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Dorcas Emerson 1739–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 MAR 1739/40

Birth Location: Topsfield, MA

Death Date: 13 AUG 1821

Death Location: Wenham, MA

Father: John Emerson

Mother: Elizabeth Pratt

Spouse(s): Tyler Porter

Children(s): Mehitabel Porter, Tyler Porter, Emerson Porter, Jonathan Porter

Dorcas Emerson was born in 1739 in Topsfield, MA, the child of John Rev Emerson And Elizabeth Pratt. Dorcas Emerson married Tyler Dr Porter, and had children including Emerson Porter, Jonathan Porter, Mehitabel Porter, Tyler Porter. Dorcas Emerson passed away in 1821 in Wenham, MA.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Emerson was born in 1739 in Topsfield, MA, the child of John Rev Emerson And Elizabeth Pratt.
  • Dorcas Emerson married Tyler Dr Porter, and had children including Emerson Porter, Jonathan Porter, Mehitabel Porter, Tyler Porter.
  • Dorcas Emerson passed away in 1821 in Wenham, MA.

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Dorcas Emerson's Ancestors

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Dorcas Emerson
1739–1821
Birth Place: Topsfield, MA
Parents
John (Rev.) Emerson
1705–1774
Charlestown, MA
Elizabeth Pratt
1708–1790
Malden, MA
Grandparents
Edward Emerson
1670–1743
Mendon, MA
Rebecca Waldo
1661–1752
Ipswich, MA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Emerson
1620–1679
Elizabeth Bulkeley
1638–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Bulkeley
1614–1695
Lucy Coy

Dorcas Emerson's Descendants

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Dorcas Emerson (5 MAR 1739/40–13 AUG 1821) m. Tyler ((Dr.)) Porter (23 NOV 1735–27 JUN 1811)
  1. 1. Mehitabel Porter 1761– m. Benjamin Shaw
  2. 2. Tyler Porter 1764–1789
  3. 3. Emerson Porter 1767–1815 m. Rebecca Story
  4. 4. Jonathan Porter 1771–1829 m. Martha Fairfield

Dorcas Emerson's Timeline

2 Records

1739
5 MAR 1739/40
Birth of Dorcas Emerson in Topsfield, MA
Topsfield, MA
1821
13 AUG 1821
Age 82
Death of Dorcas Emerson in Wenham, MA
Wenham, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 MAR 1739/40
    Event Place: Topsfield, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1821
    Event Place: Wenham, MA

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