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	Naperville, IL
		Joseph Naper is credited with founding Naperville along the DuPage River in 1831.
		Early families like the Napers, Scotts, Hobsons, and Paines came primarily from the Northeast; by the 1840s they were joined by Pennsylvanians, Germans, English, and Scots.
		The Naper Settlement, established in 1969 under the Naperville Park District, has transported historic structures from across the area and serves as a focal point for the Naperville community.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/868.html (611 words)

	Chapter 4
		Naper who was thirty-nine impressed the other members of the Assembly as being friendly, intelligent and statesmanlike in his judgments.
		At the meeting of the legislature that began soon after the start of the new year, Naper who represented Cook County in the General Assembly was able to turn the Chicago meeting resolution aside and quietly advocate the creation of a new county from townships in southwest Cook County.
		Captain Naper was elected again in 1838, and the legislative session began soon after the first of the year in 1839.
	www.dupageheritage.org /yps/chapter4.html (3076 words)

	Naperville Wine Festival - City of Naperville Information
		Founded by Captain Joseph Naper in 1831, Naperville is the area's oldest settlement and DuPage's original county seat.
		Naper Settlement is a museum that serves northeastern Illinois as a unique educational and cultural resource.
		Set on 13 park-like acres, Naper Settlement's mission is to collect, preserve and authentically interpret community life in a 19th century town – Naperville, Illinois –; within the environment of a museum village emphasizing entertaining hands-on educational and interactive learning.
	www.napervillewinefestival.com /InPLAY-NWF-Naperville-05.htm (312 words)

	Joseph Needham : Sirchin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (December 9, 1900 – March 24, 1995) was a British biochemist, but was best known as a pre-eminent authority on the history of Chinese science.
		She shared with Joseph Needham and Karl Popper the rare distinction of being a...
		Joseph Needham, Robin DS Yates, with the collaboration of Krzysztof Gawlikowski,...
	sirchin.com /?topic:joseph-needham (452 words)

	April05
		When Amy Naper and husband John Murray emigrated to Illinois, they were nearly a generation older than the rest of the pioneers.
		The Naper brothers, the Butterfields and many others were in their early thirties or younger, while John was 46.
		John Murray, the wife of Amy Naper and brother-in-law to Joseph and John, was also an original founder of our town, drawing up the subscription of the town’s first school in 1831.
	www.positivelynaperville.com /DuPageNostalgia.html (856 words)

	James Earl Fraser; Naper Avenue; Highland, IL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Joseph Naper and his brother sailed to Chicago to deliver a sailboat and then moved on west to the Naperville area where they ran a sawmill.
		In the 1830’s Naper Settlement was larger than Chicago and actually became the first town chartered in Cook County.
		The town was platted in 1836 by General Joseph Semple, a Scot, who convinced the settlers that the area resembled his native Scotland and, thus, the name Highland was chosen.
	www.chicago-scots.org /clubs/History/Newsletters/1994/Oct94-1.htm (514 words)

	press release Naper Artifacts
		When Joseph Naper was sworn in as Naperville's village president in 1857, he promised to uphold the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Illinois and to perform the duties of president according to the law and to the best of his understanding.
		Because of that vow, before he took and signed the oath of office to become village president, it is believed that Joseph Naper gave up his dueling pistols to a friend or family member to keep.
		According to research conducted by Naper Settlement staff, this type of dueling pistol set was manufactured by Henry Deringer of Philadelphia from the late 1820s to 1866.
	www.napersettlement.org /museuminfo/pr_Naper_Artifacts.htm (543 words)

	Naperville - naperville real estate
		Naperville was founded in 1831 by Joseph Naper.
		Fire Station #2 is at the intersection of Bailey Road and Naper Boulevard.
		There is also one private airport, the Naper Aero Club field, naperville new homes designation LL-10, on the western edge of town.
	www.meteoroloo.com /Met-North-America-L---N/Naperville.html (1917 words)

	FAMILY HISTORY, GENEOLOGY, for WHEATON, One Name Society, Places Connected with American Wheatons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		"Capt. Naper's proposal for creating a new county to be known as DuPage County was passed quickly by the General Assembly on February 9, 1839.........
		In the central and western part of the new county, aggressive young people from the town of Pomfret in eastern Connecticut were in the process of moving into central and western DuPage County in such strength that it amounted to organizing a new community of Pomfret on the Illinois prairie.
		Joseph Napper, who for a brief, fleeting moment overpowered Chicago leaders, set up a new county and made it possible for the people in the valley of the DuPage River to escape the political domination of the colossus on Lake Michigan.
	home.clara.net /wheatonjk/ameri2.htm (1442 words)

	press release archaeological dig
		The Naperville Heritage Society is conducting an archaeological dig on the site of the Joseph Naper homestead, located on the southeast corner of Jefferson Avenue and Mill Street.
		Since the property is not on the grounds of Naper Settlement, formal authority was required to grant permission to the Heritage Society.
		Located in the heart of downtown Naperville, Naper Settlement is open year round.
	www.napersettlement.org /museuminfo/pr_archaeological_dig.htm (513 words)

	12 South Columbia Street, Naperville, IL - History, Offered by Ory Realty
		In 1831 Captain Joseph Naper, a former river boat Captain and a small contingent of sturdy, hard working group of settlers formed the nucleus of growth of a community that was destined to become Naperville, Illinois.
		The women and children of the Naper and Hobson settlements were forced to endure the trek eastward to the safety of Fort Dearborn in Chicago.
		Within the next four years, by 1835, the settlement of Naper's was a busy little community of hard working farmers, businessmen and their equally industrious wives and children.
	www.oryrealty.com /Properties/12SColumbia/pg12SColumbiaHistory.htm (5179 words)

	Brittany Homes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It is also "The Most Kid-Friendly City in America," the number one city in the country in which to raise children and one of the best places to retire in America.
		In 1831, the original settlement was named after homesteader Captain Joseph Naper.
		In 1970 the Naper Settlement was established honoring the city's pioneers.
	www.brittanyhomes.com /naperville.html (293 words)

	TownClick Community Guide - Village History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1831, Captain Joseph Naper, his brother, John, and their families were among the first to settle in Naperville along the banks of the DuPage River.
		Among the many new homes being built throughout the settlement, Joseph and John Naper built a trading house, school, sawmill and gristmill.
		By 1835, Naperville was a flourishing village situated at the crossroads of two critical thoroughfares: one stretching from Chicago to the Mississippi River town of Galena, and the other from Chicago to the state capitol which was, at that time, Vandalia.
	chicago.townclick.com /naperville/community/community_vh_hist.asp (228 words)

	Naperville Festival Naper Days: Family Histories
		Joseph Wehrli and his family, including wife Egustine and sons George, Samuel, John and Peter, came to Naperville in 1846.
		Their name was originally registered as Wehrly in the 1850 census and as Werle in early-recorded land deeds.
		Joseph Wehrli hosted the first Catholic Masses in his cabin and was one of the founding families of what would become SS.
	www.naperdays.org /index.php?id=617 (341 words)

	THE MEN WHO CREATED
		He traveled on the boat commanded by Capt. Joseph Naper, founder of Naperville.
		On a later trip on the Telegraph, a ship Joseph Naper built, he was joined by his brother, John.
		Colonel Warren was elected to two terms in the lower House following Joseph Naper’s first two terms and preceding Naper’s last term.
	www.dupageheritage.org /yps/dp1stmen.html (3434 words)

	190 North
		Founded by Joseph Naper in the 1830's, it began largely as an agricultural hub, but today, it has world-class shopping, restaurants, parks, schools and museums!
		Peggy Frank is the Executive Director at Naper Settlement.
		"It was a planned effort by Joseph Naper who had been a sea captain from Ohio, to come and establish a town," said Peggy Frank.
	www.190north.com /190/ExtraInfo/092505_naperville.htm (850 words)

	Capt. Joseph Naper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Joseph Naper and his brother John were of Scottish descent.
		In 1831, Joseph Naper laid claim to a parcel of land along the DuPage River and with several other families established Naper’s Settlement.
		However, there is still a Naper Settlement and the Illinois St.
	www.chicago-scots.org /clubs/History/Newsletters/1999/Oct99-1.htm (462 words)

	Naperville Riverwalk Safari Handout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Movement of Pottawatomie and other native peoples into the region brought human-caused fires that promoted growth of prairies and savannahs.
		Joseph Naper settlement 1831: sawmill on Mill Street processed lumber from the woodlands along the river.
		By 1840 the trees have been cleared and the mill was converted to a grist mill.
	www.nicertutor.com /sketches/NPD/Riverwalk/handout.html (407 words)

	Lone Feather and the Settlers: A History of Naperville, Illinois
		The conflict—and the eventual resolution—between the native tribes who occupied the land and the settlers who came to claim it are captured in three firsthand accounts.
		Each chapter-story is told by a different woman: Lone Feather, a fictitious Pottawatomie woman; Almeda Naper, wife of settler Captain Joseph Naper; and Hannah Ditzler, a schoolteacher who was born and lived for ninety years in the town known as Naperville, and whose diaries first inspired this book.
		Their leader was Captain Naper, and he was a big friendly man. His children came out of their log house to greet us.
	www.authorhouse.com /Bookstore/ItemDetail~bookid~38608.aspx (1000 words)

	Naperville Evening Kiwanis Club - Naperville Page
		Naperville was founded in 1831 by Captain Joseph Naper and was incorporated in 1890.
		It is approximately 36 square miles and supports an estimated population of 134,700.
		The City of Naperville maintains an official web site; additional information about the community can be obtained through the Chamber of Commerce.
	napervillekiwanis.tripod.com /naperville.htm (69 words)

	GenForum - Search Engine Results
		Re: Naper Joseph born 1875 VT - Jackie Doeden November 10, 2000
		Re: Naper Joseph born 1875 VT - kay November 10, 2000
		Naper Joseph born 1875 VT - Jackie Doeden November 08, 2000
	genforum.genealogy.com /cgi-bin/search.cgi?forum=il&url=/il/&path=/il/&terms=Naperville&boolean=AND (449 words)

	NAPERVILLE \| Chicago Tribune
		The settlement is a living history village, offering a slice of 19th Century pioneer life as it re-creates the early days of DuPage County's oldest city, complete with costumed villagers demonstrating period arts and trades including flsmithing, spinning, weaving and printing.
		The Pre-Emption house was torn down in 1946, and replicated on the grounds of Naper Settlement in 1997.
		It also includes a portrait of Joseph Naper (1798-1862), Naperville's first resident and town namesake.
	www.chicagotribune.com /news/custom/WestSuburban/chi-0203190354mar20,0,6680056.story?page=1 (1047 words)

	The life of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Brethren Jacob Baumgartner and Joseph Long (he died in 1869 and was buried in a cemetery near Forreston, Illinois, #59) were the first preachers of the Society in that part of country, and formed a class of seven members in 1822.
		, Illinois, Captain Joseph Naper in 1841, donated to the Evangelical Association the lot on north side of West Van Buren avenue (half-way between Eagle and Webster streets) on which the Evangelical Association built a small church.
		(See the 1841 entries for more on Joseph Naper and the EA church) The personal property of Jacob Fry was inventoried by among others W. Wheaton, one of the brothers after which Wheaton, Illinois, was named.
	hometown.aol.com /ToddBolen/Jacob_Fry.html (7891 words)

	Naperville Community & Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Captain Joseph Naper and his brother John were the first settlers, building a sawmill on the river banks.
		Naper Settlement is a 12 acre, 19th century living museum with 24 historic structures.
		Centennial Beach is a water-filled quarry for community activities.
	www.lfeinstein.com /naperville.php (333 words)

	Forts of Illinois..... History of Illinois Forts presented by Illinois Genealogy Trails History Group
		He immediately sent his trusted officer, Captain Joseph Bowman, with some forty men and a party of Kaskaskians, to take the villages to the north.
		On a French map drawn in 1683 is marked "Fort Checagou." According to traditions handed down by regional historians, the fort was said to have been abandoned after the French and Indian War in 1763.
		In 1810 a council of Pottawatomies, Ottawas and Chippewas was held at St. Joseph, Mich., at which it was decided not to join the confederacy proposed by Chief Tecumseh.
	genealogytrails.com /ill/forts.html (13185 words)

	City of Naperville
		NAPERVILLE, Ill.— The Naperville City Council approved yesterday the purchase of 1/3 of an acre of land, located at 338 W. Jefferson Ave., on the southeast corner of Mill Street and Jefferson Avenue.
		The vacant land is significant because the parcel has been verified by Naperville Heritage Society researchers to be the location of Captain Joseph Naper's original homestead - the former home site of Naperville's founder.
		"We think it's appropriate that the land where Captain Joseph Naper first lived is now owned by the City of Naperville, especially as we celebrate the 175th anniversary year of the city's founding," said Craig Blomquist assistant manager special projects.
	www.naperville.il.us /dynamic_content.aspx?id=1665 (137 words)

	Winfield Township Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		When the General Assembly approved the township form of government in 1849, DuPage County voters overwhelmingly adopted it in November, 773 to 1.
		Three appointed commissioners.Joseph Naper, Daniel Fish and Erastus Hills then divided DuPage into townships, or towns as they were referred to then.
		Early in 1850 the legal voters in the township held their first meeting to select a name for the township.
	www.winfieldtownship.com /Winfield (551 words)

	Friends of Naperville Carillon: Building the Carillon
		It is properly known as a Grand Carillon.
		The largest bell, dedicated as the Captain Joseph Naper Bell, or "Big Joe" as it has become known, weighs almost 6 tons.
		The bronze bells of the Millennium Carillon were cast at the Royal Eijsbouts Bell Foundry in The Netherlands.
	www.naperville-carillon.org /index.php?id=376 (274 words)

	2004 Naperville Idea Home: Naperville at a Glance
		The town, founded by Joseph Naper in 1831, has earned multiple honors as an outstanding place to raise kids, start a home-based business, or retire.
		The Naperville area boasts many homes built at the turn of the 20th century and features several golf courses, 60 playgrounds, and a park (125 in all) within walking distance of nearly every neighborhood.
		The Naper Settlement gives visitors a look into the past with homes, public buildings, and reenactors that illustrate life in the 19th century as the town was evolving from a frontier outpost into a thriving community.
	www.bhg.com /mwl/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/mwl/story/data/IDHM_Naperville.xml&catref=cat290005&page=2 (214 words)

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