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Benjamin Porter 1692–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1692

Birth Location: Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 30 June 1778

Death Location: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Porter

Mother: Lydia Herrick

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The story of Benjamin Porter began in 1692 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Benjamin Porter passed away in 1778 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Porter began in 1692 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Porter passed away in 1778 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Benjamin Porter's Ancestors

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Benjamin Porter
1692–1778
Birth Place: Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
John Porter
1658–1753
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Herrick
1661–1737
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Porter
1637–1660
Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Woodbery
1642–1688
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Henry (Herrick) Jr
1639–1702
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lydia Herrick
1640–1690
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Sgt Porter
1595–1676
Mary Porter
1598–1684
William Dodge
1604–1685
Elisabeth Haskell
1612–1689
Henry "Lyon"
1604–1671
Editha Laskin
1614–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lieut Porter
1567–1660
Sarah Bradstreet
1568–1596
Thomas Endicott
1560–1621
Alice Westlake
1565–1643
Willm. Hericke
1557–1653

Benjamin Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1692
1692
Birth of Benjamin Porter in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1778
30 June 1778
Age 86
Death of Benjamin Porter in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1778
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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