Harper Richardson

1 October 1786–29 March 1838 (Age 51)
Bethel, Windsor, Vermont, United States

The Life of Harper

When Harper Richardson was born on 1 October 1786, in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont, United States, his father, Sanford Richardson, was 25 and his mother, Roxalana Burroughs, was 24. He married Roxana Belknap on 29 March 1808, in Randolph, Orange, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He died on 29 March 1838, in Randolph, Orange, Vermont, United States, at the age of 51.

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Family Time Line

Harper Richardson
1786–1838
Roxana Belknap
1787–1864
Marriage: 29 March 1808
Paschal Richardson
1808–1879
George W Richardson
1810–1890
Colonel John Harper Richardson
1812–1903
Philo Belknap Richardson
1814–1891
Sanford Lemuel Richardson
1816–1892

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
29 March 1808
Randolph, Orange, Vermont, United States
children

(5)

Parents and Siblings

    Sanford Richardson

    Male1761–1818Male

    Roxalana Burroughs

    Female1762–1837Female

siblings

(7)

+2 More Children

World Events (8)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

Age 1

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State

Age 5

On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

Age 14

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the personal name Richard . This has undoubtedly also assimilated like-sounding cognates from other languages, such as Swedish Richardsson.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Harper Richardson, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
  • Harper Richardson in entry for Philo B. Richardson and Caroline S. Lyman Kibbe, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Harper Richardson in entry for Philo B Richardson and Esther M Griffin, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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