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Charles Merrick Porter 1833 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1833

Birth Location: Mayfield, Fulton, New York, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 1914

Death Location: Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA

Father: Gould Porter

Mother: Ruth Soule

Spouse(s): Sarah Benedict

Children(s): Eva Porter

Charles Merrick Porter was born in 1833 in Mayfield, Fulton, New York, USA, the child of Gould Merrick Porter and Ruth E Soule. Charles Merrick Porter married Sarah Melissa Benedict, and had children including Eva Lucinda Porter. Charles Merrick Porter passed away in 1914 in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Charles Merrick Porter was born in 1833 in Mayfield, Fulton, New York, USA, the child of Gould Merrick Porter and Ruth E Soule.
  • Charles Merrick Porter married Sarah Melissa Benedict, and had children including Eva Lucinda Porter.
  • Charles Merrick Porter passed away in 1914 in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gould Porter
1802 – 1880
Birth Location: Gloversville, Fulton, New York, USA
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Ruth Soule
1804 – 1857
Birth Location: Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Benedict
1839 – 1908
Birth Location: Jefferson County, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Eva Porter
1857 – 1940
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Charles Porter's Ancestors

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Charles Porter
1833 – 1914
Birth Place: Mayfield, Fulton, New York, USA
Parents
Gould Merrick Porter
1802 – 1880
Gloversville, Fulton, New York, USA
Ruth (E) Soule
1804 – 1857
Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, USA
Grandparents
Elijah Porter
1778 – 1851
Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Sally Sherwin
1781 – 1850
Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
Robert Soule
1767 – 1848
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1730 – 1790
Ruth Merrick
1734 – 1780
John Sherwin
1732 – 1809
Joseph (Sowle)
1733 – 1822
Charity Tripp
1747 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Porter's Descendants

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Charles (Merrick) Porter (28 Jan 1833 – 1 Jan 1914) m. Sarah (Melissa) Benedict (22 Jan 1839 – 24 Oct 1908)
  1. 1. Eva (Lucinda) Porter (11 Jul 1857 – 22 Apr 1940) m. Charles (H) Stevens (3 Aug 1846 – 15 Aug 1930)
    1. 1. John (William) Stevens (29 Jul 1876 – 19 Jul 1961) m. Rosa (Anna) Martin (20 Sep 1872 – 31 MAR 1940)
      1. 1. Thelma (J) Stevens (22 Jul 1909 – 19 Feb 1954) m. Alfred (Godfrey) Christensen (1 January 1903 – 21 January 1995)
        1. 1. Roger (R) Christensen (23 Apr 1927 – 16 Feb 1956) m. Delores (Ann) Graen (18 Jan 1933 – 1995)

Charles Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1833
28 Jan 1833
Birth of Charles Merrick Porter in Mayfield, Fulton, New York, USA
Mayfield, Fulton, New York, USA
1914
1 Jan 1914
Age 81
Death of Charles Merrick Porter in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1833
    Event Place: Mayfield, Fulton, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1914
    Event Place: Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
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