Laura May Harper

Brief Life History of Laura May

When Laura May Harper was born on 30 April 1875, in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Harper, was 48 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Gold, was 40. She married Henry Thompson Duffy on 10 June 1892, in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Concord Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910. She died in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Thompson Duffy
1867–1894
Laura May Harper
1875–
Marriage: 10 June 1892
Clarence Henry Duffy
1892–1918
John Warren Duffy
1894–1954

Sources (8)

  • Laura Fullerton, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Laura Harper, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Maria Harper in entry for John Warren Duffy and Minnie Luccile Lackeba, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English (Staffordshire), Scottish, Irish (Antrim and Down), and Dutch: occupational name for a player on the harp, from Middle English harper(e) ‘harper’ (Old English hearpere) and Middle Dutch harper, herper. The harper was one of the most important figures of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’, ‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland.

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

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