Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Roper was born on 15 August 1863, his father, Henry Roper, was 45 and his mother, Anne Louisa Dicks, was 41. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Isabella Jane Taylor. He died on 25 April 1921, at the age of 57, and was buried in General Protestant Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland.
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- Joseph Roper, "Find A Grave Index"
- Joseph Roper in entry for Laura Emma Roper, "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949"
- Joseph Roper in entry for Janie Isabel Roper, "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949"
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Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): occupational name from Middle English roper(e) ‘maker or seller of rope’. See Roop .
North German (Röper): occupational name for a town crier, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German rōpen ‘to call’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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