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Benjamin Herrick Porter 1692 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1692

Birth Location: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 30 Jun 1778

Death Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: John Porter

Mother: Lydia Herrick

Spouse(s): Sarah Tyler

Children(s): Moses Porter, Benjamin Porter, Sarah Porter, Lucy Porter, Lydia Porter

The birth of Benjamin Herrick Porter took place in 1692 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, to John Dodge Porter and Lydia Herrick. Benjamin Herrick Porter married Sarah Tyler, and together they had Moses Porter, Benjamin Tyler Porter, Sarah Porter, Lucy Porter and Lydia Porter. Benjamin Herrick Porter's death occurred in 1778 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Parents

John Porter
1658 – 1753
Birth Location: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
JP
Lydia Herrick
1661 – 1737
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
LH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Tyler
1696 – 1767
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
ST

Children(s)

Moses Porter
1719 – 1811
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
MP
Benjamin Porter
1721 – 1784
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
BP
Sarah Porter
1726 –
Birth Location: –
SP
Lucy Porter
1751 – 1822
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
LP
Lydia Porter
Birth Location: –
LP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1692
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Book Title: A Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1635, and

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1783
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Jun 1778
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts, Book Title: A Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Porter, who settled at Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1635, and

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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