Colonel Alexander Harper - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

Alexander Harper was born in Middletown, Connecticut in 1744. In the year 1770 he took a patent of a large tract of land and moved to Harpersfield, Delaware County, in the state of New York.

In 1777 he received a captain's commission in a regiment of rangers commanded by Col. John Harper, the regiment having been raised by the direction of Gov. Clinton. He was afterwards promoted to the rank of colonel, and served with distinction in the War of the Revolution.

On June 28, 1798 he moved with his family to what is now Harpersfield, Ashtabula County, Ohio, and settled there, dying on the tenth of September of the same year. This section of the country was then a wilderness, and Col. Harper gave the township of Harpersfield it's name.

It is said that soon after landing he placed his staff in the ground and dedicated a portion of land as a cemetery, and he himself was the first to be buried there; he being the first white person buried in the Western Reserve, whose grave can be identified.

Location type: Single Grave Date of Birth: 1744 Date of Death: September 10, 1798 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: Col. Alexander Harper died September 10, 1798 aged 54 Years Around this monumental stone, Let friendship drop a sacred tear. A Husband Kind a Parent fond, An Upright Man lies buried Here. Ranks: Colonel

Visit Instructions:

PLEASE NOTE: This category is for American Revolutionary War Veterans only. Veterans of other revolutions are not part of this category.

I have allowed one entry for a grave of British solders, but it was an exception. Please only list graves for Colonial soldiers.

Simply visit the locations. Please provide as much information as possible. Pictures would be a great addition.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   12/31/2018 marvin03 visited it 12/16/2018 marvin03 visited it 03/02/2012 JoelMart visited it 10/23/2010 miatabug visited it

View all visits/logs