John Heap

Brief Life History of John

When John Heap was born on 1 November 1789, in Hurst, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Heap III, was 46 and his mother, Mary Lees, was 42. He married Betty Lees on 30 August 1801, in Prestwich, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Tonge near Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 2 August 1853, in Fort Laramie, Goshen, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Fort Laramie Cemetery, Fort Laramie, Goshen, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Heap
1789–1853
Betty Lees
1781–
Marriage: 30 August 1801
Sarah Ann Heap
1808–
Anne Heap
1809–
Joseph Heap
1811–
Hannah Heap
1812–
David Heap
1813–
John Heap
1814–
Elizabeth Heap
1820–
James Heap
1820–1826
James Heap
1828–

Sources (75)

  • John Heap, "England and Wales, Census, 1851"
  • John Heap, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Jonathan Heap, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): usually a habitational name from Heap, a lost place in Bury (Lancashire), but sometimes also a topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or rock pile, from Middle English hep, heip(e) ‘heap, pile’ (Old English hēap).

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

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