Ancestral Trails Genealogy ~ Life in the Past Lane

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John Keir Hooper¹

M, #63060, b. 1809, d. 24 October 1854

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Parents

Father	Major Hooper b. 1765, d. 24 February 1838
Mother	Catherine Urquhart b. 1783, d. 17 May 1866

Relationships	1st cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker
Last Edited	1 May 2024 20:07:19

Name	John Keir Hooper was also known as John Hooper.²
Birth	He was born in 1809, in North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.^3,1
Marriage	He married Jane Walker daughter of John Walker and Jane Davidson Weir, on 20 February 1851 in Prince County, Prince Edward IslandG.^4,5 Marriage Registration, John Keir Hooper and Jane Walker.
Living	John Keir Hooper was living in North Carleton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG, they lived and farmed at North Carleton, where their three children were born.⁶
Death	He died on 24 October 1854 in North Carleton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, 46.284156, -63.696685G.^6,2,7
Burial	He was buried in North Bedeque Cemetery, North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.36189, -63.72582G. White marble ballast stone. Inscription: In memory / of / John K. Hooper / died / Oct. 24, 1854, / AEt. 45 y's. / S. Wells, P.E.I.² Tombstone for John Keir Hooper (1809-1854). North Bedeque Cemetery, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children with Jane Walker b. 19 September 1821, d. 12 July 1892

Son	Elijah Charles Hooper+ b. 3 November 1852, d. 1914
Daughter	Addilla Jane Hooper+ b. 9 October 1854, d. 1 February 1936
Daughter	Catherine Sarah Hooper+ b. 1855, d. 26 November 1921

Citations

[S362] Personal Communication
[S3042] Marker InscriptionNorth Bedeque Cemetery
[S16439] Compiled notes
[S110] Marriages Book 1844-1852, Pg. 590.
[S131] Walker Family Bible - John Walker & Jane Weir
[S425] An Island Refuge, Loyalists and Disbanded Troops on the Island of Saint John
[S4808] Descendants of Thomas Hooper (1539- )