.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 72, 1049.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 644.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 645.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 72.

5 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 862.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 643.

7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1049.

8 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 71, 514.

9 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 514.

10 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 646.

11 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1098.