Josephine E 'Josie' Harper

1878 - 1956  (78 years)

• Name	Josephine E 'Josie' Harper  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	3 Nov 1878	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2]
  	Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Census	1920	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Alfred Butler
  Census	1950	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed of Alfred Butler
  Death	24 Dec 1956  [6]
  Person ID	I29678	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Harlan Pace Harper,   b. 12 Jun 1849, Maine, USA d. 20 Oct 1894 (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Caroline Marella 'Carrie' Murphy,   b. 4 Nov 1858, Maine, USA d. 25 Jun 1949 (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Jan 1876	Maine, USA
  Family ID	F13233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfred H 'Fred' Butler,   b. Apr 1865, Maine, USA
  Marriage	9 Mar 1895	Maine, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Grace Butler,   b. 15 Jul 1915, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 24 Feb 2011, Northeast Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Nov 1878 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1880 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 9 Mar 1895 - Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Alfred Butler - 1920 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed of Alfred Butler - 1950 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S95] Ancestry.com, Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 8. Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922 Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 8 [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 377A; Enumeration District: 159. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 377A; Enumeration District: 159 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: T625_643; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 28. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: T625_643; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 28 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tremont, Hancock, Ma. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tremont, Hancock, Ma [S9811] Ancestry.com, Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;). [S4504] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Josephine Butler • Bangor Daily News - 25 Dec 1956, Josephine Ellen "Josie" Harper Butlaer -- The Bangor Daily News; Publication Date: 25 Dec 1956; Publication Place: Bangor, Maine. https://www.newspapers.com/image/662387116/?article=696c97fc-f0ba-45f4-8ea3-5368dca0993d&focus=0.15875451,0.3354797,0.2726081,0.47596344&xid=3355 [S813] Ancestry.com, Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 8. Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922 Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 8