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Benjamin Porter 1639–1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1639

Birth Location: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 7 Jan 1722

Death Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sgt. Porter

Mother: Mary Endicott

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In 1639, Benjamin Porter entered the world in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Sgt John Porter And Mary Endicott. Benjamin Porter passed away in 1722 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1639, Benjamin Porter entered the world in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Sgt John Porter And Mary Endicott.
  • Benjamin Porter passed away in 1722 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Benjamin Porter's Ancestors

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Benjamin Porter
1639–1722
Birth Place: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Sgt. John Porter
1594–1676
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Mary Endicott
1596–1684
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Grandparents
John Porter
1563–1625
Claines, Worcestershire, England
Sybil Vessey
1561–1625
Little Baddow, Essex, England
Thomas Endicott
1560–1621
Drewston Manor, Devon, , England
Alice Westlake
1565–1643
Chagford, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Porter
1672–1754
Mary Porter
1542–1616
Elizabeth Church
1536–1639
William Westlake
1535–1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Porter
1641–1672
Sarah Porter
1646–1719
John Church
1507–1559
James Westlake
1495–1535

Benjamin Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1639
Nov 1639
Birth of Benjamin Porter in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1639
Nov 1639
Benjamin Porter was baptized in Hingham
Hingham
1722
7 Jan 1722
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Porter in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1639
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Nov 1639
    Event Place: Hingham
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1635, and

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1722
    Event Place: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1635, and

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