Samuel Barker Harper (1777 - 1862)

Born 10 Apr 1777 in Newtown, Queens, New York, USA

Husband of Christiana (Arcularius) Harper — married 1799 in New York City, New York, New York, USA

Descendants

Died 29 Jul 1862 at age 85 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA

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Biography

Samuel Barker Harper was born 10 April 1777^[1] to James Harper and Rebecca Cornish in Newtown, Queens, New York.^[2]

He carried on in the grocery business in New York City as his father had done.^[3][4][5]

Samuel married Christiana Arcularius, daughter of Philip Jacob Arcularius and Elizabeth Grim, in 1799.^[3]

In 1842 they build at home at 45 St. Mark's Place in the city.^[3][6]

Christiana died in 1860,^[3] and Samuel followed her on 29 July 1862.^[6] They were buried at the Moravian Cemetery in New Dorp on Staten Island.^[1]

Children (perhaps not exhaustive):^[5]

• James Phillip Harper, b. abt 1812, m. Margaret Perego
• Selina Elizabeth Harper, b. abt. 1816, m. Andrew Dimock^[7]
• Margaret Matilda Harper, b. abt. 1818, m. Oliver Fleet^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLZ-2HZH : 8 September 2017), Samuel Barker Harper, 1862; Burial, New Dorp, Richmond (Staten Island), New York, United States of America, Moravian Cemetery; citing record ID 93468447, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ Harper, Joseph H. The House of Harper, a Century of Publishing in Franklin Square. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1912, p. 1 (https://archive.org/stream/houseofharpercen00harp#page/n13/mode/2up).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Margaret K. Hofer, "Cross-Stitched History: Artistry and ambition in Christina Arcularius’s Tree of Knowledge sampler," Common-Place; the Journal of Early American Life, Vol. 04 No. 4, July 2004 (http://common-place.org/book/cross-stitched-history-artistry-and-ambition-in-christina-arculariuss-tree-of-knowledge-sampler/).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH29-2QZ : accessed 21 April 2018), Samuel B Harper, New York Ward 2, New York, New York, United States; citing p. 137, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 181,386.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBN-Q2R : 12 April 2016), Samuel B Harper, New York City, ward 17, New York, New York, United States; citing family 2994, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WHM-2VP : 10 February 2018), Samuel B. Harper, 29 Jul 1862; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 447,565.
7. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WXS-NH7 : 10 February 2018), Christina Arcularius Harper in entry for Selina Elizabeth Dimock, 30 Mar 1899; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,958.
8. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WXC-5WK : 10 February 2018), Christina A. Harper in entry for Margaret Matilda Fleet, 02 Jul 1901; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,993.