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Alexander Porter 1786–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1786

Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Dec 1867

Death Location: Southern Division, Talladega, Alabama, USA

Father: Mitchell PORTER

Mother: Penelope West

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Alexander Porter was born in 1786 in Botetourt County, Virginia, USA, the child of Mitchell Alexander Porter And Penelope West. Alexander Porter passed away in 1867 in Southern Division, Talladega, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Porter was born in 1786 in Botetourt County, Virginia, USA, the child of Mitchell Alexander Porter And Penelope West.
  • Alexander Porter passed away in 1867 in Southern Division, Talladega, Alabama, USA.

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Alexander Porter's Ancestors

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Alexander Porter
1786–1867
Birth Place: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Mitchell Alexander PORTER
1759–1836
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Penelope West
1765–1841
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Porter
1731–1810
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Mitchell
1739–
Virginia, United States
William West
1750–1829
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1696–1759
Mabel Pitkin
1700–1733
John* Mitchell
1717–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Porter
1665–1752
Hannah Cowles
1664–1701
Roger Pitkin
1662–1748

Alexander Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1786
25 Jan 1786
Birth of Alexander Porter in Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
1867
Dec 1867
Age 81
Death of Alexander Porter in Southern Division, Talladega, Alabama, USA
Southern Division, Talladega, Alabama, USA
1868
3 Feb 1868
Age 82
Alexander Porter - Probate in Talladega, Alabama, USA
Talladega, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1786
    Event Place: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1804; Page Number: 77

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1804; Page Number: 77

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1867
    Event Place: Southern Division, Talladega, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1833-1853; Wills and Inventories, 1852-1907; Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Talladega County); Probate Place: Talladega, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Talladega, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1833-1853; Wills and Inventories, 1852-1907; Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Talladega County); Probate Place: Talladega, Alabama

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