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Margaret Anne Harper
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Educator.
Born at New Brunswick on 21 October 1867, she attended the St. John Normal School and later attended university. After contracting bronchitis in 1892, she moved to Manitoba later that year upon medical advice to seek a drier climate.
At Winnipeg, she received a second-class teaching certificate (1892) and taught for over 40 years, primarily in the greater Winnipeg area, many years after August 1906 of which were in classrooms of the Winnipeg School District. She taught at Norquay School (1906-1907), Machray School (1907-1908), Gladstone School (1908-1910), Isbister School (1910-1916), Mulvey School (1916-1917), St. Charles School / Beauchemin School (1917-1918, Principal), and Lord Selkirk School (1918-1930) prior to retirement around 1936. She lived at 3633 Roblin Boulevard in Charleswood.
She died at 99 Roslyn Road in Winnipeg on 18 July 1947 and was buried in the St. James Cemetery.
Death registration [Margaret Harper], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
1931 Canada census, Library and Archives Canada.
“Certificates granted,” Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 7 September 1892, page 8.
“The successsful students,” Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 2 August 1893, page 5.
“City School Board meeting,” Manitoba Morning Free Press, 12 December 1900, page 6.
“School Board appointments,” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 August 1906, page 5.
“Marks 70th birthday,” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 24 October 1936, page 12.
Death notice, Winnipeg Free Press, 19 July 1947, page 19.
“Margaret Harper, early teacher, dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 19 July 1947, page 13.
“Retired teacher dies in 81st year,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 July 1947, page 25.
Winnipeg estate files (ATG 0025A), #37133 Margaret Harper, GR4873, Archives of Manitoba.
Saint James Cemetery burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 9 June 2024
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